This index is a summary of key information relating to permits of exemption issued to workers who came within the scope of the Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing Trade Board - individuals who were regarded as being "affected by any infirmity or physical injury which renders [them] incapable of earning that minimum time-rate". The data is taken from summarised applications for permits of exemption submitted to members of the Board. Click on the case number to see a digitised version of the original source - this can include more information.

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Number	Date	Age	Gender	Employer	Location	Reason	Proposed wages (week)	Other info
16513/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	E. Smith & Sons	High Street, West Melton, near Rotherham	"Deafness and bad eyesight"	21 shillings (42 hours)	"…She is nearly stone deaf, suffers from very defective eyesight … Her work is slow and faulty…"
19380/20Link opens in a new window	1922	20	Female	Miss R.V. Johnson	The Retreat, Upper Marlborough Rd., St Albans	"Partial paralysis of left arm"	12 shillings (48 hours)	-
7361/21Link opens in a new window	1922	22	Female	Mrs. A. E. Pope	64, Salisbury Rd., Barnet	"Anaemia, weak legs and ankles, Chlorosis"	24 shillings (44 hours) plus 1 shilling & 5 pence insurance	"…worker was slow…"
8566/22Link opens in a new window	1922	20	Female	Mrs. E. Drage	118b, Cromwell Rd., London, SW	"Deformed fingers, deaf and dumb"	12 shillings & 6 pence (42 hours)	-
2029/25Link opens in a new window	1925	19	Female	Misener & Co.	68-69, East Castle Street, Oxford Street, London W	"Deaf and Dumb"	16 shillings (48 hours)	"… worker is deaf and dumb and is thought to be slightly mentally deficient …"
1477/25Link opens in a new window	1925	19	Female	Madam Guirr	9, Savile Row, London, W1	"Dull and mentally slow"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"…the parents are most grateful to the employer for all the trouble she has taken with the worker. The parents know that she is very slow and they would be glad if the employer would retain their daughter in her employment and pay her according to her worth…"
3815/24Link opens in a new window	1925	22	Female	E. Smith & Sons	High Street, West Melton, near Rotherham	"Deaf and defective eyesight"	22 shillings & 6 pence per week	"… is deaf and her eyesight is bad …" "… has difficulty in hearing and understanding …" "… The worker's eyesight is very defective, she wears thick glasses …" "… The drums of the ears are completely gone and she is nearly stone deaf. It is almost impossible for this worker to hear anything when spoken to. When conversing with her one has to shout and owing to her peculiar low speech it is difficult to understand what she says ..."
409/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	58	Female	E. A. Jackson	Carnwood, Witton Park, County Durham	"General debility and rheumatism"	2 & 1/4 pence per hour	-
5356/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	20	Female	Harvey Nichols & Co. Ltd.	Knightsbridge, London, SW1	"Spinal curvature"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour (44 hours)	"… is afflicted with Spinal Curvature, the result of an accident in youth …" "… She was taught and well taught, sewing at the Walton Street P.D. School which she attended till she was 16 years of age. Afterwards for two years, she was employed as an outworker by the Fine Needlework Association of 6, Beauchamp Place"
2063/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	31	Female	J. E. Cardwell & Co.	68, Grosvenor Street, Manchester	"Anaemia & nervous debility"	6 pence per hour	"… previous[ly] employed by I. Smedley and Co. of London Road, Manchester …"
5313/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	49	Female	Miss E. Parvin	56, East Street, Chichester	"Asthma and Climacteric (?) debility"	24 shillings (46 hours)	"… worker has had a nervous breakdown …"
3774/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	61	Female	Mrs. E. M. Thompson	1, Station Road, Harborne, Birmingham	"Age"	25 shillings (45 & 1/2 hours)	"… the worker's age makes her a slow worker …"
1847/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	32	Female	Mrs. Phillips	7, High Street, Crawley	"Rachitic scoliosis"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"… the worker is very handicapped by her delicacy …". Employer will close down department if permit not issued.
7919/21Link opens in a new window	1921	61	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7920/21Link opens in a new window	1921	68	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7921/21Link opens in a new window	1921	63	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7922/21Link opens in a new window	1921	67	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7923/21Link opens in a new window	1921	64	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7924/21Link opens in a new window	1921	31	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	-	7 pence per hour	-
7361/21Link opens in a new window	1921	20	Female	Miss A. Pope	64, Salisbury Rd., Barnet	"Chlorosis"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
8093/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Madam Lillian	377, High Rd., Wood Green	"Anaemia"	26 shillings (48 hours)	-
8108/21Link opens in a new window	1921	34	Female	The Misses L. & M. Kleiser	17, Mussel Street, Reading	"Slow worker"	32 shillings (47 hours)	-
6619/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Madame Field	-	"Delicate and slow"	28 shillings (48 hours)	"… The firm had given this worker notice several weeks before the Officer visited, but the mother had come and begged that she should be kept on and paid whatever the firm liked …"
9002/21Link opens in a new window	1921	29	Female	Mr. H. Clement Pace	7, High St., Crawley	"Rachitic scoliosis"	25 shillings (49 & 1/2 hours)	-
9956/20Link opens in a new window	1921	19	Female	Mr. J. W. A. Thompson	39, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester	"Nervous debility"	20 shillings (44 hours)	-
11803/20Link opens in a new window	1921	21	Female	C. Bayer & Co. Ltd.	Victoria Factory, Easton, Bristol	"Paralysis"	17 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours)	-
13409/20Link opens in a new window	1921	60	Male	Warings of London Wall	The Wilton Factories, Shepperton Road, London, W1	"Anaemia"	28 shillings & 2 pence (44 hours)	-
13411/20Link opens in a new window	1921	53	Female	Warings of London Wall	The Wilton Factories, Shepperton Road, London, W1	"General debility"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
9006/21Link opens in a new window	1921	59	Female	Hide & Co.	Kingston on Thames	"Age"	26 shillings (44 hours)	"… owing to her age the worker has not the speed of an ordinary worker …"
9242/21Link opens in a new window	1921	20	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Road Works, Brixton, SW9	-	6 & 1/4 pence per hour	"... There is no actual infirmity ..."
9391/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Smyth & Merritt	38, Stodman St., Newark	"Deaf and dumb"	7 shillings & 6 pence (45 hours)	"... She experiences a little difficulty in performing her work owing to her deafness, but has never received any complaint as to the manner in which her work has been executed. She enjoys good health and has had no occasion to remain away from work owing to illness. The workroom forewoman stated that the worker was regarded as being a medium worker. The reason for regarding her as a sub-normal worker was the difficulty experienced in giving her instructions, which had all to be written ..."
9539/21Link opens in a new window	1921	40	Female	Mrs. M. E. Lench	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, N13	"Neurasthenia"	15 shillings (50 hours)	"… frequent absences through illness (on one occasion for two years) …"
9540/21Link opens in a new window	1921	22	Female	Mrs. M. E. Lench	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, N13	"Not strong enough for machine work"	21 shillings (50 hours)	-
9539/21Link opens in a new window	1921	40	Female	Madame Marie E. French	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, N13	"Neurasthenia"	15 shillings (48 hours)	-
9540/21Link opens in a new window	1921	22	Female	Madame Marie E. French	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, N13	"Heart trouble"	21 shillings (48 hours)	-
9391/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Smyth & Merritt Ltd.	38, Stodman St., Newark	"Deaf and dumb"	10 shillings (48 hours)	-
12224/21Link opens in a new window	1921	15	Female	Miss N. Moore	19, Eric Street, Widnes	"Deafness and general debility"	No wages	"...the parents of the worker ... wish her to learn the trade free."
12872/21Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	Miss E. J. Ness	Castle St., Ongar	"One leg useless"	6 shillings (47 hours)	-
14068/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Stevens	28, Paradise Street, Birmingham	"Deaf and dumb"	21 shillings (44 hours)	-
2379/20Link opens in a new window	1922	22	Female	Mrs. E. Clarke	77, Southwark Park Rd.	"Deaf and dumb"	24 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours)	-
9956/20Link opens in a new window	1922	20	Female	Mr. J. W. A. Thompson	39, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester	"Nervous debility"	20 shillings (44 hours)	-
5560/21Link opens in a new window	1922	29	Female	Mrs. E. Greene	39 The Avenue, W. Ealing	"Deaf mute"	27 shillings (48 hours)	-
5369/22Link opens in a new window	1922	19 years 3 months	Female	E. Jones & Co.	66 Highbury Grove, London, N5	"Slow owing to lack of experience"	18 shillings (45 hours)	"… The worker does not suffer from an infirmity but is slow owing to lack of experience in the work on which she is now employed …"
9956/20Link opens in a new window	1920	18	Female	Mr. J. W. A. Thompson	39, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester	"Suffers from nerves"	16 shillings (44 hours)	"… She is the only one working out of six children and they are without father and if it was possible to get a little more wage she would be able to get more nourishment and so sustain her body so that she would be fit for more work."
