Permits of exemption: Jute Trade Board
This index is a summary of key information relating to permits of exemption issued to workers who came within the scope of the Jute 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.
Archives at the Modern Records Centre include historical terminology used to describe medical conditions or aspects of disability. This language reflects the context in which the material was created, and may be considered offensive today.
| Number | Date | Age | Gender | Employer | Location | Reason | Proposed wages (week) | Other info |
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| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1922 | 18 | Male | Malcolm Ogilvie & Co. Ltd. | Dundee | "Debility and mal-development" | 21 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1922 | 18 | Male | Don & Duncan Ltd. | Dundee | "General weakness" | 22 shillings & 3 pence (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 73 | Male | Smith Laing & Co. Ltd. | Springfield, Fife | "Age. Heart disease Rheumatism" | 35 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 28 | Male | Smith Laing & Co. Ltd. | Springfield, Fife | "General Weakness" | 40 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 52 | Male | W. Laird & Co. | Forfar | "Slight Mental deficiency" | 46 shillings & 11 pence (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 62 | Male | Cox Bros. Ltd. | Lochee, Dundee | "Partial Blindness cataract" | 44 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10875/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 18 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Pitalpin Works, Lochee | "Infantile paralysis" | 28 shillings (48 hours) | "brought on through shock after a fall at the age of 2 years" |
| J2118/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 22 & 1/2 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Pitalpin Works, Lochee, Dundee | "Left hand amputated at wrist" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J1417/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 67 | Male | J. Scott & Sons, Ltd. | Mid Wynd Works, Dundee | "Physically unfit for heavy work" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1922 | 18 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Lochee | "Infantile paralysis" | 21 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1922 | 64 | Male | Jute Industries Ltd. | Lochee | "Paralysis of right side" | 34 shillings & 4 pence (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1922 | 49 | Male | G. H. Smith & Co. Ltd. | Martock, Somerset | "Mental deficiency and defective eyesight" | 30 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J3410/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Poor physique" | 22 shillings, 2 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J605/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Under developed" | 21 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J4922/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Under developed" | 22 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5457/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 22 | Male | R. G. Kennedy & Co. | 94, Ann Street, Dundee | "Mentally defective" | 32 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5810/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 19 | Male | Durie & Miller Ltd. | Coupar Angus, Perth | "Mentally defective" | 27 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) & then 30 shillings per week until 1/6/26 | - |
| J5458/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | R. G. Kennedy & Co. | Wellington Works, Ann Street, Dundee | "Physically deficient (undersized)" | 27 shillings & 3 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J962/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 22 | Male | The Jute Industries Ltd. | Manhatton Works Branch, Dundee | "Injured hand" | 35 shillings & 2 pence (48 hours) | "…not able to undertake heavy work…" |
| J908/1924Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 19 | Male | J. Sharp and Sons Ltd. | Dundee | "Tuberculous subject" | 25 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | Medical certificate stated "worker was not physically fit for heavy work at that time - Cause. Debility. Post tuberculosis." |
| J2118/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 23 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Pitalpin Works, Dundee | "Loss of left Hand" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J964/2/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 18 | Male | Jute Industries Ltd. | Bow Bridge Works, Dundee | "Thumb and first three fingers of left hand amputated" | 23 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3635/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 22 | Male | John Boath Jnr. & Co. Ltd. | Academy St. Works, Dundee | "Deaf and dumb" | 27 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3722/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 21 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Pitalpin Works, Dundee | "Undersize and physical unfitness" | 35 shillings & 2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3917/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 23 | Male | J. Sharp and Sons Ltd. | Bower Mill, Dundee | "Injured hand" | 35 shillings & 2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J4922/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Under developed" | 22 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | "…not strong enough for heavy work" |
| J846/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Poor physique" | 22 shillings, 2 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | "…is not fit to do the work of a man." |
| J605/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Medically unfit" | 21 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | "…aged 17 is unfit for a man's work." |
| J10183/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 18 | Male | H. Smith & Co. (Dundee) Ltd. | Polepath Works, Dundee | "Effects of infantile paralysis" | 28 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3424/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 57 | Male | J. Prain & Sons, Ltd. | Larchfield Works, Dundee | "Loss of right arm" | 33 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J4172/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 24 | Male | A. F. Mathewson & Co. Ltd. | Grove Mills, Dundee | Not stated | 29 shillings & 5 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5645/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 19 | Male | Malcolm, Ogilvie & Co. Ltd. | Constable Works, Dundee | "Poor physique" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J8294/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 25 | Female | Jute Industries Ltd. | Bow Bridge Works, Dundee | "Paralysis of right hand" | 17 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3235/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 67 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Seafield Works, Dundee | "Age" | 32 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3237/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 