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477
Page
Welfare—contd.
Merchant Navy
old people . .
prisoners
school children
. . 214
3i9» 320, 328, 336
84
343
war pensioners . . SI—2, 321, 328
See also National Insurance and
National Assistance
Welfare Foods Service . . . . 335
Welsh Agricultural Land Sub-
Commission, . .. •• •• tSS
Welsh Land Settlement Society . . 144
Welsh League of Youth . . • • 348
Welsh National Opera Company . . 398
Westminster Press Group . . . . 410
Whaling i64
Whips, parliamentary. . 27, 29, 41
Whisky industry . . • • . . 201
White Fish Authority .164
White Fish Industry Advisory Council 164
Whitley Councils . . 62, 67, 268-9
Wholesale trade . • • • 3*5
Widow’s benefit . . • • • • 325
Widow’s pensions . . 325> 327? 328
Wigmore Hall . . • • • • • • 39^
Women:
earnings . . • • • • 27I_2> 274
employment. . 252-6, 260, 270, 274
See also individual industries
hours of work . . 263, 270, 274
housewives . . • • • • 16—17> 252
in Armed Forces 100, 105, 106, no,
ii3» 253
in Civil Service . . • • 5 8, 274
in fire services . . • • 94. 95
in Free Church Ministry .. . • 3^7
police .. ... •• 88’9°
proportion in population . . • • 10
Women’s Advisory Council on Solid
Fuel 183
Women’s Group on Public Welfare. . 320
Women’s Institutes . . • • .. 161
Women’s Junior Air Corps .. • • 349
Women’s Royal Air Force .. ..113
Women’s Royal Army Corps • • 110
Page
Women’s Royal Naval Service 105, 106
Women’s Royal Naval Volunteer
Reserve .. . • • • •■ io^
Women’s Rural Institutes .. .. 161
Women’s Voluntary Services 114, 320, 336
Woodlands .. .. 5> 164-5, 167
Wool Industries Research Association 200
Wool industry .. 126-7, 128, 199-200
Wool Marketing Board .. .. 151
Work, hours of:
average .. • • • - I6, 274
for children and women 263, 269, 270,
271, 274
in Civil Service . . . . .. 62
in prisons .. 84
lost by strikes .. . ■ 262, 267
Work, travel to .. • • 16-17
Workers’ Educational Association .. 345
V/orking conditions . . 269-71, 275-6
Works Councils . . • • 266, 268
Works, Ministry of 54-5. 135, 35L 361,
380, 382
World Council of Churches .. .. 368
Young Farmers’ Clubs . . 161, 349
Young Men’s Christian Association
(YMCA) 347
Young offenders .. . • 75> 85-7
Young persons’ employment 260, 270,
271, 274
Young Women’s Christian Association
(YWCA) 347
Youth:
centres . . • • • ■ • • 348
Employment Service .. . • 260
National Youth Orchestra . . . • 397
organizations 106, in, 114. 161, 347-5°
Services . . • • . • • 347-5°
See also Children and Leisure
Youth Hostels Association .. • • 35°
Zebra crossings
.. 229
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