14060/20Link opens in a new window	1920	44 & 1/2	Female	Garner & Co.	203, High Street, Walthamstow	"Neuritis"	24 shillings (48 hours)	-
11840/20Link opens in a new window	1920	53	Female	Hughes & Nichol	74, Grosvenor Street, All Saints, Manchester	"Neurasthenia"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour (46 hours)	"… she has been suffering from Neurasthenia and was in an Asylum for a short time …"
13093/20Link opens in a new window	1920	20	Female	Mr. Selinger	15, Studd Street, Upper Street, Islington	"Mentally undeveloped"	18 shillings (48 hours)	"… slow but a very good worker …"
13415/20Link opens in a new window	1920	68	Female	B. Goodale & Co.	34, Minories, London, E1	"Age and failing sight"	21 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours) plus National Insurance	-
13633/20Link opens in a new window	1920	31	Female	Rochey Ltd.	49-53, Fleet Street, Torquay	"Frail health"	7 pence per hour	"… quite satisfied with her employers offer, so that she may retain her job through the winter…"
11452/20Link opens in a new window	1920	21	Female	Style & Gerrish	Market Place, Salisbury	"Deafness from infancy"	7 pence per hour	"… is very deaf and needs a great deal of attention when at business …"
11070/20Link opens in a new window	1920	22	Female	Goodwill Ltd.	25-27, Alfred Place West, South Kensington, SW7	"Slow acting nervous system. Has lost one foot"	20 shillings (36 & 1/4 hours)	-
12303/20Link opens in a new window	1920	43	Female	H. Pentony & Co. Ltd.	Amhurst Park Works, South Tottenham, N15	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
13406/20Link opens in a new window	1920	49	Female	Warings of London	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Nervous debility"	20 shillings (44 hours)	-
13409/20Link opens in a new window	1920	60	Male	Warings of London	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Anaemia"	28 shillings & 2 pence (44 hours)	-
13410/20Link opens in a new window	1920	66	Female	Warings of London	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Nervous debility"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
13411/20Link opens in a new window	1920	52	Female	Warings of London	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Unfit for heavy employment"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
14950/20Link opens in a new window	1920	23	Female	Cockrell & Co. Ltd.	37, Nursery Rd., Hockley, Birmingham	"Without feet and naturally slow"	21 shillings (47 & 1/4 hours)	-
14951/20Link opens in a new window	1920	45	Female	Cockrell & Co. Ltd.	37, Nursery Rd., Hockley, Birmingham	"General weakness very deaf"	21 shillings (47 & 1/4 hours)	-
16190/20Link opens in a new window	1920	47	Female	Mr. F. Valentin	The White House, 51-2, New Bond St., London, W	-	27 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours)	-
16596/20Link opens in a new window	1920	66	Female	Mr. F. Valentin	The White House, 51-2, New Bond St., London, W	"Age"	27 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours)	-
17208/20Link opens in a new window	1920	58	Female	Mr. F. Valentin	The White House, 51-2, New Bond St., London, W	"Not capable of doing fine needlework"	27 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours)	-
17243/20Link opens in a new window	1920	16	Female	Elton Barker & Co.	Brighton Road, Birmingham	"Deafness and partial paralysis"	9 shillings (47 hours)	-
10692/20Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	Grose & Smith	Gresham House, Anerley, SE	"Paralysed left arm and hip disease"	20 shillings (48 hours)	-
10693/20Link opens in a new window	1920	59	Female	Grose & Smith	Gresham House, Anerley, SE	"Deaf and Dumb"	24 shillings (48 hours)	-
10694/20Link opens in a new window	1920	30	Female	Grose & Smith	Gresham House, Anerley, SE	"Deaf and Dumb"	27 shillings (48 hours)	-
12853/20Link opens in a new window	1920	23	Female	E. J. Evans & Co.	2, Playhouse Yard, Golden Lane, London, EC1	"Poor physique due to aborted growth and development"	25 shillings (45 hours)	-
7927/20Link opens in a new window	1920	17	Female	Merefield & Trapnell	69, High Street, Bideford	"Nervous debility"	4 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
11031/20Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	Mr. H. S. Horwood	27, High Street, Colchester	"Very deaf in both ears"	14 shillings (42 & 1/2 hours)	-
12995/20Link opens in a new window	1920	17 & 1/2	Female	Mr. A. Buckmaster	47, Sloane Street, Belgravia, SW1	"T.B. Hip"	25 shillings (44 hours)	-
14297/20Link opens in a new window	1920	58	Female	Mrs. E. Johnson	49, Catherine Street, Liverpool	"General debility"	18 shillings (44 hours)	-
17552/20Link opens in a new window	1920	70	Female	Miss Woulfe	42, Edith Grove, London, SW	"Age"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
17737/20Link opens in a new window	1920	33	Female	Mrs. C. Silvester	151, East Reach, Taunton	-	12 shillings (48 hours)	-
17955/20Link opens in a new window	1920	29	Female	C. J. Fox & Co.	215, High Street, Lincoln	"Lateral curvature of spine"	18 shillings (46 hours)	-
18158/20Link opens in a new window	1920	14	Female	Bulpitts Ltd.	31-41, Kings Road, Southsea	"Muscular weakness"	1 & 1/2 pence per hour (47 hours)	-
18164/20Link opens in a new window	1920	14	Female	Bulpitts Ltd.	31-41, Kings Road, Southsea	-	1 & 1/2 pence per hour (44 hours)	-
18534/20Link opens in a new window	1920	34	Female	A. Chambers & Co.	High Street, Grantham	"Incapable of taking her own work"	6 pence per hour (48 hours)	-
18535/20Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	A. Chambers & Co.	High Street, Grantham	"Incapable of carrying out own work"	5 pence per hour (48 hours)	-
18536/20Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	A. Chambers & Co.	High Street, Grantham	"Incapable of taking own work"	5 & 1/2 pence per hour (48 hours)	-
18537/20Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	A. Chambers & Co.	High Street, Grantham	"Not capable of carrying out work without supervision"	6 pence per hour (48 hours)	-
17938/20Link opens in a new window	1920	18	Female	Miss Button	Spencer House, 1, Cambridge Road, Norbiton	"General debility"	17 shillings (48 hours)	-
18413/20Link opens in a new window	1920	21	Female	Miss Button	Spencer House, 1, Cambridge Road, Norbiton	-	20 shillings (48 hours)	-
18775/20Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	I. Cowen & Co.	1, Berners Street, London, W	"Defective eyesight"	6 pence per hour	-
18826/20Link opens in a new window	1920	18	Female	Miss I. Hughes	"Brythonfa", High Street, Blaenau Festiniog	"Tubercular disease of clavicle"	-	-
19058/20Link opens in a new window	1920	64	Female	T. Pratt & Sons Ltd.	24, Tavistock St., Covent Garden, WC2	"Cyctinisan & Rheumatism"	25 shillings (37 & 1/2 hours)	-
19123/20Link opens in a new window	1920	17	Female	Albert Mead & Co. Ltd.	11, The Broadway, Lower Edmonton, W8	"Completely deaf and Impediment in Speech"	18 shillings (48 hours)	-
19266/20Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	Madame Mantalini	69, Church Street, Kensington, W8.	"Twisting of muscles and shortening of left leg, owing to infantile paralysis"	11 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours)	-
19389/20Link opens in a new window	1920	18	Female	Mr. R. V. Johnson	The Retreat, Upper Marlborough Rd., St Albans	"Partial paralysis of left hand & arm"	10 shillings (48 hours)	-
22134/20Link opens in a new window	1920	72	Female	F. Gorringe Ltd.	Buckingham Palace Rd., London, SW	"Age"	34 shillings (48 hours)	-
22357/20Link opens in a new window	1920	62	Female	F. Gorringe Ltd.	Buckingham Palace Rd., London, SW	"Age"	38 shillings (48 hours)	-
5657/21Link opens in a new window	1922	27	Female	J. Smedley & Co. Ltd.	18, London Road, Manchester	"Anaemia"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
8256/21Link opens in a new window	1922	33	Female	Mrs. C. Davy	25, Grand Arcade, Leeds	"Anaemia"	7 & 3/4 pence per hour	"… Very slow …"
1694/22Link opens in a new window	1922	40	Female	J. Badcock & Son Ltd.	137, Goswell Road, London, EC1	"Nervous debility"	30 shillings (45 hours)	-
1695/22Link opens in a new window	1922	30	Female	J. Badcock & Son Ltd.	137, Goswell Road, London, EC1	"Nervous debility"	30 shillings (45 hours)	-
1090/22Link opens in a new window	1922	25	Female	Miss N. Strode	43, East Borough, Wimborne	"Migraine"	21 shillings per week	"… owing to general health is somewhat below usual and on account of recurrent attacks of migraine …" "… suffers from neuralgia and general weakness …" "… worker is very slow and frequently had days off …"
1706/22Link opens in a new window	1922	17	Female	J. Cowen & Co.	Speedometer House, Great Portland Street, London, W1	"Deafness"	15 shillings (45 hours)	"… is suffering from congenital and complete deafness …" "… the worker is also very dull. She is not clean enough to do hand work or to touch the garments …"
1927/21Link opens in a new window	1921	50	Female	Hide & Co.	Market Place, Kingston on Thames	"Extremely slow"	28 shillings (45 hours)	-
7735/21Link opens in a new window	1921	48	Female	Miss E. Henbest	1, Berkeley Crescent, Bristol	"Deaf and dumb"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"… She is a deaf mute, very slow in intelligence …"
6370/21Link opens in a new window	1921	15	Female	Miss I. Thorne	Waterloo Buildings, Epsom	"Dumb from infancy"	5 shillings (48 hours)	-
8108/21Link opens in a new window	1921	34	Female	The Misses L. & M. Kleiser	17, Mussel Street, Reading	"Slow worker"	32 shillings (47 hours)	-
8129/21Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	Miss A. Boyall	39, Arundel St., Wakefield	"Goitre and adenoids"	12 shillings & 6 pence (42 hours)	-
8256/21Link opens in a new window	1921	32	Female	Miss C. Davy	25, Grand Arcade, Leeds	"Anaemia"	22 shillings (34 hours)	"… It appears that the worker has a considerable amount of housework to do in addition to her ordinary employment … she has to take her baby to the creche before coming to work (this accounts for her late attendance) and to call for him in the evening at 6 p.m..." "... the worker is of low mentality ... she is in a nervous and emotional state..." "... The employer appears to be rather tactless in dealing with the worker ..."
