This index is a summary of key information relating to permits of exemption issued to workers who came within the scope of the Stamped or Pressed Metal Wares 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
Q3672/23Link opens in a new window	1923	19 yrs 10 mths	Female	Evered & Co. Ltd.	Surrey Works, Smethwick	"Mentally undeveloped"	23 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q7675/22Link opens in a new window	1922	62	Female	Hammond, Turner & Sons Ltd.	Summer Hill, Birmingham	"Deformed right hand"	6 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
Q7799/22Link opens in a new window	1922	16	Male	J. Wilday & Sons	Bond Street, Birmingham	"Tuberculosis disease of spine"	4 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
Q8432/22Link opens in a new window	1922	18	Female	H. W. Taylor	30, Graham St., Birmingham	-	30 shillings & 8 pence (47 hours)	-
Q515/1926Link opens in a new window	1926	63	Female	F. Griffiths & Co.	Bilston Road, Wolverhampton	"Severe chronic rheumatism"	20 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q515/2/26Link opens in a new window	1926	63	Female	F. Griffiths & Co.	Bilston Road, Wolverhampton	"Age"	20 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q4014/24Link opens in a new window	1926	40-50	Female	Mr. A. G. Gilbert	78, Buckingham St., Birmingham	"Deaf and slow. Rather stupid"	20 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q2569/1927Link opens in a new window	1927	40	Male	The Clarendon Stamping Co.	Clarendon Works, Park Road, Birmingham	"Very deaf and defective eyesight"	9 & 3/4 pence per hour	"... this worker was taken on ... out of sympathy and at the request of the worker's brother, who had been foreman and toolmaker for the firm for some 25 years ..." Started with firm in 1924.
Q4177/23Link opens in a new window	1923	64	Female	Rowland Hodges & Co. Ltd.	Birmingham	"Gouty knee"	27 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q4177/2/23Link opens in a new window	1923	57	Female	Rowland Hodges & Co. Ltd.	Birmingham	"Age"	27 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q3830/23Link opens in a new window	1923	63	Male	Mr. J. Steer	43-44, Weaman Street, Birmingham	"Premature age and lack of intelligence"	38 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q955/23 Link opens in a new window	1923	21	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Abscess in leg and back"	22 shillings (47 hours)	"... unable to follow any employment which entails standing all day ..."
Q956/23Link opens in a new window	1923	22	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Old rickets and deformities of limbs"	22 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q957/23Link opens in a new window	1923	20	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Minus one leg"	22 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q958/23Link opens in a new window	1923	18	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	-	22 shillings (47 hours)	"…is unable to engage in ordinary mill work. She is only fit for light work."
Q959/23Link opens in a new window	1923	17	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Tubercular disease of knee joint"	22 shillings (47 hours)	"…the joint is still weak and she is still unfit for work which demands standing for any length of time."
Q960/23Link opens in a new window	1923	18	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Rickets"	22 shillings (47 hours)	"…Suffers from the effects of early rickets…"
Q5036/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	19	Female	The Midland Patent Hinge Supply Company	123a, Golden Hillock Road, Small Heath, Birmingham	"Deformed feet"	3 & 1/2 pence per hour (47 hours)	"… worker has a club foot which has been operated upon 20 times, and she is unable to stand at her work." "... Her mother explained that the girl had had only 2 weeks' work since 15 years of age owing to her infirmity, and she had found it impossible to find a suitable job ..."
Q4014/1924Link opens in a new window	1925	40	Female	A. J. Gilbert	78, Buckingham St., Birmingham	"Very deaf and rather simple"	20 shillings (47 hours)	"... only employed out of charity ..." "…Difficulty is experienced in making her understand what is required …" "... has been unemployed for a very long period ..."
Q954/23Link opens in a new window	1923	Over 21	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Anaemia"	24 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q955/23Link opens in a new window	1923	Over 21	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Abcess in leg and back"	24 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q956/23Link opens in a new window	1923	22	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Rickets and deformation of limbs"	24 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q957/23Link opens in a new window	1923	20	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Loss of leg"	24 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q958/23Link opens in a new window	1923	18	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Only fit for light work"	24 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q960/23Link opens in a new window	1923	18	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Rickets"	24 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q959/23Link opens in a new window	1923	18	Female	The North British Eyelet Co. Ltd.	Merefield, Rochdale	"Tubercular disease of knee"	24 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q1457/3/23Link opens in a new window	1923	38	Female	Dutson & Co.	11, Whittall Street, Birmingham	"Badly deformed hunchback (Potts disease of spine)"	25 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q1457/2/23Link opens in a new window	1923	68	Male	Dutson & Co.	11, Whittall Street, Birmingham	"Loss of certain fingers on both hands, stiffness of other fingers, the result of accident"	7 & 3/4 pence per hour	-
Q5390/26Link opens in a new window	1927	70	Female	William Dowler & Sons Ltd.	Graham St. Works, Birmingham	"Advanced Age"	26 shillings (47 hours)	-
Q5391/26Link opens in a new window	1927	74	Male	William Dowler & Sons Ltd.	Graham St. Works, Birmingham	"Advanced Age"	55 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours)	-
Q[4-41]/26Link opens in a new window	1926	50	Female	Eyland & Co.	Walsall	"Spinal complaint due to an accident in her youth"	4 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
Q598/23Link opens in a new window	1924	63	Male	A. Stanley & Sons	Walsall	"Advanced Age"	9 & 1/2 pence per hour	-
Q4014/1924Link opens in a new window	1926	40-50	Female	Mr. A. J. Gilbert	78, Buckingham St., Birmingham	"Deaf and slow - rather stupid"	20 shillings (47 hours)	"... only employed out of charity ..." "…Difficulty is experienced in making her understand what is required …" "... has been unemployed for a very long period ..."
Q6077/1927Link opens in a new window	1928	18	Female	Mr. Charles A. Bly	206 1/2, Broad Street, Birmingham	"Dislocation of left hip"	5 pence per hour (45 & 1/2 hours)	"… suffered from dislocated hips …" "… worker was treated under the care of the Birmingham Cripples' Union …" "... engaged by him some 4 years ago at the request of the worker's mother ..."
Q17183/20Link opens in a new window	1921	50	Female	W. Adcock	Stafford Works, St. Clemet's Rd, Nechells, Birmingham	-	5 pence per hour (47 hours)	-
Q17648/20Link opens in a new window	1922	20	Female	A. Stanley & Sons	Walsall	"Debility"	2[0] shillings (47 hours)	-
Q17649/20Link opens in a new window	1922	61	Male	A. Stanley & Sons	Walsall	"Advanced Age"	9 pence per hour	-