I.
TYPE BEST FOR WORK AND TYPE WORN IN FOUR HAZARD GROUPS
HAZARD GROUPS
BEST TYPE OF LEGGING
HEAT AND BURNING
OIL GREASE & FATS
ACIDS CORROSIVES
AGRICULTURE
TOTAL &
Best Type
Type Worn
Best Type
Type Worn
Best Type
Type Worn
Best Type
Type Worn
Best Type
Type Worn
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Leather
3
2
-
-
1
-
47+4.5
30+4.0
20
15
Rubber
-
-
1
-
7
2
1
4
2
2 A
Oilskin
-
-
2
2
1
-
1
-
1
1
Canvas
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Other
-
1
-
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Not worn
94
94
95
94
86
94
47
42
73
77
Not answered
2
2
-
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
SAMPLE
293
293
192
192
233
233
485
485
1203
1203
This table shows clearly that only in the group of agricultural workers are leggings worn to any appreciable extent, and in this group leather leggings were the type most frequently preferred for the work. It can be seen that a significantly lower proportion of agricultural workers were actually wearing leather leggings than the proportion who preferred them.
II.
REASONS FOR PREFERENCE
Proportions of men giving various reasons for their preferences are given as a total for all four types of legging.
% of all wearing
Hardwearing, strong, lasts longer
41
Protection from wet, mud, acids, oils, burning, metal scrap
33
Comfortable, cool
4
Easily washed
2
Suitable for work done
7
Always worn this type
4
Warm
1
No reason given
11
SAMPLE
314
III.
HAZARD GROUPS ANALYSED BY FIVE AREAS
The proportions in the different hazard groups were distributed as follows:-
London
S. , S.W.S.E. , & E. Anglia
Midlands & S. Wales
Northern England
Scotland
Total
%
%
%
%
%
%
Heat & Burning
28
19
31
22
24
24
Oil, grease & fats
38
14
13
14
17
16
Acids & corrosives
34
9
24
29
20
20
Agriculture
-
58
32
44
39
40
SAMPLE
134
350
312
324
130
1230
Reference should be made to the significant differences in proportions of men interviewed in each of the four hazard groups in the five areas, as explained in the section of this report relating to Men’s Footwear, page 12. The numbers of men interviewed in the London and Scottish areas are small.
IV.
BEST TYPE OF LEGGING ANALYSED BY FIVE AREA
S
BEST TYPE
London
S. ,S.W. ,& E. Anglia
Midlands & Wales
Northern England
Scotland
Total
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Leather
3
2
97
28
64
20
66
20
17
13
247
20
Rubber
1
1
10
2
1
-
18
6
-
-
30
2
Oilskin
1
1
1
-
1
-
3
1
-
-
6
1
Canvas
-
-
5
1
2
1
13
4
-
-
20
2
Others
-
-
1
-
2
1
6
2
2
2
11
1
Not worn
127
95
233
68
238
76
215
66
110
84
923
73
Not answered
2
1
4
1
6
2
3
1
1
1
16
1
SAMPLE
134
351
314
324
130
1253
V.
WHERE BOUGHT IN FIVE AREAS
WHERE BOUGHT Q.5
No. % London
S. , S. W. ,& E. Anglia
Midlands & Wales
Northern England
Scotland
Total
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
No.
%
No.
%
Large local shop
-
-
47
41
46
66
24
22
10
-
127
41
Small “ “
-
-
37
33
9
13
35
33
4
-
85
27
Employer
4
-
2
2
3
4
5
5
2
-
16
5
Mail order
-
-
3
3
-
-
5
5
-
-
8
3
Secondhand
-
-
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
-
13
4
No answer
1
-
20
18
9
13
33
33
1
-
64
20
SAMPLE
5
113
70
106
19
313
Only in the case of leather leggings are numbers sufficient to justify individual analysis by Q. 5.
% of those wearing leather leggings
Dept. store or large local shop
49
Small local shop
31
Employer
3
Mail order
3
Second-hand
3
Not answered
12
SAMPLE
238
VI.
ATTEMPTS TO BUY SINCE CHRISTMAS
Q.6.
London
S.,S.E. , S. E. , & E. Anglia
Midlands & S. Wales
Northern England
Scotland
Total
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Tried to buy since Xmas
-
-
10
9
4
6
11
10
5
-
30
9
Not tried to buy
2
-
88
78
61
87
66
62
14
-
231
74
Not answered
3
15
13
5
7
29
28
-
-
52
17
SAMPLE
5
113
70
106
19
313
Of the 30 men who had tried to buy leggings since Christmas, 15 had experienced difficulty in doing so, and in 11 of these cases it was because leggings were found to be unobtainable.
