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5. Window Obstructions

5.1 In order to discover the extent to which present habits of curtaining windows, using windows for display and the obstructing of windows by furniture detracted from the efficiency of windows as light sources, it was decided to record the proportions of windows covered by net, the extent to which curtains covered the window when drawn back, the objects placed in windows for display and articles of furniture which in any way obstructed light from the windows by being placed in front of it.

There were differences in the habits of dwellers in houses and flats and in houses of different ages. In the latter analysis this may be related to the age of the housewife, but in the former it is possible that different patterns of behaviour have become associated with dwelling in houses and in flats.

TABLE 36

The proportions of Windows covered with not in different rooms

	Scullery		Kitchen		Kitchen Living Room		Main Living Room		Sitting Room		Bedroom		Bathroom
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
None *		67		66		42		64		55		56		82
Up to 25%		9		8		19		8		11		10		2
25 - 50%		16		20		30		18		19		24		10
50 - 75%		5		4		5		5		6		5		2
Over 75%		3		2		4		5		7		5		4
No. of Windows	369	100	475	100	508	100	527	100	730	100	1019	100	415	100

* Includes a small number of cases where no observation was made.

TABLE 37

The proportion that Window Covered with net in Rooms of Houses built before 1914 and between 1918 - 1939 compared

	Scullery				Kitchen				Kitchen Living Room				Main Living Room				Sitting Room				Bedroom				Bath room
	Pre 1914		1918 - 1939		Pre 1914		1918 - 1939		Pre 1914		1918 - 1939		Pre 1914		1918 - 1939		Pre 1914		1918 - 1939		Pre 1914		1918 - 1939		Pre 1914		1918 - 1939
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
None *		67		67		63		71		37		51		56		70		49		65		50		65		74		86
Up to 25%		8		11		9		7		19		18		12		4		13		8		12		8		4		2
25 - 50%		17		15		24		14		34		21		26		11		26		8		30		14		17		7
50 - 75%		5		6		4		5		5		6		4		7		7		11		4		5		1		2
Over 75%		3		1		-		3		5		4		2		8		5		8		4		8		5		3
No. of Windows	228	100	137	100	249	100	223	100	346	100	158	100	241	100	284	100	455	100	268	100	620	100	391	100	137	100	276	100

* Includes a small number of cases where no observation was made.

TABLE 38

The proportion that Window Covered with net in Houses and Flats compared

	Scullery and Kitchen				Kitchen Living Room				Main Living Room and Sitting Room				Bedroom
	House		Flat		House		Flat		House		Flat		House		Flat
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
None *		67		63		44		34		59		57		57		50
Up to 25%		8		13		16		29		9		15		8		17
25 - 50%		18		17		29		31		20		14		26		19
50 - 75%		5		5		7		1		8		2		5		2
Over 75%		2		3		4		6		5		11		4		12
No. of Windows	694	100	131	100	378	100	124	100	1040	100	195	100	807	100	196	100

TABLE 39

A comparison of the proportion of Windows covered by net analysed to compare Housewives in different broad age groups

	Scullery						Kitchen						Kitchen Living Room						Main Living Room
	Under 35		35 - 50		Over 50		Under 35		35 - 50		Over 50		Under 35		35 - 50		Over 50		Under 35		35 - 50		Over 50
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.
None *		-		62		70		-		68		64		47		41		39		70		62		61
Up to 25%		-		10		7		-		7		11		22		18		17		7		7		10
25 - 50%		-		16		16		-		17		21		27		32		30		12		20		20
50 - 75%		-		8		5		-		5		4		3		6		6		5		6		5
Over 75%		-		3		2		-		3		-		1		3		8		6		5		4
No. of Windows	71	-	154	100	139	100	96	-	193	100	171	100	100	100	211	100	182	100	107	100	224	100	184	100

* Includes a small number of cases where no observation was made.

	Sitting Room						Bedroom						Bathroom
	Under 35		35 - 50		Over 50		Under 35		35 - 50		Over 50		Under 35		35 - 50		Over 50
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
None *		67		53		50		60		55		53		-		79		81
Up to 25%		7		12		12		9		12		10		-		2		3
25 - 50%		17		20		21		21		24		26		-		11		12
50 - 75%		5		10		8		5		5		4		-		2		2
Over 75%		4		5		9		5		4		7		-		5		2
No. of Windows	125	100	311	100	275	100	209	100	411	100	371	100	71	-	185	100	149	100

TABLE 40

The proportion of Windows covered by net in the Houses of Housewives who are in different broad income groups as measured by the wage rate of the chief wage earner

	Scullery						Kitchen						Kitchen Living Room						Main Living Room
	Up to 23.12		23.12 - 25		Over 25		Up to 23.12		23.12 - 25		Over 25		Up to 23.12		23.12 - 25		Over 25		Up to 23.12		23.12 - 25		Over 25
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
None *		65		61		-		62		59		77		36		45		-		59		61		69
Up to 25%		9		10		-		12		10		3		25		15		-		7		10		7
25 - 50%		19		18		-		23		23		14		28		34		-		20		20		14
50 - 75%		5		7		-		2		5		5		7		3		-		5		5		5
Over 75%		2		4		-		2		3		1		4		3		-		9		4		5
No. of Windows	121	100	153	100	91	-	125	100	163	100	181	100	215	100	217	100	72	-	122	100	170	100	229	100

* Includes a small number of cases where no observation was made.

