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Twenty two percent of peope in Wales fail to wash their hands afer going to the loo, a report says today. Men are worse than women and England is worse than Wales. The report was released as Caerphilly company PHS Washrooms launched a world first in low energy hand-dryers - Airforcetm. The firm said handwashing could save more than a million pounds a year. According to the survey, 24 percent of us have witnessed people leaving the toilet daily without a visit to the sink – almost a third (29 percent) in the gents and just under 20 pecrent in the ladies. In England, just under a quarter (24 percent) have witnessed daily ‘leavers’, whereas in Wales the figure is just over a fifth (22 percent). And yet, says the report, only just over a third of us are reluctant to shake hands (35 percent) just in case someone hasn’t washed their hands.