Permits of exemption: Paper Box Trade Boards
This index is a summary of key information relating to permits of exemption issued to workers who came within the scope of the Paper Box Trade Boards for Britain and Ireland - 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 Boards. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B3249dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 20 | Male | J. Quarmby & Son Ltd. | East Parade, Huddersfield | "Deaf & dumb, under developed in mind & physique" "very short-sighted" | 8 pence per hour | "He has the appearance of an undersized & delicate boy of 14." "Mr Quarmby takes a particular interest in a deaf & dumb asylum in Huddersfield & takes on as many as he can train for useful work…". He is "being very well treated as obviously care is taken to bring him on & teach him all that can be" |
| B1202aLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 24 | Female | T. Dickens & Sons Ltd. | Upper Mounts, Northampton | "Mentally deficient must be under constant supervision" | 25 shillings per week (48 hours) | "She cannot concentrate her mind on any particular job. With anyone with her to tell or prompt her she is alright as a worker". "She cannot read or write or tell the time, she breaks into helpless giggles when questioned & is said to have periods of extreme stupidity. She speaks indistinctly." "Mr Dickens has acted with remarkable humanity towards her at the risk of losing most of his workers because he would not dismiss her" |
| B5070dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 69 | Male | C.A. Coutts & Co. | 57 Golden Lane, London EC1 | "Age & general debility" | 40 shillings per week (48 hours) | Had 40-50 years experience in the trade. "He then took to drink, lost his position & was out of the trade for 10 years & finally went into the workhouse" |
| B5219dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 53 | Male | Wm. Vaughan & Son Ltd. | Torrington, North Devon | "Has some little mental weakness (undoubtedly due to a severe blow on the head, as a lad, he has a severe scar on his forehead) which renders him not quite normal" | 8 pence per hour (47 hour week) | - |
| B5676dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 70 1/2 | Male | J. Hyatt & Co. Ltd. | 52 Myrtle Street, Hoxton, N1 | "Old age. Senile debility & bronchitis" | 30 shillings per week (48 hours) | "A hale looking man for his years, though naturally slow in his movements". Used to be a commercial traveller & "has evidently come down in the world". "Has a failing memory" & was unable to do simple office work |
| B7414dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 58 | Male | Malva Manufacturing Co. | High Street, Wandsworth SW18 | "Very slow & feeble" | 27 shillings & sixpence per week (44 hours) | "Premature senility". Had been with firm for 30 years (briefly dismissed). "He lives with a married daughter & her husband who will only give him a home if he earns money". Went into workhouse when dismissed, Manager visited & re-employed him. Manager believed he "suffered from under-feeding but had to live with his daughter because he was incapable of looking after himself". Used to be a stoker & engine-driver |
| B210dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 30 | Male | J. Deaton & Sons | Victoria Works, Usher Road, Old Ford E3 | "Cripple. (Hunchback)" | 10 1/2 pence per hour (48 hour week) | "This man is a dwarf & a hunchback" |
| B5443dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 52 | Male | Terry & Terry Ltd. | 90-92 Leopold Street, Birmingham | "Suffering from chronic arthritis of the knee & hip & ganglion of the wrist" | 36 shillings per week (48 hours) | Previously worked as carter |
| B6350dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 35 | Male | J. & H. Masters | Richbell Place, Lamb's Conduit Street, London WC | "Deafness & dumbness" | 47 shillings per week (48 hours) | "One of six deaf & dumb men employed in this factory but is the only one coming under a Trade Board … this man is considerably the least in intelligence. He requires constant supervision where the other men can be left pretty much to themselves". "The wage seems high" |
| B6947dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 69 | Female | J. Hyatt & Co. Ltd. | 52 Myrtle Street, Hoxton, N | "Old age. Senile debility" | 6 pence per hour (46 hour week) | "She suffers very badly from muscular rheumatism of the hands & in addition, her left wrist is broken. It cannot be replaced owing to age" |
| B1938/14Link opens in a new window | 1920 | - | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | Colin Street, Bromley by Bow, E | "Only one arm" | 10 pence per hour (47 hour week) | "Employed "from sympathetic motives" entirely" |
| B3407dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 37 | Female | A.E. Walker Ltd. | Advance Works, Canonbury, N | "Suffering from constitutional general weakness & from defective eyesight (nystagmus congenital)" | 15/6 wages, 3/1 bonus. Total 18/7d, but only earns about 13/6d | - |
| B3408dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 50 | Female | A.E. Walker Ltd. | Advance Works, Canonbury, N | "Suffering from constitutional bodily & mental debility" | 16/6 wage, 3/4 bonus. Total 19/9 1/2d but only earns about 14 | - |