7919/21Link opens in a new window	1921	61	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7920/21Link opens in a new window	1921	68	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7921/21Link opens in a new window	1921	63	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7922/21Link opens in a new window	1921	6[0]	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7923/21Link opens in a new window	1921	64	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	"Age"	7 pence per hour	-
7924/21Link opens in a new window	1921	31	Female	Mrs. E. G. Wade Ltd.	Stafford Works, Brixton	-	7 pence per hour	-
8093/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Madame Lillian	377, High Road, Wood Green	"Anaemia"	26 shillings (48 hours)	-
7361/21Link opens in a new window	1921	20	Female	Miss A. Pope	Cecil Villa, 64, Salisbury Rd., Barnet	"Chlorosis"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
1474/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	66	Female	John Lance & Co. Ltd.	Cheltenham	"Age"	18 shillings (47 hours)	"… owing to her age is unable to work as efficiently as when younger …"
2105/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	30	Female	Leeson & Vokins	21, North Street, Brighton	"Cripple - undeveloped physically"	15 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours)	"… pale delicate looking undersized girl. She is a cripple from old Tubercular disease of both knees ... she can get about with difficulty and discomfort ..." "... This girl, when an infant, was thrown over a wall by her mother and remained strapped in bed for 4 years and until the age of 22 had never been out of the home or workhouse. She was then discharged from a sisterhood with the reputation of being violent tempered and unteachable but this Guardianship Society heard of the case and boarded her out with a working class family and have had no difficulty whatsoever with her nor have they any complaint to make..."
19266/20Link opens in a new window	1921	19	Female	Madame Mantalini	69, Church Street, Kensington	"Wasting of muscles and shortening of left leg owing to infantile paralysis"	11 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours)	-
21737/20Link opens in a new window	1921	40	Female	Mrs. C. M. Butt	57 Union St., Ryde	"Undersized and poorly developed. Below normal strength"	24 shillings (48 hours)	"… The worker is very small of stature. She appeared most anxious that a Permit of Exemption should be granted as she is afraid of being unemployed …"
22538/20Link opens in a new window	1921	38	Female	J. Johnson & Co. Ltd.	36 Market St., Leicester	"Epilepsy"	7 pence per hour (44 & 1/2 hours)	-
21383/20Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	Mr. S. F. Mawby	27 Market Place, Nuneaton	"Physical infirmity"	10 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours)	"... does not suffer from any disability that would affect her work..." "… often compelled to stay away from work on account of sickness …"
24101/20Link opens in a new window	1921	47	Female	Frank I. Lyons & Co. Ltd.	15/15a Old Cavendish St., London, W1	-	25 shillings (48 hours)	-
111/21Link opens in a new window	1921	53	Male	Stapley & Smith Ltd.	128 London Wall, London, EC	-	58 shillings (44 hours)	"… employers state they cannot say that this worker has any infirmity (other than a severe squint) …"
112/21Link opens in a new window	1921	64	Male	Stapley & Smith Ltd.	128 London Wall, London, EC	"Very deaf"	62 shillings (44 hours)	-
1927/21Link opens in a new window	1921	50	Female	Hide & Co.	Market Place, Kingston on Thames	-	28 shillings (45 hours)	-
20837/20Link opens in a new window	1921	17	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	12 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours)	-
20838/20Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	6 shillings (48 hours)	-
20839/20Link opens in a new window	1921	20	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	25 shillings (48 hours)	-
20845/20Link opens in a new window	1921	22	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	24 shillings (48 hours)	-
20846/20Link opens in a new window	1921	26	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	28 shillings (48 hours)	-
20847/20Link opens in a new window	1921	26	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	30 shillings (48 hours)	-
20848/20Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	6 shillings (48 hours)	-
20849/20Link opens in a new window	1921	17	Female	F. Boulton & Son Ltd.	124 Market Place, Cirencester	"Subnormal"	6 shillings (48 hours)	-
10689/20Link opens in a new window	1921	59	Female	Stuart Black & Co.	44/52 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1	"Age"	25 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours)	-
12434/20Link opens in a new window	1921	60	Female	Nealon & Co.	Hockley Mill, Nottingham	"Chronic rheumatic arthritis"	7 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
12649/20Link opens in a new window	1921	24	Female	B. W. Hayman & Son	Totnes	"Defective in brain and body"	5 pence per hour	"…The worker is very badly deformed and lame …"
13412/20Link opens in a new window	1921	43	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Parlaysis of left arm"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
13413/20Link opens in a new window	1921	68	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Debility owing to age"	24 shillings (44 hours)	-
13414/20Link opens in a new window	1921	68	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Debility owing to age"	1 pound (44 hours)	-
24381/20Link opens in a new window	1921	31	Female	Miss. M. Duff	26 Cavendish St., Ulverston	"Neurasthenia"	29 shillings (48 hours)	-
3870/21Link opens in a new window	1921	22	Female	Mrs G. Marriott	30 Old Square, Warwick	"Shortening of right leg, Lateral curvature of the Spine and partial ankylosis of the right hip joint"	18 shillings (44 hours)	"… Worker deformed from childhood …"
4912/21Link opens in a new window	1921	55	Female	Miss A.E. Puttick	30 Temple Street, Brighton	"Neurasthenia"	3 & 1/2 pence per hour, dinner and tea provided	"Worker is a relative of employer, and has small private means..."
4938/21Link opens in a new window	1921	14	Female	Perry & Knight	2 Market Place, Staple Hill, Bristol	"Congenital disclocation of the hips"	5 shillings (48 hours)	-
5128/21Link opens in a new window	1921	28	Female	Mrs E. A. Cunliffe	27 Raymond Avenue, Bury	"Partially crippled in the right hand"	6 pence per hour	-
5537/21Link opens in a new window	1921	65	Female	J. Smedley & Co. Ltd.	18 London Road, Manchester	"Rheumatism"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
5657/21Link opens in a new window	1921	27	Female	J. Smedley & Co. Ltd.	18 London Road, Manchester	"Anaemia and debility"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
5560/21Link opens in a new window	1921	28	Female	Miss E. Greene	39 The Avenue, West Ealing	"Deaf mute"	31 shillings (48 hours)	-
5730/21Link opens in a new window	1921	76	Male	A.V. Smeeton & Sons	23 Old Street, London, EC	"Old Age"	21 shillings (36 hours)	-
6059/21Link opens in a new window	1921	29	Female	A. & A. Pettigrew	31 Woodchurch Rd., Birkenhead	"Deaf and dumb"	30 shillings (48 hours)	-
6335/21Link opens in a new window	1921	60	Female	Mrs A. Prince	44 Burgoyne Rd., Haringey, N4	"Rupture and suffers with gastric trouble"	25 shillings (42 & 3/4 hours)	"... Worker is a relative of employer and is satisfied with conditions of employment ..."
6371/21Link opens in a new window	1921	52	Female	H. Shelton & Co.	72 High St., Bedford	"Mentally deficient"	12 shillings (36 hours)	-
6467/21Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	Miss L. Johnson	68a Railway Rd., Adlington	"Nervous palpitation of the heart"	18 shillings (48 hours)	-
5130/21Link opens in a new window	1921	23	Female	Miss I. Lee	160 Colne Rd., Brierfield	"Chlorosis and dysmenorrhoea"	20 shillings (48 hours)	-
7646/21Link opens in a new window	1921	60	Female	Sampson Bros.	26 High St., Guildford	"Defective eyesight"	5 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
7159/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Madame Young	Market Place, Ashbourne	"Infantile paralysis and heart weakness"	25 shillings (46 hours)	-
7361/21Link opens in a new window	1921	20	Female	Miss A. Pope	64, Salisbury Rd., Barnet	"Chlorosis"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
8093/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Madame Lillian	377, High Rd., Wood Green	"Anaemia"	26 shillings (48 hours)	-
11803/20Link opens in a new window	1921	21	Female	C. Bayer & Co. Ltd.	Victoria Factory, Easton, Bristol	"Paralysis"	17 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours)	-
10741/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	F. I. Lyons & Co. Ltd.	15 & 15a, Old Cavendish Street, London, W	-	17 shillings (48 hours)	-
9539/21Link opens in a new window	1921	40	Female	Miss M.E. French	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green	"Neurasthenia"	15 shillings (50 hours)*	*Employer states that she is prepared to alter the number of hours of work if necessary
9540/21Link opens in a new window	1921	22	Female	Miss M.E. French	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green	"Not strong enough for machine work"	21 shillings (50 hours)*	*Employer states that she is prepared to alter the number of hours of work if necessary
7980/21Link opens in a new window	1921	17	Female	Smith & Sons	Market Place, Thirsk	"Retarded development"	2 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
9391/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Smyth & Merritt Ltd.	38, Stodman St., Newark	"Deaf and dumb"	10 shillings per week	"… she experiences a little difficulty in performing her work owing to her deafness …" "… The girl's work was regarded as satisfactory but that he regarded the worker as sub-normal because of the difficulty experienced by the forewoman and other workers in explaining what was to be done. All instructions have to be given in writing, which causes delay ..."