	Sitting Room						Bedroom						Bathroom
	Up to 23.12			23.12 - 25		Over 25		Up to 23.12		23.12 - 25		Over 25		Up to 23.12		23.12 - 25		Over 25
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
None *		47		53		64		50		58		60		-		84		80
Up to 25%		10		10		13		13		9		7		-		1		3
25 - 50%		26		24		10		28		27		17		-		9		12
50 - 75%		10		7		7		4		3		8		-		1		1
Over 75%		7		6		6		5		4		8		-		4		4
No. of Windows	178	100	259	100	283	100	339	100	376	100	292	100	66	-	151	100	193	100

TABLE 41

The Proportion of Window obscured by drawn curtain

	Scullery		Kitchen		Kitchen Living Room		Main Living Room		Sitting Room		Bedroom		Bath room
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Under 5%		27		32		10		7		8		9		36
5 - 14%		3		6		6		9		4		4		3
15 - 24%		6		8		11		15		6		10		6
25 - 34%		9		11		12		14		11		12		9
35 - 44%		6		7		10		15		12		11		5
45 - 54%		4		5		9		11		13		11		6
55 - 64%		4		3		7		6		11		7		3
65 - 74%		3		1		6		6		7		6		3
75 - 84%		1		1		2		3		6		5		1
85% and over		-		-		1		1		2		3		1
No answer		37		26		26		13		20		22		27
No. of Windows	369	100	475	100	508	100	527	100	730	100	1019	100	415	100

Note. There were no large differences between different groups of housewives in regard to this subject.

TABLE 42

The Proportion of Window obscured by Plants, Ornaments and Furniture

		Kitchen Living Room		Main Living Room		Sitting Room		Bedroom
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Plants	Aspidistra		2		1		8		1
	Cut flowers and twigs		2		4		6		-
	Bulbs and growing flowers		2		8		6		1
	Fern		1		2		4		-
	Potted trees and shrubs		2		2		2		-
	Plants(Unspecified)		2		4		3		-
	Miscellaneous		-		-		-		-
	None		82		82		73		98
Ornaments	Vases		3		7		9		1
	Bowls, jugs, plant-pots etc.		3		3		6		1
	Figures and models		2		6		7		1
	Photographs and photo frames		1		2		2		-
	Books		1		1		1		-
	Miscellaneous		3		1		3		1
	None		82		83		76		96
Furniture	Couch, sofa		3		3		2		-
	Bureau, desk		-		1		1		-
	Bookcase, sideboard		-		1		1		-
	Dressing table		-		-		-		18
	Beds		-		-		-		3
	Cupboards, wardrobes		1		-		-		1
	Chests, chest of drawers		-		1		-		3
	Wireless, gramophone		7		5		1		-
	Tables		7		9		14		3
	Chairs		5		9		7		6
	Miscellaneous		5		5		4		2
	None		67		71		74		67
	All Rooms	441	100	339	100	597	100	879	100

Note. There were no large differences between different groups of housewives in regard to this subject.

16. (a) Have you replaced any Blackout this season?

Yes	X
No	0
N.A	Y
If Yes, which window?

(b) Why?

(d) Amount of cloth bought?

17. For what other purpose has Blackout cloth been bought?

18. Have you tried to buy any of the following since August?

19. All who have tried to buy: Did you succeed?

20. If bought: Were you satisfied?

21. If tried and not bought: Why not?

22. If bought and not satisfied: Why not?

23. If tried and not bought: How many shops did you try?

24. Was Blackout cloth utility?

25. How much did it cost per yard?

REASONS FOR

(a) Not trying when out of Stock or
(b) Dissatisfaction if bought or
(c) Not buying, if tried without success

Item		Tried to buy				If tried Did you succeed?			If bought Satisfied			If not bought Shops visited			Blackout cloth Was it utility?				What Price was paid per yard?	None in shops	Poor quality	Price too high	Wrong type	Wrong width	Given up trying	No time to look	Managed. Not bothered	Substitute bought. Name	N.A.
Item		Yes	No	D.U. *	N.A.	Yes	No	N.A.	Yes	No	N.A.	1 or 2	3 or more	N.A.	Yes	No	D.K.	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Blackout cloth	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2	Curtain Rods	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
3	Curtain Rails	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
4	Curtain Tubes	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
5	Curtain Rollers	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
6	Curtain Spiral	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
7	Curtain Hooks	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
8	Curtain Rings	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
9	Radio Valves	1	0	X	N.A.	2	3	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	4	5	N.A.	6	7	8	N.A.		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

* D.U. = don’t use.

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