| B383/14Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 58 | Male | J. Wright & Co. | Anstey, Leicester | "Rupture & rheumatism" | 28 shillings per week | "He does repairs of boots at home on his own. He was a boot refitter". "When in the factory, he has long periods of rest & when out with the van often spends time on his own errands, or stops to have tea at his sister's house". Brother of the senior partner who states that he "would not be employed if he were not a relation" |
| B6648dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 70 | Male | H. Tolley Ltd. | Woolpack Lane, Nottingham | "Old age" | 41 shillings (48 hours) | "The worker says that he has never had a days illness in his life & is now only slow on account of old age & also feebler in the wrist & arm than he was". "He is regarded by the firm as a pensioner & the three cutters & the foreman are anxious to help him in his work" |
| B5768dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 58 | Male | A. Stevens & Co. | Priory Box Factory, Taunton | "He has neither the training or brains to become an efficient cutter" | 10 pence per hour | "Originally a porter we put him to do cutting after he was 40 years old". "He is extremely anxious to be kept on here as he has an invalid wife to support, & he is obviously terrified at the chance of unemployment". "It seems obvious that the worker is not a thoroughly efficient workman & there is no doubt that he will be discharged if the permit is not granted" |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 29 | Female | Bream & Quinn | Bakehouse Lane, Leicester | "Undeveloped" | 18 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B1434cLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 20 | Female | J.S. Aldhouse & Son | 43 Temple Street, C-on-M, Manchester | "Infantile paralysis which has attacked her left leg & arm" | 20 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Her father is a personal friend of Mr Aldhouse, Senior". Youngest of large family. "Her father asked Mr Aldhouse to have her as he felt that she was simply becoming the home drudge for her mother & sisters". "What appears to be wrong with her … is that her affliction has made her have no confidence in herself". Has therefore declined "to try actual box-making". Has improved physically since working |
| B1505/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 20 | Female | H. Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Worcester Works, Clement Street, Birmingham | "Infantile paralysis (Left side)" | 20 shillings per week (48 hours), plus 5% for full weeks work | Employed as the firm already had two of her sisters working for them & "who were able to look after her as she was subject to fits but was better when she had some light employment". "The parents … seem very thankful to us for employing her" |
| B4393dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 19 | Female | W.S. Thomson & Co. Ltd. | Sidney Road, Homerton, London, E9 | "Suffering from congenital arrest of brain development" | 18 shillings per week (47 hours) | "Her condition is slowly improving, and it is good for her to be at work, but her output will be limited by her slow mental condition". "If there is any suggestion of working to time, she becomes very nervous & agitated which is very bad for her". "She has been with us from quite a youngster & we do not wish to get rid of her, & thus be a burden on her parents" |
| B127dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 21 | Female | J. Johnson Esq. | 110 John Street, Glasgow | "Astigmatism of both eyes" | 29/3 per week (50 hours) | Employed by firm for over 6 years. "The forewoman says she is very dull & slow & that in spite of much attention & teaching, she can only do the simplest classes of work" |
| B616/13Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 69 | Female | J. Austin Ltd. | 32 Great George Square, Liverpool | - | 15 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B8485dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 23 | Male | H. Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Summerstown Works, London SW17 | "Defective height" | 30 shillings per week (47 1/2 hours) | - |
| B305cLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 20 | Female | J. Dring Ltd. | Timpson Road, Landport | "Is suffering from defective vision not of normal intelligence" | 16 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Requires constant supervision & has to be told two or three times before she realises that an order has been given". "Obviously well treated & under very lenient discipline" |
| B6591dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 68 | Male | Pemberton & Co. | 17 Belvoir Street, Leicester | "Debility & lumbago" | 45 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B5791/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 69 | Male | Dunmore & Co. | Millstone Lane, Leicester | "General weakness of old age" | 35 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B5334/20 (21)Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 24 | Female | H. Arnold & Co. | New Bedford Street, Luton | "Fits, general ill health" | 24 shillings per week (45 1/2 hours) | "She worked in a munition factory but had to leave because she suffered from fits". Fits "only recently ceased - she still stutters & has no memory". Mother "delighted with her wage" |
