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FACTORY CONDITIONS OF WORKERS INTERVIEWED

Occupational Group No. 1 - Women: Engineering Machinists

TYPE OF FACTORY Not Specified
Converted for Wartime use Not Converted
Size Large Medium Small Large Medium Small
No. of Workers (over250) (51-250) (under 50) (over 250) (51-250) (under 50)
Flooring
Wooden 21 7 9 79 3 - 11
Concrete or stone 91 17 12 194 19 - 29
Steel - - - 2 - - -
Other 4 1 - 11 1 - 4
Total 116 25 21 286 23 - 44
Conditions
Clean 28 5 14 68 10 - 9
Fairly clean 18 3 5 53 5 - 4
Dirty 31 9 - 93 3 - 4
Very dirty 7 - - 34 - - 13
Hot and dirty 3 4 - 4 - - 3
Dirty and wet 5 1 - 5 - - 4
Not specified - - - 2 - - 5
Total 92 22 19 259 18 - 38

Occupational Group No. 2 - Men: Heavy Engineering

TYPE OF FACTORY Not Specified
Converted for Wartime use Not Converted
Size Large Medium Small Large Medium Small
No. of Workers (over250) (51-250) (under 50) (over 250) (51-250) (under 50)
Flooring
Wooden 2 - - 29 1 - 3
Concrete or stone 40 5 1 108 12 1 13
Steel 1 - - 95 2 1 1
Other 2 - - 104 14 - 3
Total 45 5 1 336 29 2 20
Conditions
Clean 6 - - 50 - - -
Fairly clean - 1 - 31 3 - 3
Dirty 18 2 - 118 7 - 6
Very dirty 14 2 1 78 10 1 14
Hot and dirty 4 - 1 15 4 - .3
Dirty and wet - - - 10 - - -
Not specified - - - 8 2 - 51
Total 42 5 2 310 26 1 77

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