10601/20Link opens in a new window	1921	19	Female	E. Gutkind & Co. Ltd.	14 Manor Road, Stoke Newington	"Memory very defective. Lack of concentration on work"	11 shillings (47 hours)	-
11175/21Link opens in a new window	1921	54	Female	Batemans Ltd.	34 to 40 Oldham St., Manchester	"Old age & liability to bronchitis"	8 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
11176/21Link opens in a new window	1921	81	Female	Batemans Ltd.	34 to 40 Oldham St., Manchester	"Old ages"	8 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
10992/21Link opens in a new window	1921	23	Female	Mme. Griffin Thomas	21 St Helens Road, Swansea	"Deaf and dumb"	28 shillings (46 hours)	-
11221/21Link opens in a new window	1921	35	Female	A. Chambers & Co.	10, High Street, Grantham	"Sub-normal"	7 pence per hour	"… appeared to be of a very nervous disposition …" "… The forewoman stated that this worker would take no responsibility for her work but relied on another worker to help her along …"
7361/21Link opens in a new window	1921	20	Female	Miss A. Pope	Cecil Villa, 64, Salisbury Rd., Barnet	"Chlorosis - weak ankles and legs and anaemia"	22 shillings (44 hours) Full insurance money and tea every day	-
8093/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Madame Lillian	377, High Road, Wood Green	"Anaemia"	26 shillings (48 hours)	-
9539/21Link opens in a new window	1921	40	Female	Madame Marie E. French	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, N13	"Neurasthenia"	15 shillings (48 hours)	-
9540/21Link opens in a new window	1921	22	Female	Madame Marie E. French	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, N13	"Heart trouble"	21 shillings (48 hours)	-
10261/21Link opens in a new window	1921	55	Female	W. Black & Co. Ltd.	Manbery Road, Stratford, E15	"Age"	25 shillings (48 hours)	"… the worker looks older than 55 …"
10601/20Link opens in a new window	1921	19	Female	E. Gutkind & Co. Ltd.	14c, Manor Road, Stoke Newington	"Defective memory"	11 shillings (47 hours)	-
11803/20Link opens in a new window	1921	21	Female	C. Bayer & Co. Ltd.	Victoria Factory, Roman Road, Easton, Bristol	"Paralysis"	17 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours)	-
10876/20Link opens in a new window	1921	22	Female	Rowley & Cook	50, Belgrave Road, London, SW1	"Physical weakness"	24 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours)	-
19389/20Link opens in a new window	1921	19	Female	Miss R. V. Johnson	The Retreat, Upper Marlborough Rd., St Albans	"Partial paralysis of left arm"	12 shillings (48 hours)	"… the worker uses the wrist of her left hand to hold the garment on her knee while sewing, as the fingers are practically useless and there is no power whatever in the thumb …"
9391/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Smyth & Merritt Ltd.	38, Stodman St., Newark	"Deaf and dumb"	7 shillings & 6 pence per week, all insurance	-
12224/21Link opens in a new window	1921	15	Female	Miss N. Moore	19, Eric Street, Widnes	"Deafness and general debility"	No wages	-
12496/21Link opens in a new window	1921	64	Female	Mr. H. J. Hazel	25/26, Wolsey Mews, Caversham Road, London, NW5	"Age"	21 shillings (48 hours)	-
12709/21Link opens in a new window	1921	66	Female	F. W. Cook Ltd.	78, High Street, Dudley	"Old age"	32 shillings & 6 pence (46 & 1/2 hours)	-
12872/21Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	Miss J. Elsie	-	"One leg useless"	6 shillings (47 hours)	-
13728/21Link opens in a new window	1921	67	Female	J. Shoolbred & Co.	156, Tottenham Court Road, London, NW1	"Old age and very deaf"	24 shillings (41 hours)	-
14356/21Link opens in a new window	1921	68	Female	Heelas, Sons & Co. Ltd.	Reading	"Age"	28 shillings (47 hours)	-
14357/21Link opens in a new window	1921	54	Female	Heelas, Sons & Co. Ltd.	Reading	"Age, feebleness and indifferent eyesight"	23 shillings (47 hours)	-
14068/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Stevens	28, Paradise Street, Birmingham	"Deaf and dumb"	21 shillings (44 hours)	-
17776/20Link opens in a new window	[1921?]	67	Male	Tippetts Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	"General debility"	9 pence per hour	"… The worker is very lame through fractured thigh received during his employment with this firm. He is also infirm through age …" "... employed simply because he is an old employee who met with an accident which has partially disabled him ..."
18327/20Link opens in a new window	[1921?]	21	Male	Tippetts Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	"Partial paralysis"	8 pence per hour	"… is suffering with the effects of infantile paralysis …" "… he suffers from paralysis of the left foot which affects his walking as well as his ability to lift any weights. He is also very dull mentally and his efficiency is reduced more by this than by the paralysis of the foot ..." "... employed merely on account of the entreaties of his parents ..."
23381/20Link opens in a new window	1922	65	Female	Pryce Jones Ltd.	Newtown, North Wales	"Age"	6 pence per hour	-
5128/21Link opens in a new window	1922	29	Female	Mrs E. A. Cunliffe	27, Raymond Avenue, Bury	"Partial paralysis of right arm"	5 pence per hour (14-21 hours)	-
11067/20Link opens in a new window	1922	38	Female	A. C. Cavalier & Co.	10, Underwood Street, Shepherdess Walk, London, N1	"Neurasthenia"	7 pence per hour	-
9539/21Link opens in a new window	1922	40	Female	Madame French	21, Spencer Avenue, Palmers Green, N13	"Neurasthenia"	15 shillings (48 hours)	-
12872/21Link opens in a new window	1922	16	Female	Mrs E. J. Ness	Castle Street, Ongar, Essex	"Crippled: one leg paralysed"	9 shillings (48 hours)	-
2935/22Link opens in a new window	1922	16	Female	Mr. A. Pickering	High Street, Blackburn	"Curvature of spine"	4 pence per hour	-
3358/22Link opens in a new window	1922	56?	Female	Holder & Co.	8, Promenade, Cheltenham	"Deafness and debility"	18 shillings (44 hours)	-
5304/22Link opens in a new window	1922	23	Female	Hitchcock Williams & Co.	St. Paul's Churchyard	"Anaemia"	7 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
7408/22Link opens in a new window	1922	19	Female	L. Smith & Sons	West Melton, near Rotherham	"Quite deaf and ... suffering from defective eyesight"	20 shillings (48 hours)	-
11171/22Link opens in a new window	1922	21	Female	E. Gutkind & Co. Ltd.	14c, Manor Road, London, N16	-	11 shillings (47 hours)	-
8566/22Link opens in a new window	1922	20	Female	Mrs. E. Drage	118b, Cromwell Rd., London, SW	"Deformed fingers, deaf and dumb"	12 shillings & 6 pence (42 hours)	-
18327/20Link opens in a new window	1922	22	Male	Tippetts Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	"Effects of infantile paralysis"	7 pence per hour	-
17776/20Link opens in a new window	1922	68	Male	Tippetts Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	"Not in a fit state of health to do heavy work"	6 pence per hour	-
10879/22Link opens in a new window	1923	29	Male	The Kent Silk Mills Ltd.	34, Langham Street, London, W1	"Deaf mute and undersized"	25 shillings (44 hours)	-
522/23Link opens in a new window	1923	27	Female	Leeson & Vokins	21, North Street, Brighton	"Cripple in both legs: one knee stiff, other much deformed. Delicate looking and undersized"	12 shillings (46 & 1/4 hours)	"... unable to grasp instructions. ... Five years ago this worker was placed with the firm by the local Guardianship Society and the latter is responsible for her to a London Board of Guardians ... This girl, when an infant, was thrown over a wall by her mother and remained strapped in bed for 4 years and until the age of 22 had never been out of the home or workhouse ..."
1358/23Link opens in a new window	1923	70	Female	J. Shoolbred & Co.	156, Tottenham Court Road, London, W1	"Age"	10 shillings (32 hours)	-
2129/23Link opens in a new window	1923	60	Male	White & Lait	Stevenage Road, East Ham	"General and nervous debility"	1 shilling per hour (48 hours)	-
17776/20Link opens in a new window	1923	-	-	Tippetts Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	-	6 pence per hour	-
18327/20Link opens in a new window	1923	-	-	Tippetts Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	-	7 pence per hour	-
2065/24Link opens in a new window	1925	32	Female	Miss Edith Greene	39, The Avenue, W. Ealing	"Deaf mute"	28 shillings (48 hours)	"… the worker has been deaf and dumb since birth …"
5412/25Link opens in a new window	1925	58	Female	Madame Deloraine (Miss L.G. Jephson)	92, Palmerston Road, Southsea	"General debility following removal of left kidney"	27 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours)	"… The worker has been out of work for 2 & 1/2 years owing to illness. She stated she suffered from nerves, but her employer said she had been subject to fits …"
3906/24Link opens in a new window	1925	34	Male	J. Husbands & Co. Ltd.	15-16, Glasshouse Yard, Aldersgate, London, EC1	"Cataract at back of eyes"	40 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours)	"… was found to have very bad eyesight. He said he had had this from his youth, and at times was nearly blind. His speech was very indistinct and the Manageress said she believed he sometimes had epileptic fits …"
2064/24Link opens in a new window	1925	33	Female	Mrs. E. Cunliffe	27, Raymond Avenue, Bury	"Partial paralysis of right arm due to an attack of infantile paralysis in infancy"	5 pence per hour	"… this worker never works a full week …"
1299/24Link opens in a new window	1925	26	Female	E. Clarke	77, Southwark Park Rd., Bermondsey, SE16	"Deaf and dumb from birth"	24 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours)	"...She is now unemployed - has been with me nine years, I love the girl and would always do my uttermost for her as I have done. If I could get out work to keep her employed. As you know that is bad pay, journeys to be paid for and cotton etc. ... I know her parents will be willing for this if you will grant it as they know I will do my best.”