| B3762Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 69 | Male | H.H. Tallent | 375 City Road, London, EC | "Old age" | 3 shillings per day (9 1/4 hour day) | "Employed in occasionally taking out a barrow, boiling glue & cleaning up waste etc." "Any youth or girl could do the work equally well" |
| B2559/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 63 | Male | Southcombe Bros, Ltd. | Stoke under Ham, Somerset | "Illiterate, mental incapacity & age" | 45 shillings per week and a house | "Employed as a knife cutter & also supervises the female workers". Daughter & brother also employed by firm, brother helps with work he is unable to do due to illiteracy. Will be sacked if permit not granted |
| B1295/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 21 | Female | Moses & Julius | London, E1 | "Neurasthenia" | 27 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B3287Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 62 | Male | Henry Stone & Son Ltd. | Swan Close Works, Banbury | "Chronic inflammation & ulcer of the left leg" | 4 pence per hour | - |
| B2420Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 32 | Male | R.A. Stephens | 27 Hoxton Square, London, N | "Curvature of the spine" | 20 shillings per week (52 hours) | - |
| B210dLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 30 | Male | J. Deaton & Sons | London | "Cripple" | 8 pence per hour (55 hour week) | "Hunch-backed & is about 4 feet high. His work consists of supplying out-workers with material, a job which could easily be done by a boy or girl" |
| B127dLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 20 | Female | J. Johnson | Glasgow | "Astigmatism of both eyes" | 20 shillings & 3 pence per week (50 hours) | - |
| B2384/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 60 | Male | Palmer Bros. | 35 Millstone Lane, Leicester | "Muscular rheumatism" | 58 shillings & 6 pence per week (48 hours) | 42 years experience in trade |
| B2371/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 35 | Male | G.H. Hickling | 12 Bottle Lane, Nottingham | "Curvature of the spine" | 18 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Was engaged 11 to 12 years ago mainly out of charity & he has never worked for any other firm". Due to recently developing bronchitis, employer has "on wet or cold days found him indoor occupation" |
| B2375/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 66 | Female | J.W. Gill & Sons | People's Hall Works, Loveday Street, Birmingham | "Chronic rheumatism and debility" | 17 shillings & 6 pence per week (52 1/2 hours) | 18 years experience in the trade |
| B2373/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 68 | Male | Elizabeth Kettle | 9 New Oxford Street, London, WC | "Deformed finger & slowness of old age" | £2 per week & about £7 bonus for holiday (45 hours) | - |
| B3096/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 43 | Male | The Modern Box Co. Ltd. | 17 Charles Square, Hoxton, N1 | "Cardiac debility" | £3 per week (48 hours) | - |
| B2306/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 23 | Female | The Dairy Supply Co. Ltd. | Cumberland Avenue, Park Royal, London, NW10 | "Loss of 5 fingers" | 7 pence per hour (47 hours) | "The worker's fingers were missing owing to an accident in the firm's machinery in 1918" |
| B3686Link opens in a new window | 1914 | 22 | Male | B. Jacobson | - | "Backwardness" | 23 shillings per week (56 hours) | "Could not properly set his machine or remember figures or sizes". Memory had improved over 4 years of employer's direct supervision. "Worker appeared to be very well satisfied" |
| B3124/15Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 34 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons | Manchester | "Epilepsy" | 45 shillings per week (48 hours) | "The applicant is only about 4'6" in height owing to badly deformed legs". Fits "occur on average once every 3 or 4 weeks in the factory". Applicant is "bright, intelligent & skilful" |
| B32455/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 32 | Male | G.H. Hickling | Nottingham | "Hunchback" | 18 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Height 4 ft. 7 ins." |
| B8286/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 36 | Male | Eeles, Walker & Co. Ltd. | Birmingham | "Partly paralysed" | 1 shilling per hour | - |
| B11708/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 25 | Female | J. Quarmby & Sons Ltd. | Huddersfield | "Physical & mental weakness" | 32 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B1710a/16Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 29 | Female | Bream & Quinn | Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 18 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B20527/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 26 | Female | W. Cullen & Sons | Nottingham | "Weak-minded & mentally slow" | 30 shillings per week (48 hours) | May be epileptic |