61 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Seafield Works, Dundee | "Age and effect of fractured ankle" | 31 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3238/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 39 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Seafield Works, Dundee | "Loss of right arm" | 33 shillings & 4 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3239/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 61 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Seafield Works, Dundee | "Loss of one eye and general infirmity" | 36 shillings & 4 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3240/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 77 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Seafield Works, Dundee | "Age" | 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3234/2/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 70 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Seafield Works, Dundee | "Age" | 33 shillings & 8 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3234/5/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 77 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Seafield Works, Dundee | "Age" | 32 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J3324/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 18 | Female | Caird (Dundee) Ltd. | Craigie Works, Dundee | "Deformity of spine" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J2938/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | Not stated | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10032/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 19 | Male | Coates & Co. Ltd. | Balhousie Works, Perth | "Spinal curvature and atrophy of left leg" | 20 shillings & 11 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J6225/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 18 | Male | Don & Duncan Ltd. | Mid St. Mill, Dundee | "Physically unfit" | 26 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J6571/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 41 | Male | F. S. Sandeman & Son | Manhatton Works, Dundee | "Debility and depression" | 30 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J6593/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Under development" | 21 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J6537/2/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 33 | Male | Smith Laing & Co. Ltd. | Russell Mills, Springfield, Fife | "Chronic Sciatica" | 36 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J6537/3/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 68 | Male | Smith Laing & Co. Ltd. | Russell Mills, Springfield, Fife | "Cardiac debility" | 36 shillings, 1 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J6537/4/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 24 | Male | Smith Laing & Co. Ltd. | Russell Mills, Springfield, Fife | "Physically unfit" | 36 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5457/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 24 | Male | R. C. Kennedy & Co. | Wellington Works, Dundee | "Mentally deficient" | 34 shillings & 2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5458/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 19 | Male | R. C. Kennedy & Co. | Wellington Works, Dundee | "Physically deficient" | 32 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J1500/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 31 | Male | J. Lowson[Jun] & Co. Ltd. | Forfar | "Amputation of left leg" | 31 shillings & 3 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3722/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 22 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Pitalpin Works, Dundee | "Under development" | 36 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J4241/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 19 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Under development" | 24 shillings, 10 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J567/26Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 19 | Male | J & D. Wilkie Ltd. | Kirriemuir Linen Works, Kirriemuir | "Under development" | 25 shillings & 8 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J908/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 20 | Male | J. Sharp and Sons Ltd. | Blinshall St., Dundee | "Debility" | 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5810/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 21 | Male | Durie & Miller Ltd. | Coupar Angus | "Mentally deficient" | 33 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J5463/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 28 | Male | Don & Duncan Ltd. | Dundee | "Physically unfit" | 20 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5481/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 41 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Dundee | "Feeble in mind and body" | 37 shillings & 1 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5467/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 45 | Male | John Sharpe & Sons | Edward Street, Dundee | "Mentally deficient - Totally deaf" | 27 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10918/22Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 52 | Male | G. H. Smith & Co. Ltd. | Parrett Works, Martock | "Mentally deficient" | 28 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5880/22Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 19 | Male | Don & Duncan Ltd. | Dundee | "Unfit for heavy work" | 21 shillings & 5 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10470/22Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 54 | Male | Wm. Laird & Co. | Forfar | "Mental deficiency" | 36 shillings & 8 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J12448/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 23 | Female | A. Moncur & Sons | Dundee | "Mental deficiency" | 19 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J16986/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 54 | Male | Coates & Co. Ltd. | Perth | "Mental and physical deficiency" | 30 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J15234/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 50 | Male | H. Walker & Sons Ltd. | Dundee | "Debility" | 27 shillings & 3 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J13105/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 30 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Dundee | "Defective sight and deafness" | 27 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J24658/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 20 | Female | Cox Bros. Ltd. | Dundee | Mentally and physically unfit" | 21 shillings, 10 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J24660/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 67 | Male | Cox Bros. Ltd. | Dundee | "Arterio sclerosis and blindness" | 35 shillings & 1 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J24657/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 75 | Male | Cox Bros. Ltd. | Dundee | "Heart disease" | 35 shillings & 1 