4651/25Link opens in a new window	1925	43	Male	Mr. S. Walters	53, Mare Street, Hackney	"Myxoedema"	15 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours)	"… the worker is over 40 years of age but looks 60 and could not give an accurate statement with regard to her age …" "… she is of a weak mentality, very childlike, very slow and cumbersome in movement. This worker was interviewed and whilst of Russian birth could speak very little Russian, French or English. She landed in England some 10 years ago from France where previously she had been in good French shops. Since then she has almost completely lost her memory …"
3547/23Link opens in a new window	1925	42	Female	Mr. Porter	67, Mare Street, Hackney	"Dyspepsia and Debility"	22 shillings (48 hours)	"… The worker was of poor physique and indifferent health and suffered from some skin disease …"
5810/25Link opens in a new window	1925	19	Female	Mrs. M. Rosemarine	6, Waterloo Road, Bury New Road, Manchester	"Hunchbacked and undersized"	21 shillings (45 hours)	"… the worker is a hunchback of diminutive stature and unhealthy appearance …"
6456/25Link opens in a new window	1925	24	Male?	Mansergh & Son	Market Place, Lancaster	"Slow in taking things in"	15 shillings (48 hours)	-
1676/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	16	Female	Miss H. Davies	7, Bennett Street, Blaina, Monmouthshire	"Defective hearing and speech"	2 shillings & 6 pence (40 hours)	Includes correspondence relating to her case & grant from Llandaff Deaf and Dumb Educational Foundation. "... she has been educated at the expense of the County Education Committee at the Royal School for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby. Her parents are in very poor circumstances and as no doubt you are aware the industrial outlook at Nantyglo and Blaina is very dark indeed; unemployment is rife and the whole district to a large extent lives on out-door relief and the unemployment benefit." "… the girl is not very intelligent …" "… not mentally strong …"
5693/25Link opens in a new window	1925	27	Female	Misses G. Path & W. Read	49[-], London Rd., Westcliff, Essex	"Deaf and dumb"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"... has to be under constant supervision, and that it is very difficult to make her understand ..."
9956Link opens in a new window	1920	18	Female	Mr. J.W.A. Thompson	39, Lower Mosley St., Manchester	"Nervous debility in a high degree"	16 shillings (44 hours)	-
10126Link opens in a new window	1920	58	Female	Mr. A. M. Grendon	2, King Street, Portman Square	"Crippled right hand and Rheumatism"	25 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours)	-
10460Link opens in a new window	1920	44	Female	E. Garner & Co.	203, High Street, Walthamstow	"Only fit to do light work"	24 shillings (48 hours)	-
10556Link opens in a new window	1920	56	Male	Cordner & Co.	26-28, Bartholomew Square, Old Street, London, EC1	"Arterio Sclerosis"	1 shilling per hour	-
11029Link opens in a new window	1920	19	Female	Mrs. E. Watson	17, Liverpool Rd., Stoke on Trent	"Deaf and dumb"	7 pence per hour	-
11067Link opens in a new window	1920	36	Female	A. C. Cavalier & Co.	10, Underwood Street, Shepherdess Walk, London, N	"Neurasthenia"	7 pence per hour	-
12791Link opens in a new window	1920	54	Female	A. C. Cavalier & Co.	10, Underwood Street, Shepherdess Walk, London, N	"Age and physical infirmity"	7 pence per hour	-
11070/20Link opens in a new window	1920	22	Female	Goodwill Ltd.	25-7, Alfred Place, South Kensington, SW7	"Slow acting nervous system"	20 shillings (36 & 1/2 hours)	-
11840/20Link opens in a new window	1920	53	Female	Hughes & Nichol	74, Grosvenor Street, All Saints, Manchester	"Neurasthenia"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour (46 hours)	-
12303/20Link opens in a new window	1920	43	Female	H. Penton & Co. Ltd.	Amhurst Park Works, South Tottenham, N15	"Age and lack of experience, consequently slow"	7 pence per hour	-
12434/20Link opens in a new window	1920	60	Female	Healon & Co.	Hockley Mill, Woolpack Lane, Nottingham	"Chronic rheumatic arthritis"	7 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
10007/20Link opens in a new window	1920	71	Female	Mr. A. Buckmaster	47, Sloane Street, Belgravia, SW1	"Infirm from old age"	18 shillings (44 hours)	-
12568/20Link opens in a new window	1920	78	Female	Mr. G. Selinger	15, Studd Street, Upper Street, London, N1	"Age"	6 shillings per week	-
13093/20Link opens in a new window	1920	20	Female	Mr. G. Selinger	15, Studd Street, Upper Street, London, N1	"Not normal"	17 shillings (48 hours) to be raised every six months	-
13406Link opens in a new window	1920	40	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Nervous debility"	20 shillings (44 hours)	-
13412Link opens in a new window	1920	42	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Paralysis of left arm"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
13409Link opens in a new window	1920	60	Male	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Anaemia"	28 shillings & 2 pence (44 hours)	-
13410Link opens in a new window	1920	66	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Nervous debility"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
13411Link opens in a new window	1920	52	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Unfit for heavy employment"	22 shillings (44 hours)	-
13413Link opens in a new window	1920	69	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Able to accomplish only half the work which she formerly carried out"	24 shillings (44 hours)	-
13414Link opens in a new window	1920	69	Female	Warings of London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Debility"	20 shillings (44 hours)	-
13415Link opens in a new window	1920	68	Female	B. Goodale & Co.	34, Minories, London, E1	"Age"	21 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours) plus National Insurance	-
13621Link opens in a new window	1920	20	Female	J. Lance & Co. Ltd.	Cheltenham	"Totally deaf and partially dumb"	14 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours)	-
12319Link opens in a new window	1920	31	Female	Rockhey Ltd.	49-53, Fleet St., Torquay	"Frail health"	7 pence per hour	-
14053Link opens in a new window	1920	64	Female	S. Whittaker & Co. Ltd.	27, Cannon Street, Manchester	"Ordema of leg"	20 shillings (34 hours)	-
14052Link opens in a new window	1920	63	Female	S. Whittaker & Co. Ltd.	27, Cannon Street, Manchester	"Nervous debility"	17 shillings & 6 pence (34 hours)	-
14297Link opens in a new window	1920	58	Female	Mrs. E. Johnson	49, Catherine Street, Liverpool	"General debility"	18 shillings (44 hours)	-
14452Link opens in a new window	1920	21	Female	Style & Gerrish	Market Place, Salisbury	"Deafness from infancy"	7 pence per hour	-
16629Link opens in a new window	1920	72	Female	J. Noble Ltd.	Brook Street Mills, Manchester	"Age"	10 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours)	-
16209Link opens in a new window	1920	72	Female	J. Noble Ltd.	Brook Street Mills, Manchester	"Senility"	10 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours)	-
14951Link opens in a new window	1920	45	Female	Dockrell & Co. Ltd.	37, Nursery Rd., Hockley, Birmingham	"Generally weak, very deaf"	21 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours)	-
14950Link opens in a new window	1920	23	Female	Dockrell & Co. Ltd.	37, Nursery Rd., Hockley, Birmingham	"Without feet and naturally slow"	21 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours)	-
16190Link opens in a new window	1920	47	Female	The White House Ltd., D. Valentin	51-2, New Bond St., London, W	"No infirmity but unable to do good work"	27 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours)	-
16596Link opens in a new window	1920	66	Female	The White House Ltd., D. Valentin	51-2, New Bond St., London, W	"Age"	27 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours)	-
17208Link opens in a new window	1920	58	Female	The White House Ltd., D. Valentin	51-2, New Bond St., London, W	"No infirmity but incapable of fine needlework"	27 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours)	-
16693Link opens in a new window	1920	23	Female	Lord Larner & Grice	3, Wingfield, Bungay	"Anaemia & general debility"	6 pence per hour (hours uncertain owing to health)	-
16694Link opens in a new window	1920	24	Female	Lord Larner & Grice	3, Wingfield, Bungay	"Congenital shortening and deformity of right leg"	6 pence per hour (hours uncertain owing to health)	-
16897Link opens in a new window	1920	68	Female	Miss E. C. Drage	-	"Bronchitis"	20 shillings per week irrespective of hours. 39 hours per week when in health	-
7927/20Link opens in a new window	1920	17	Female	Merefield & Trapnell	69, High Street, Bideford	"Rather nervous and not sufficiently skilled"	17 shillings & 5 pence (44 hours)	-
10689/20Link opens in a new window	1920	58	Female	Stuart Black & Co.	44-52, Shepherdess Walk, City Road, London, N1	"Inexperience and old age"	25 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours)	-
10876/20Link opens in a new window	1920	21	Female	Rowley & Cook	50, Belgrave Road, London, SW1	"Physical weakness"	22 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours) with a rise from time to time	-