| B20720Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 66 | Male | J. Higgins | Bethnal Green | "Cardiac debility" | 55 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B21696/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 67 | Male | H. Stone & Sons Ltd. | Banbury | "Inflammation of leg, & age" | 1 shilling & 1 1/8 pence an hour | Leg "occasionally ulcerates". Works seated at a punching machine, "normally a boy's job" |
| B21752/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 65 | Male | Miss E. Kettle | London, WC | "Old age & deformity of fingers" | 40 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Congenital contraction of tendons of both little fingers which impedes their movements" |
| B220/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 20 | Female | A. Aviss | Rugby | "Mentally deficient" | 26 shillings per week (47 hours) | "Behind in development of both mind & body for her age" |
| B6291dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 66 | Male | T. Bushill & Sons Ltd. | Coventry | "Age & lack of vigour" | 42 shillings per week (48 hours) | Employed by firm for 54 years. "Of short stature … eyesight now not so good". Suggested that worker "obtain suitable glasses" |
| B11708/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 25 | Female | J. Quarmby & Sons Ltd. | Huddersfield | "(a) Physical weakness owing to tuberculosis (b) Mental weakness" | 28 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B4136dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 18 | Female | T.H. Florence | Manchester | "Mental deficiency" | 20 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B2297/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 23 | Male | D. Smith & Sons (1924) Ltd. | 19/20 Rupert Street, London, E1 | "Broken fingers" | 50 shillings per week (48 hours) | Injured 9 years ago. Lives at 60 Burdett Road, Bow. "The man is too intelligent to remain an inefficient worker" |
| B252/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 20 | Female | The Pearlite Box Co. Ltd. | 135 Shepperton Road, New North Road, London, N1 | "Slight mental deficiency" | 5 1/2 pence per hour (48 hours per week) | Employer stated that they "are keeping the girl on for the sake of the mother". Sacked her as "we fail to see why we should be worried by the Trade Boards". Includes copy of letter from mother appealing for help. Father is out of work. Mother "was reluctant to admit that the girl differed from other workers" & inspector "found her to be quite a normal girl mentally". Permit granted after much debate |
| B2152Link opens in a new window | 1914 | 60 | Male | H. Weinstein | - | "Ulcer of legs" | 20 shillings per week (51 1/4 hours, Monday - Friday) | Skilled cutter, worked for 44 years with Munt's of Hatton Gardens. "Quite vigorous" but has swollen feet which make standing to work difficult |
| B11708/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 25 | Female | J. Quarmby & Sons Ltd. | Huddersfield | "(a) Physical weakness owing to tuberculosis (b) Mental weakness" | 28 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B4136dLink opens in a new window | 1920 | 18 | Female | T.H. Florence | Manchester | "Mental deficiency" | 20 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B5219/19Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 56 | Male | Wm. Vaughan & Son Ltd. | Torrington | "Partially disabled" | 1 shilling per hour (44 hours a week) | "Employed at hand-box making since leaving School. This worker states he suffers from severe headaches due to an accident when a boy" |
| B127[ ]/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 56 | Male | Henry Middleton | Nottingham | "Hunchback rendering him incapable of lifting medium weights" | 45 shillings per week (44 hours) | - |
| B8286/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 36 | Male | Eeles, Walker & Co. Ltd. | Birmingham | - | 1 shilling per hour (48 hours a week) | - |
| B13044/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 73 | Male | - | - | "Age" | 10 pence per hour (48 hour week) | - |
| B17170/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 37 | Male | J. Forknall & Sons | Leicester | "Weak intellect" | 45 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B3882/1913Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 71 | Male | T. Bushill & Sons Ltd. | Coventry | "Old age" | 26 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Unfit for work where machinery is involved". "Childish at times & can only do light work under supervision" |
| B3124/1915Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 32 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Manchester | "Epileptic fits & badly deformed legs" | 27 shillings & 6 pence per week (49 1/2 hours) | "The applicant is only about 4'6" in height owing to badly deformed legs". Fits "occur on average once every 3 or 4 weeks in the factory". Applicant is "bright, intelligent & skilful" |