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J14664/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 61 | Male | J. Scott & Sons, Ltd. | Dundee | "Loss of fingers of right hand" | 34 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J16674/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 71 | Male | J. Lowson, Jnr & Co. Ltd. | Forfar | "Age" | 35 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J16826/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 34 | Male | J. Lowson, Jnr & Co. Ltd. | Forfar | "Amputated left leg" | 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J17135/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 23 | Male | Don & Duncan Ltd. | Dundee | "Chronic weakness" | 22 shillings & 3 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10469/20Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 76 | Male | William Laird & Co. | Forfar | "Age" | 36 shillings & 8 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5372/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 72 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Forfar | "Senile weakness" | 34 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J5378/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 45 | Male | H. Walker & Sons Ltd. | Dundee | "Bodily and mental enfeeblement" | 29 shillings & 2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5477/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 51 | Male | J. Scott & Sons, Ltd. | Dundee | "Arterio sclerosis" | 35 shillings & 4 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3236/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 62 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Dundee | "Age" | 27 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J6031/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 21 | Male | Don & Duncan Ltd. | Mid Street Mill, Dundee | "Under developed" | 26 shillings & 11 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5745/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 48 | Male | J. Lowson, Jnr & Co. Ltd. | Victoria Works, Forfar | "Left leg amputated" | 30 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J3234/4/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 56 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Dundee | "Age and general infirmity" | 26 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3421/2/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 59 | Male | Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd. | Dundee | "Age and general infirmity" | 35 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J2165/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Incapable of heavy employment" | 21 shillings, 9 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J2118/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 23 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Pitalpin Works, Lochee, Dundee | "Loss of left hand" | 21 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J437/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Under developed" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10875/21Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 19 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Pitalpin Works, Lochee, Dundee | "Infantile paralysis" | 21 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10183/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 18 | Male | H. Smith & Co. (Dundee) Ltd. | Polepark Works, Dundee | "Infantile paralysis" | 21 shillings, 8 & 1/2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J10032/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 18 | Male | Coates & Co. Ltd. | Balhousie Works, Perth | "Spinal curvature and atrophy of left leg" | 21 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J1832/26Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 18 | Male | J. Sharp and Sons Ltd. | Blinshall St., Dundee | "Unfit for hard manual labour" | 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J1692/26Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Unfit for a man's work" | 24 shillings & 11 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3416/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 20 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Poor physique" | 24 shillings & 11 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J2799/26Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 22 | Male | The Victoria Spinning Co. Ltd. | Queen Victoria Works, Dundee | "Chronic tubercular disease of skin of left face" | 36 shillings & 7 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J646/1924Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 17 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Undersized and underdeveloped" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | "…is very small and much underdeveloped and is not at all fit for a grown man's work." |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1924 | 21 | Male | Don & Duncan Ltd. | Mid Street Mill, Dundee | "Undersized and unable for heavy manual work" | 26 shillings & 11 pence (48 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1925 | 53 | Male | D. Low and Co. | Ann St. Works, Dundee | "Deformity of both legs" | 20 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | "... has been refused relief at the Employment Exchange, & by the Parish Council" |
| J964/2/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Jute Industries Ltd. | Meadow Place Buildings, Dundee | "Injured left hand" | 23 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J605/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Medically unfit" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J5745/23Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 50 | Male | John Lowson Jnr. & Co. Ltd. | Victoria Works, Forfar | "Amputation of left leg" | 30 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| J4241/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Poor physique" | 23 shillings & 11 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3917/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 23 | Male | Sharp & Sons Ltd. | Miln St. Mill, Dundee | "Deformed left hand" | 35 shillings & 2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J3722/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 21 | Male | Spalding & Valentine Ltd. | Lochee, Dundee | "Physically undeveloped" | 35 shillings & 2 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J646/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Under-developed" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J1599/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 72 | Male | Smith Laing & Co. Ltd. | Springfield, Fife | "Age" | 20 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J908/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 18 | Male | J. Sharpe and Sons Ltd. | Miln Street Mill, Dundee | "Debility (part tuberculosis)" | 25 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | - |
| J2323/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 18 | Male | Don Bros. Buist & Co. Ltd. | Ward Mills, Dundee | "Poor physique" | 20 shillings & 10 pence (48 hours) | - |