12648/20Link opens in a new window	1920	18	Female	B.W. Hayman & Son	40-42, High Street, Totnes	"Under sized in body and of a low grade of intelligence"	4 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
12649/20Link opens in a new window	1920	23	Female	B.W. Hayman & Son	40-42, High Street, Totnes	"Defective in brain and body"	4 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
2379/20Link opens in a new window	1920	20	Female	Miss E. Clarke	77, Southwark Park Rd., Bermondsey, SE16	"Deaf and dumb"	23 shillings (47 hours)	-
10551/20Link opens in a new window	1920	18	Female	E. Humphrey Ltd.	53-55, New Bond St., London	"Suffers from a mild type of anaemia"	25 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours)	-
10879/20Link opens in a new window	1920	48	Female	Madam Jeanne	77, Claverton St., Pimlico, SW1	"Heart disease"	25 shillings (48 hours)	-
10498Link opens in a new window	1920	17	Female	William B. Bibby	Ivy Works, Pin Mill Brow, Manchester	"Deficient physical development"	12 shillings (44 hours)	"… The worker is very small, standing not more than 3 feet. Although her mind is quite developed she is not capable of doing any heavier work. If a higher rate were insisted upon, it is feared that the worker would be dismissed …"
186/20Link opens in a new window	1922	18	Female	Miss A. White	9, Ducie Road, Lawrence Hill, Bristol	"Lame in right leg (Infantile paralysis)"	16 shillings & 1 pence (44 hours)	-
186/1922Link opens in a new window	1922	18	Female	Miss A. White	9, Ducie Road, Lawrence Hill, Bristol	"Lame in right leg owing to infantile paralysis"	16 shillings & 1 pence (44 hours)	-
1489/22Link opens in a new window	1922	36	Female	Chick & Duffin	921, Fulham Road, London, SW6	"Cleft palate"	25 shillings (47 & 1/4 hours)	"… the worker is slow and nervous and is continually asking for instructions about her work …"
12791/20Link opens in a new window	1922	55	Female	A. C. Cavalier & Co.	10, Underwood Street, Shepherdess Walk, London, N1	"Age and consequent infirmity"	7 pence per hour	-
5560/21Link opens in a new window	1922	29	Female	Mrs. E. Greene	39, The Avenue, W. Ealing, W13	"Deaf mute"	27 shillings (48 hours)	-
16694/20Link opens in a new window	1922	26	Female	Lord Larner & Grice	3, Wingfield St., Bungay	"Shortening of right leg: permanent incapacity"	6 pence per hour	-
6960/22Link opens in a new window	1922	60	Female	Wright Bros Ltd.	29/31, Thames St., Kingston on Thames	"Age"	25 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours)	-
9002/21Link opens in a new window	1922	30	Female	Mrs. H. C. Pace	7, High Street, Crawley	"Rachitic scoliosis"	20 shillings (48 hours)	-
18327/20Link opens in a new window	1922	22	Male	Trippets, Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	"Partial paralysis"	7 pence per hour	-
17776/20Link opens in a new window	1922	68	Male	Trippets, Son & Co.	Eddystone Works, Plymouth	"General debility"	6 pence per hour	-
1352/22Link opens in a new window	1922	71	Female	C. & W. May	9/11, Garrick Street, Covent Garden, WC2	"Age"	10 shillings (24 hours)	"… She comes and goes as she likes and generally puts in 3 days per week …"
8460/22Link opens in a new window	1922	52	Male	St. Mary's Works	35/37, Bethnal Green Road	"Chronic Rheumatism & general ill health which makes his movements slow and laboured"	45 shillings (47 hours)	-
2917/1923Link opens in a new window	1923	19	Female	Mrs. E. Hurles	145, Browning Road, Manor Park, E12	"Only 1st finger and thumb on right hand and not ordinary strength in left"	17 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours) plus cocoa and tea value 1 shilling	"… the worker is delicate, ill-nourished and extremely slow …"
2766/23Link opens in a new window	1923	67	Female	Affleck & Brown Ltd.	Oldham St., Manchester	"Defective eyesight"	20 shillings (47 hours)	-
2916/23Link opens in a new window	1923	63	Female	E. W. Sarl & Co.	58, Acklan Rd, Notting Hill	"Old age"	20 shillings (47 hours)	"... the employer gave the worker a start as she had no other means of support and that if the minimum rate is enforced, her services could not be retained ..."
3315/23Link opens in a new window	1923	20	Female	Jewsbury & Co. Ltd.	79, Deansgate, Manchester	"Catarrhal deafness in both ears"	23 shillings (44 hours)	"… hearing is very defective (evidence of long continued catarrh in both ear drums …"
3989/23Link opens in a new window	1923	78	Female	Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd.	Tottenham Court Road, London, W1	"Old age"	18 shillings (41 hours)	"… the worker is exceptionally slow …"
3547/23Link opens in a new window	1923	40	Female	Mr. I. Porter	67, Mare Street, Hackney	"Dyspepsia and Debility"	22 shillings (48 hours)	"… the worker is of poor physique and indifferent health and suffers from skin disease …"
4088/23Link opens in a new window	1923	17	Female	Mrs. A. Sear	69, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham	"Very backward"	5 & 1/2 pence per hour	"worker suffers with adenoids and catarrh, is very slow, dull and has no initiative and can only work with supervision …"
3472/23Link opens in a new window	1923	69	Female	Mrs E. G. Gould	76, Bedford Hill, London, SW12	"Age"	15 shillings (44 hours)	-
6429/22Link opens in a new window	1923	23	Female	Miss E. Clarke	77, Southwark Park Rd., Bermondsey, SE	"Deaf and dumb"	24 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours)	-
9701/22Link opens in a new window	1923	21	Female	Mr. J.W.A. Thompson	39, Lower Mosley St., Manchester	"Mental debility"	20 shillings (44 hours)	-
10276/1921Link opens in a new window	1923	31	Female	Mrs. E. A. Cunliffe	27, Raymond Avenue, Bury	"Partial paralysis of right arm the result of an attach of infantile paralysis"	5 pence per hour (12 hours)	-
3425/23Link opens in a new window	1923	65	Female	Pryce Jones Ltd.	Newtown, North Wales	"Age"	5 & 3/8 pence per hour	-
1235/24Link opens in a new window	1924	22	Female	Eugene Gutkind & Co. Ltd.	14, Manor Road, Stoke Newington, N16	"Mentally deficient"	11 shillings (48 hours)	"… The worker looks much younger than her age and is mentally deficient …" "… She has been in a mental home but was allowed to go to work as she was harmless …" "… Her memory is very defective and there is a lack of concentration on any work she is asked to undertake ..."
522/23Link opens in a new window	1924	28	Female	Leeson & Vokins	21, North Street, Brighton	"Cripple"	13 shillings & 6 pence (46 & 1/4 hours)	"… a pale, delicate looking undersized girl. She is a cripple from old Tubercular disease of both knees. The right knee is much deformed and in a dislocated position with fair movement of the joint. The left knee is ankylosed in the extended position. Both legs are markedly atrophied. She can get about with difficulty and discomfort ..." "... The worker is a cripple, undeveloped physically and generally backward ..."
1792/24Link opens in a new window	1924	33	Female	M. Bryant & Co.	343, Wick Road, London, E9	"Defective development"	20 shillings (45 & 3/4 hours)	"… The worker is a dwarf and does not appear to be more than about 3 ft. in height. She has tiny deformed hands and there is no power in them …" "… The employers stated that in spite of her severe handicap in the struggle for existence, the worker has an excellent and very independent character and they expressed a considerable admiration for her. They also stated that she helped to support a bed-ridden and widowed mother whose only other means of support was a pension received for a son killed in the War ..."
1792/2/24Link opens in a new window	1924	23	Female	M. Bryant & Co.	343, Wick Road, London, E9	"Nervous debility"	12 shillings (45 & 3/4 hours)	"… The worker is exceptionally delicate. She had rheumatic fever when she was 10 years of age and again when she was 14 which affected her heart. Her nerves are also in a very bad state. She was educated at the national Childrens Home and Orphanage, her mother being a widow …" "… Her hands have no power in them… Her time-keeping is very bad and irregular as she is often not fit for work. In addition she has spells of illness when she is unable to work at all ..."
2230/1924Link opens in a new window	1924	22	Female	White & Laid Ltd.	Stevenage Blouse Works, East Ham	"Rheumatism and Asthma"	6 & 1/4 pence per hour	"… worker has suffered from asthma for some time. Two weeks before Christmas, 1923, she was taken ill with rheumatism … she found it most difficult to work at the same speed each day … The worry over this used to make her ill…"
409/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	58	Female	Miss F. A. Jackson	Carwood Cottage, Witton Park	"General debility and rheumatism"	9 shillings (33 & 1/2 hours)	Worker "was employed ... partly as a matter of charity. She had found her practically in a starving condition, and engaged her to do a certain amount of dressmaking and the rest of her time spent on cleaning the premises ..."
1676/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	16	Female	Miss H Davies	7, Bennett Street, Blaina, Monmouthshire	"Defective hearing and speech"	2 shillings & 6 pence (40 hours)	"… the girl is deaf and dumb and not mentally strong …" Includes correspondence relating to her case & grant from Llandaff Deaf and Dumb Educational Foundation.