| B2484cLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 64 | Male | Horton & Yates Ltd. | Nottingham | "Age" | 8 pence per hour | "Odd job man". "Slow in thought & action" though "does not suffer from any apparent infirmity" |
| B3407d (1)Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 37 | Female | A.E. Walker Ltd. | London | "Constitutional general weakness & defective eyesight" | 18 shillings & 7 pence per week (48 hours) | - |
| B3407d (2)Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 50 | Female | A.E. Walker Ltd. | London | "Physical & mental deficiency" | 19 shillings & 9 1/2 pence per week (48 hours) | "She stated her age was 39, but she is obviously nearer 50" |
| B4136dLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 17 | Female | T.H. Florence | Birmingham | "Mental deficiency & affliction of speech" | 17 shillings & 6 pence per week | Certificated learner. "Almost dumb & very simple" |
| B1510bLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 21 | Female | Morris & Yeomans Ltd. | Redditch | "Valvular disease of the heart" | 11 shillings & 5 pence per week (50 hours) | - |
| B2382bLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 55 | Male | Thompson Bros. | Kendal | "Diseased bone in the hand involving loss of use of right hand" | 21 shillings & 6 pence per week (50 hours) | - |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Female | The Metal Rivetted Box Co. | Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 9 shillings per week (52 hours) | - |
| B1081aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 74 | Male | A. Barry | 35a Leconfield Road, Highbury, N | "Infirmity of old age" | 8 shillings per week (27 1/2 hours) | Wages is maximum he can receive with old age pension |
| B779aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 71 | Male | Kodak Ltd. | Wealdstone | "Infirmity of old age" | 18 shillings & 9 pence per week (50 hours) | - |
| B753aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 35 | Male | A.F. Williams | 79a Barnett Grove, Leyton | - | 22 shillings per week (55 hours), holidays & short time paid for | - |
| B1273Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 52 | Male | Thomas Mann & Co. | 8 Postern Place, Middle Pavement, Nottingham | "Spinal affliction" | 15 shillings per week (44 hours) | "A dwarf & very much deformed". "He said he could do nothing but light work & odd jobs. … At time of my visit he was sitting in a corner of the work-room reading a newspaper" |
| B2502Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 22 | Male | Henry Elwin | Plumptre Street, Nottingham | "Epilepsy" | 16 shillings per week (52 1/2 hours) | Fits "sometimes as often as three times a week". "If it were not for my workpeople having got used to dealing with him when he falls down in a fit I should not be able to keep him at all" |
| B2574Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 53 | Male | Palmer Bros. | 35 Millstone Lane, Leicester | "Muscular rheumatism" | 20 shillings per week (55 hours) | "It was a charity to employ the man at 20s". "The man's health was breaking up". "He suffered a good deal in his head". "He said his present employers were considerate to him" |
| B3882Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 70 (approx.) | Male | T. Bushill & Sons Ltd. | Coventry | "Weak sight" | 18 shillings & 6 shillings bonus per week (50 hours) | "The worker has been away ill some weeks". "His mental condition renders him very erratic in his attendance at work" |
| B1434cLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 18 | Female | J.S. Aldhouse & Sons | Manchester | "Infantile paralysis, face, arm & thigh | 17 shillings & 6 pence per week (not exceeding 52 hours) | Employed "at her father's request because she was doing nothing at home, except idling about the house & fretting about her condition". "Employment has done her good, but it is hopeless to attempt to teach her the trade". Has been employed for about 4 years |
| B622Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 25 | Female | G.M. Coomer & Sons | Bristol | "Weakness of the spine" | 4 pence per hour | "The applicant is pigeon chested, hump backed & a dwarf." "She often has to sit down to her work" |
| B1384cLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 60 | Female | J. Gill | Birmingham | "Chronic rheumatism and debility" | 15 shillings plus 7 1/2% War Bonus per week (52 1/2 hours) | Eyes weak. "Very, very slow". Will be sacked if permit not granted "(to our regret as every little helps nowadays)" |
| B1510bLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 23 | Female | Morris & Yeomans Ltd. | Redditch | "Valvular disease of the heart" | 18 shillings per week (52 hours) | Employed for about 2 years. "The worker appeared to suffer with her nerves so that at times her hands shake too much to do cornering" |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 27 | Female | The Metal Rivetted Box Co. | Leicester | "Nervous debility - malformed" | 14 shillings per week (52 hours) | Employed since March 1907. "Was doing the same work as when she entered, work usually done by children straight from school". "Not to be trusted with a machine". Worked with a friend of her mother's, who was "grateful to the firm for their employment of her". Tested for efficiency on new type of work |
| B1938Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 31 | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | London | "Loss of one arm" | 6 1/2 pence per hour (52-60 hours a week) | "Apart from his infirmity, the worker appeared strong & active" |
| B383Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 57 | Male | J. Wright & Co. | Leicester | "Rupture & rheumatism" | 23 shillings per week (48 hours) | Brother of employer. "Had been trained as a boot hand & thrown out of work by the closing of a factory" |
| B2425Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 71 | Male | T. Billson & Sons Ltd. | Leicester | "Old age" | 28 shillings per week (55 hours) | "Getting very feeble". "He is satisfied with his wage" |
| B235Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 30 | Female | Jonas Brook Bros. Ltd. | - | "Paralysis" | 11 shillings & 3 pence per week | No longer employed |
| B1938Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 29 | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | Bromley by Bow | "Loss of right arm" | 4 1/2 pence per hour | "Apart from his infirmity, appeared to be strong & active" |
| B1932aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 37 | Female | J. Cleave & Son Ltd. | Crediton | "Near sighted & nervous" | 10 shillings & 8 pence per week (51 hours) | - |
| B1202aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 21 | Female | T. Dickens & Sons Ltd. | Northampton | - | 15 shillings per week (52 hours) | - |
| B779aLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 73 | Male | Kodak Ltd. | Wealdstone | "Old age" | 21 shillings per week (50 hours) | - |
| B18/15Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 24 | Female | R. Pye & Co. | City Road, London, EC1 | "Nervous debility" | 18 shillings per week (52 hours), average worked 44 hours | "She is still delicate & cannot go on machine or do regular work. She is paid for all holidays & the employer says that she "has a berth for life"" |
| B2575/13Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 33 | Male | A. McPherson Ltd. | London, EC1 | "Spinal caries" | 31 shillings per week (47 hours) | - |
| B2235/13Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 61 | Male | Wheeler & Taylor | City Road, London, EC1 | "Injured arm" | 25 shillings per week (54 hours) | Said "to be breaking up rapidly & to be suffering from gastritis". Off ill when inspector visited |
| B1510Link opens in a new window | 1914 | 26 | Female | C.L. Smith & Co. | - | "Epilepsy, mental weakness & general incapacity for learning..." | 8 shillings per week (52 hours) | Appears to be frequently absent due to ill health, "not stopped for such lost time" & holidays paid for |
| B619/26Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 18 | Female | J. Wright & Co. | Anstey, Leicester | "Diseased hip; deaf & dumb" | 26 shillings per week (48 hours), rising to 28 shillings in August | "Most of the work is taken to her & she is not allowed to go up & down stairs" |
| B1511/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 37 | Male | J. Deaton & Sons | Victoria Works, Usher Road, Old Ford E3 | "Cripple. Hunch back" | 1 shilling & 1 1/2 per hour | Had been in present employment for 23 years |
| B325/1926Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 58 | Male | F. Coleman | 38a Frederick Street Passage, Luton | "Deformed back - short leg" | 10 pence per hour | "Worker was in business for himself for a number of years" |
| B1323/1924Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 26 | Female | J. Dring Ltd. | 70 Tompson Road, Portsmouth | "Defective sight, & impediment of speech" | 5 1/4 pence per hour | - |
| B5220/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 39 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Victoria Mills, Pollard Street, Manchester | "Epilepsy … physical disablement of his legs & stunted growth" | 35 shillings per week (48 hours) | Height: 4' 4". "Appears to be quite bright & intelligent, … kept on entirely sympathetic grounds". "Suffers from fits, is not able to move about very much without difficulty & is unable to work at a bench or machine". "The worker is anxious to remain on the present basis" |
| B1322/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 26 | Female | J.S. Aldhouse & Sons | - | "Infantile paralysis of right side of body, & can hardly use her right arm" | 23 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B838/25Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 22 | Male | R. Pye & Co. Ltd. | 16 Nelson Street, London, EC1 | "Curvature of the spine" | 42 shillings per week (38 hours) | "Entered our service on leaving school". "He is quite satisfied with his present pay & does not want to leave". "The worker was perfectly normal when first employed" but over past 3 years "suffered from increasing curvature" |
| B839/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 39 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Uttoxeter Road, Longton | "Multiple gunshot wounds" (in head & arm) | 43 shillings & 8 pence per week (46 1/2 hours) | Also has meningitis. "Frequently away through illness". "Alleged to be the feeblest case employed & his mind is temporarily affected from time to time & he has to be arrested by his fellow workers" |