3493/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	24	Female	Miss A Gest	288, High Street, Rochester	"Congenital dislocation of hip and general debility"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"… suffers from congenital dislocation of hip, shortening of leg and general debility …"
4063/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	18	Female	Miss L. Pring	13, Horne Road, Ilfracombe	"Congenital dislocation of left hip joint"	5 & 1/2 pence per hour (48 hours)	"… This worker suffered from Meningitis when a child. One of her legs is affected and she has to walk with the aid of a stick. In wet or frosty weather she is unable to come on account of the risk of falling. She is usually fetched to and from work by a sister …"
4012/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	21	Female	Mrs. Jane Levene	119, Breck Road, Anfield, Liverpool	"Neurasthenia"	20 shillings (44 hours)	"… This worker is visibly nervous and delicate. It was difficult to interview her as she became tearful at once. She admitted that she had to spend a considerable amount of time in unpicking her work. Employer said she had retained the girl partly out of compassion as the father and brother were both unemployed …"
1792/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	34	Female	M. Bryant & Co.	343-7, Wick Road, London, E9	"Defective development"	20 shillings (45 & 3/4 hours)	"… They say that in spite of her severe handicap in the struggle for existence she has an excellent and very independent character and they expressed a considerable admiration for her. They also stated that she helped support a bedridden and widowed mother whose only other means of support was a pension received for a son killed in the war ..."
4651/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	43	Female	Mr. S. Walter	53, Mare Street, Hackney	"Myxoedema"	15 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours)	-
2029/1925Link opens in a new window	1925	20	Female	Misenor & Co.	68-69, East Castle Street, Oxford Street, London, W	"Deaf and dumb"	21 shillings (44 hours)	"… the worker is deaf and dumb and is thought to be slightly mentally deficient …"
354/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	19 years 10 months	Female	Garments Ltd.	34, Green Lane, Brook Street, Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester	"Hystero-epilepsy"	22 shillings (40-44 hours)	"… the worker suffered 18 months ago from Hystero-epilepsy. For 8 months she has been quite free from fits … In addition she has a compensated V.D.H. [Valvular Disease of the Heart], due to old rheumatic fever …" "… the illness had had a detrimental effect upon her mental capacity ..."
409/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	70	Female	Warings from London Wall	Shepperton Road, London, N1	"Age"	10 shillings (25 hours)	"…is suffering from old age and deafness …"
410/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	37	Female	J. F. Rockhey Ltd.	49-53, Fleet St., Torquay	"Frail health"	5 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
353/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	39	Female	Mrs. C. Silvester	151, East Reach, Taunton	"Mentally deficient"	8 shillings (48 hours)	"… she is gradually failing in health and mental powers, that her guardians are anxious for her to remain with her as she is found to be better when employed on light work ..."
1111/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	18	Female	Bradley Sisters	133, Ebury Street, London, SW	"Arrested development of mind"	12 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours)	"… suffers from arrested development and has the manners and appearance of a child of 14 at the most … has a very poor memory and seemed unable to assimilate properly the remarks addressed to her …" "… daughter of a war widow …"
1095/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	27	Female	C. Farmer & Co.	51A, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex	"Deaf and dumb and epileptic"	16 shillings (48 hours)	"… Besides being deaf and dumb she often has fits in the workroom …"
1095/2/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	25	Female	C. Farmer & Co.	51A, Green Lane, Ilford, Essex	"Deaf and dumb"	24 shillings (48 hours)	-
406/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	22	Female	J. A. Simons	5/9, Windsor Road, Slough	"Loss of leg"	20 shillings (44 hours)	-
5538/1925Link opens in a new window	1926	16	Female	H. Shelton & Co.	73, High Street, Bedford	"Deaf and dumb"	4 shillings & 6 pence (42 hours)	"… the worker is deaf and practically dumb. She mumbled a few words which were practically unintelligible … can only be instructed in writing, a slow and laborious process …" "… was educated at a deaf and dumb school in Birmingham until July, 1925 …"
1676/1925Link opens in a new window	1926	16	Female	Miss H. Davies	7, Bennett Street, Blaina, Monmouthshire	"Defective hearing and speech"	2 shillings & 6 pence (40 hours)	-
7246/21Link opens in a new window	1921	69	Female	Miss E. Bishop	34, York St., Norwich	"Age & weakness of sight"	10 shillings (31 hours)	-
7301/21Link opens in a new window	1921	18	Female	Mrs. C. Glenville	78, Trafalgar Road, Horsham	"Owing to injury to head in infancy has not developed normally"	8 shillings (47 hours)	-
8107/21Link opens in a new window	1921	41	Female	Miss Clark	77, Southwark Park Rd., London	"Neurasthenia"	35 shillings (47 hours)	"… she cannot work very well on account of nerves …"
186/22Link opens in a new window	1922	18 & 3/4	Female	Miss A. White	9, Ducie Road, Lawrence Hill, Bristol	"Paralysed leg"	16 shillings & 1 pence (44 hours)	"… This case has been investigated by the local representative of the Tailors’ & Garment Workers’ Trade Union …" "… the worker is a cripple and has to use crutches …"
5657/21Link opens in a new window	1922	29	Female	L. Smedley & Co. Ltd.	18, London Road, Manchester	"Anaemia and debility"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
8367/22Link opens in a new window	1922	26	Female	The T. M. Heron Co. Ltd.	Springwell Works, Buslingthorpe Lane, Leeds	"Neuritis"	23 shillings & 10 pence (44 hours)	-
8566/22Link opens in a new window	1922	20	Female	Mrs. E. Drage	118b, Cromwell Rd., London, SW	"Deformed fingers, deaf and dumb"	12 shillings & 6 pence (42 hours)	-
4708/22Link opens in a new window	1924	20	Female	Edward Smith & Sons	West Melton, near Rotherham	"Deaf and bad eyesight"	22 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours)	"… The worker's eyesight is very defective, she wears thick glasses which are indispensable. The drums of the ears are completely gone and she is nearly stone deaf. It is almost impossible for this worker to hear anything ... owing to her peculiar low speech it is difficult to understand what she says ..."
2935/22Link opens in a new window	1924	17	Female	Mr. A. Pickering	High Street, Blackburn	"Curvature of the spine"	4 pence per hour	-
4088/23Link opens in a new window	1924	17	Female	Mr. A. Sear	69, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham	"Very backward"	17 shillings & 6 pence per week	"… she is very backward for her years … she had had two operations for adenoids ..." "… The worker suffers with adenoids and catarrh, is dull and has no initiative …"
6489/23Link opens in a new window	1924	14	Female	Mrs. A. E. Hayman	Over Manning's Shop, High Street, St. Neot's	"Epileptic fits"	3 shillings per week	"… Her fits are sometimes daily, sometimes twice a day …" ".... She has had fits while at work and although they are not of a dangerous character, it does make her employment out of the normal. Her mother is quite willing to keep her, without wages, even although she goes to work herself, her husband being a farm labourer, rather than she shall have no occupation. This is much better for the girl herself and at the same time she would be learning a business and, so fitting herself for after life ..."
6366/23Link opens in a new window	1924	16	Female	The Armley Blouse Manufacturing Co. Ltd.	Town Street, Armley, Leeds	"Undersized"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"… The worker is undersized (4 ft.) and is not physically strong. In view of her lack of inches it is not possible for this worker to reach the treadle with her feet and at the same time handle with ease large pieces of material …"
6813/23Link opens in a new window	1924	67	Female	The Trent Blouse Manufacturing Co. Ltd.	Stoke on Trent	"Age"	5 pence per hour	"… has had a life long experience in dressmaking … her extreme slowness is a handicap …"
9714/22Link opens in a new window	1924	64	Female	A. [L]. Sanders	4, 6, 8 & 10, Amber Street, Shudehill, Manchester	"Age"	24 shillings	"... "It is a case of being charitable or sending her to the workhouse". The employer also states that the worker is a widow of a Crimean Veteran.. The members of the family of this worker are all abroad. ..."
4193/24Link opens in a new window	1924	17	Female	The Armley Blouse Manufacturing Co. Ltd.	Armley, Leeds	"Smallness of stature"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"… The worker is undersized (4 ft.) and is not physically strong. In view of her lack of inches it was not possible for this worker to reach the treadle with her feet and at the same time handle with ease large pieces of material. …"
2604/24Link opens in a new window	1924	32 or 33	Female	Mrs. E. Cunliffe	27, Raymond Avenue, Bury	"Partial paralysis of right arm due to an attack of infantile paralysis in infancy"	5 pence per hour	-
3547/23Link opens in a new window	1924	41	Female	Mr. Porter	67, Mare Street, Hackney	"Dyspepsia and Debility"	22 shillings (48 hours)	"… the worker was of poor physique and indifferent health and suffers from some skin disease …"
1325/24Link opens in a new window	1924	62	Female	Wright Bros Ltd.	Kingston on Thames	"Age"	25 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours)	-
1299/24Link opens in a new window	1924	22 or 23	Female	E. Clarke	77, Southwark Park Rd., Bermondsey, SE16	"Deaf and dumb from birth"	24 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours)	-
2065/24Link opens in a new window	1924	31	Female	Miss Edith Greene	39, The Avenue, W. Ealing	"Deaf mute"	7 pence per hour	"… deaf and dumb since birth …"
3315/23Link opens in a new window	1924	21	Female	Jewsbury & Co. Ltd.	79, Deansgate, Manchester	"Deafness"	23 shillings (44 hours)	"… she had been operated upon for Tonsils and Adenoids when 11 years of age. I find she is suffering from Calantial Deafness in both ears …" "... the worker had been with the firm for four years and the question of deafness had never been raised against her during this time. Miss Quaile thought that anyone stitching by hand did not require her ears to become a very efficient worker, which she understood the worker was ..."
3906/24Link opens in a new window	1924	33	Male	J. Husbands & Co. Ltd.	15-16, Glasshouse Yard, Aldersgate, London, EC1	"Cataract at back of eyes"	40 shillings (43 & 1/2 hours)	"… was found to have very bad eyesight. He said he had had this from his youth, and at times was nearly blind. His speech was very indistinct and the Manageress said she believed he sometimes had epileptic fits …"
3552/24Link opens in a new window	1924	60	Female	I. Porter, The Oxford Blouse Co.	67, Mare Street, Hackney	"Lame"	25 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours)	"… worker is crippled and suffers from fainting fits. She was obviously frail and in ill-health …"
4101/24Link opens in a new window	1924	62	Female	Stuart Black & Co.	44, Shepherdess Row, City Road, London, N	"Age and bad eyesight"	20 shillings & 11 pence (44 & 1/2 hours)	-
6456/192[-]Link opens in a new window	1926	24	Female	Mansergh & Son	Market Place, Lancaster	"Slow in taking things in"	15 shillings (48 hours)	"… the girl seems very nervous and not normal. She admitted having had a fall when a child and there is still a scar on her right temple …"
3815/1924Link opens in a new window	1926	23	Female	Edward Smith & Son	High Street, West Melton, near Rotherham	"Deaf and defective eyesight"	24 shillings (45-48 hours)	"… The worker's eyesight is very defective, she wears thick glasses which are indispensable. The drums of the ears are completely gone and she is nearly stone deaf. It is almost impossible for this worker to hear anything … owing to her peculiar low speech it is difficult to understand what she says ..."
2105/1925Link opens in a new window	1926	31	Female	Mr. W. H.. Vokins	21, North Street, Brighton	"Cripple - undeveloped physically"	16 shillings & 6 pence (46 & 1/4 hours)	"… a pale, delicate looking undersized girl. She is a cripple from old Tubercular disease of both knees. The right knee is much deformed and in a dislocated position with fair movement of the joint. The left knee is ankylosed in the extended position. Both legs are markedly atrophied. She can get about with difficulty and discomfort ..."
1713/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	50	Female	Miss E. Parvin	56, East Street, Chichester	"Asthma and debility"	24 shillings (44 hours)	-
410/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	37	Female	J. F. Rockhey Ltd.	49-53, Fleet St., Torquay	"Frail health"	5 & 1/2 pence per hour (44 hours)	"… obviously very weak and cannot be hurried or flurried …" "… suffering from a form of anaemia, called Myxoedema and that she has not been cured, but has benefited much by treatment …"
5693/1925Link opens in a new window	1926	27	Female	The Misses G. Path & W. Read	495, London Road, Westcliffe	"Deaf and dumb"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"… a very neat worker but extremely slow ... She was educated at a deaf and dumb school up to the age of 16 and during the last 2 years of her period at school was given some training in dressmaking …". Includes info about previous employment.
3121/1925Link opens in a new window	1926	42	Female	Mr. Porter	67, Mare Street, Hackney	"Dyspepsia and Debility"	25 shillings (46 & 1/4 hours)	"… is a frail-looking woman, her weight being less than 6 stone. Her output is low …"
4651/1925Link opens in a new window	1926	44	Female	Mr. S. Walters	53/53a, Mare Street, Hackney, E8	"Myxoedema"	15 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours)	"… the worker was over 40 years of age, but looked 60…she was of a weak mentality, very childlike, and very slow and cumbersome in movement. The worker whilst of Russian Birth, could speak very little Russian, French or English. She landed in England some 10 years ago from France, where previously she had been employed in good French shops. Since then she had almost completely lost her memory …"
2064/1924Link opens in a new window	1926	33	Female	Mrs. E. A. Cunliffe	27, Raymond Avenue, Bury	"Partial paralysis of the right arm"	5 pence per hour	"… The worker has suffered from the results of infantile paralysis since the age of five. The whole of her right side is affected, but more particularly her arm, which is very under-developed. She can move her right hand to a certain extent, though not sufficiently to open it flat or to enable her to grasp any small object ... In addition she is slightly lame from the same cause ..."
353/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	39	Female	Mrs. C. Silvester	151, East Reach, Taunton	"Mentally deficient"	8 shillings (48 hours)	"… the worker is prematurely aged, mentally deficient and suffering from scalp disease …" "… sometimes she sits and gazes out of the window for two hours at a time … She is obviously a mental case - her mentality being that of a child. She appears to be prematurely old and she looks as though she might have heart trouble. She also is suffering for a scalp disease ..." "... she was gradually failing in health and mental powers ..."
1342/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	23	Female	Cooper & Co. Ltd.	Victoria St., Newark	"Deaf and Dumb"	20 shillings (48 hours)	"… and suffers from retarded development mentally and from enlarged glands …" "… so slow and difficult to instruct …" "… The mother further stated that the girl suffered from tubercular glands and had been absent from work for 3 months in 1925 in consequence …"
4161/21Link opens in a new window	1922	26	Female	R. Clow & Co.	Abernethy	"Infantile paralysis causing weakness of right arm"	5 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
4170/21Link opens in a new window	1922	62	Female	R. Clow & Co.	Abernethy	"Valvular disease of the heart"	5 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
13027/21Link opens in a new window	1922	30	Female	R. Clow & Co.	Abernethy	"Loss of right thumb"	4 pence per hour	-
8920/21Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	Mrs. M. J. Jardine	10, Shedden Park Rd., Kelso	"Deaf and dumb"	5 shillings (48 hours)	-
11402/21Link opens in a new window	1921	20	Female	Mr. R. Swan	92, High Street, Lockerbie	"Deaf and dumb"	4 pence per hour	-
Not statedLink opens in a new window	1923	22	Female	The City of Perth Co-operative Society Ltd.	Scott Street, Perth	"Deaf and dumb"	6 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
8186/21Link opens in a new window	1921	31	Female	Copland & Lye Ltd.	Glasgow	"Deformed"	25 shillings (44 hours)	-
8187/21Link opens in a new window	1921	25	Female	Copland & Lye Ltd.	Glasgow	"Deaf and dumb"	25 shillings (44 hours)	-
8854/21Link opens in a new window	1921	46	Female	Miss I. B. Aitchison	Birch Cottage, Melrose	"Underwent serious abdominal operation in 1920"	20 shillings (46 hours)	-
7041/21Link opens in a new window	1921	16	Female	H. Darling & Co.	124, Princes St., Edinburgh	"Deafness"	7 shillings & 7 pence (44 hours)	"… She is exceedingly deaf and her speech is very defective …"
954/22Link opens in a new window	1923	18	Female	Mrs. E. Davidson	45, Hamilton Place, Aberdeen	"Defective sight and deafness"	15 shillings (46 hours)	-
9357/22Link opens in a new window	1923	27	Female	J. Kennedy & Co.	22, Well Street, Moffat	"Deaf and dumb"	5 pence per hour	-
11146/22Link opens in a new window	1923	50	Female	Swan, Mackie & Co.	34, High Street, Kirkcaldy	"Defective sight"	24 shillings (45 & 1/2 hours)	-
16723/21Link opens in a new window	1921	19	Female	Mr. G. Spark	60, Market Street, Haddington	"Lame in one leg. Uses walking stick"	4 pence per hour (44 hours)	"… is not so smart as girls coming to me at 14, as she is also left-handed …"
2304/24Link opens in a new window	1924	52	Female	-	-	"Weak eyesight"	22 shillings (46 hours)	-
6767/22Link opens in a new window	1922	36	Female	Lobban & Crichton	37, Low Street, Banff	-	5 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
8187/21Link opens in a new window	1921	23	Female	Copland & Lye Ltd.	Caledonian House, Glasgow	"Semi-deaf and semi-mute from infancy"	25 shillings (44 hours)	-
8186/21Link opens in a new window	1921	28	Female	Copland & Lye Ltd.	Caledonian House, Glasgow	"Curvature of spine"	25 shillings (44 hours)	-
7516/21Link opens in a new window	1921	47	Female	Copland & Lye Ltd.	Caledonian House, Glasgow	"Physical & nervous debility"	32 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours)	-
6913/21Link opens in a new window	1921	60	Female	Gibb Bros.	16-20, George Street, Stranraer	"Debility and Rheumatism"	28 shillings (46 hours)	-
9357/22Link opens in a new window	1923	27	Female	J. Kennedy & Co.	22, Well Street, Moffat	"Deaf and dumb"	5 pence per hour	"… is not of average intelligence …"
9357/22Link opens in a new window	1924	28	Female	T. Kennedy & Co.	22/26, Well Street, Moffat	"Deaf and dumb"	5 pence per hour	-
1509/1923Link opens in a new window	1924	23	Female	The City of Perth Co-operative Society Ltd.	Scott Street, Perth	"Deaf and dumb"	6 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
1648/22Link opens in a new window	1922	23	Female	Draffen & Jarvis Ltd.	Dundee	"Deaf"	6 & 3/4 pence per hour (44 hours)	-
1719/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	22	Female	Miss M. Morrison	246, Whitehill Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow	"Deafness"	25 shillings (46 hours)	-
954/22Link opens in a new window	1924	19	Female	Mrs Davidson	9, St. Swithin Street, Aberdeen	"Deafness and headaches"	17 shillings & 6 pence (46 hours)	"… Worker is very deaf, suffers from discharge of the ear, has frequent headaches and is undergoing treatment …"
1714/24Link opens in a new window	1924	About 52	Male	Harris & Dietrichsen	5, Wellington Street, Glasgow	"Mentally defective"	47 shillings & 7 pence (45 & 1/4 hours)	"… is mentally defective and is exceedingly slow …"