| B840/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 37 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Uttoxeter Road, Longton | "Gunshot wound right leg, compound fracture" | 43 shillings & 8 pence per week (46 1/2 hours) | "Previously a collier" |
| B841/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 34 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Uttoxeter Road, Longton | "Right leg amputated" | 43 shillings & 8 pence per week (46 1/2 hours) | "Previously a china coster" |
| B843/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 44 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Uttoxeter Road, Longton | "Gunshot wound right leg" | 43 shillings & 8 pence per week (46 1/2 hours) | "Has to take frequent rests". "Suffers from leg disability & nervous trouble". "Previously an iron stone miner" |
| B845/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 39 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Uttoxeter Road, Longton | "Gunshot wound in left arm" | 43 shillings & 8 pence per week (46 1/2 hours) | "Previously a potter's placer". "Unable to set his own machine" |
| B1101/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 37 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Uttoxeter Road, Longton | "Gunshot wound in the right leg. High extended knee" | 43 shillings & 8 pence per week (46 1/2 hours) | - |
| B6753/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 59 | Female | J. Goff & Co. | 72 Francis Street, Birmingham | "Injury to arm" | 26 shillings per week (48 hours) | Unable to produce as much work "on account of advancing age & thyroid deficiency" |
| B4562/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 18 | Female | J. Sigley & Sons | Shoebridge Street, Leek | "Weak mental condition" | 15 shillings & 6 pence per week (48 hours) | "Highly nervous". "Her hands shake violently if engaged on unfamiliar work". Includes quotes from interview with mother. "Never allowed to travel alone… & rarely sent on errands" |
| B252/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 19 | Female | The Pearlite Box Co. (1918) Ltd. | 135 Shepperton Road, London, N1 | "Mental deficiency" | 5 1/2 pence per hour | Sister of B251/24. "Although the worker is able after being allowed time to reflect to answer questions such as when she was born, how long she has been employed & where she lives, she appears to require constant watching at work". Father out of work. Includes info supplied by mother |
| B251/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 19 | Female | The Pearlite Box Co. (1918) Ltd. | 135 Shepperton Road, London, N1 | "Mental" | 5 pence per hour | Sister of B252/24. "Her mental condition appears to be considerably worse than that of her sister". Doctor suggested that "she should attend a Nerve Hospital". "The girl's condition is stated to be due to a war time air raid shock when the girl was 12 years old". Attended LCC Special School. Includes info supplied by mother |
| B1295/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 20 | Female | Moses & Julius | 23a Hanbury Street, London, E1 | "Neurasthenia" | 23 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B7082/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 29 | Male | Henry Elwin Ltd. | Plumptre Street, Nottingham | "A man with a boy's brain" | 50 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Tall & loosely built & carries his head peculiarly". "Habit of giggling nervously whenever he was addressed". Accompanied by mother when interviewed by employer. "Employer … impressed me with his kindness towards his workpeople" |
| B4116/22Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 19 | Female | Horton & Arlidge Ltd. | Campbell Square, Northampton | "Partial paralysis" | 18 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B2574/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 24 | Female | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Worcester Works, Clement Street, Birmingham | "Infantile paralysis" | 20 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B7127/22Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 32 | Female | F.T. Quinn | Bakehouse Lane, Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 18 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B768/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 24 | Male | A. Coomer | Richmond Place, Lion Terrace, Portsea, Portsmouth | "Gun shot wound, right shoulder blade" | 1 shilling per hour | - |
| B7083/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 31 | Male | Henry Elwin Ltd. | Plumptre Street, Nottingham | "Epileptic fits" | 52 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Extremely violent when attacked by a fit & has to be held down by the other workers who consequently neglect their own work to attend to him" |
| B1045/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 35 | Male | J. Wright & Co. | Anstey, Leicester | "Mental & physical weakness" | 35 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B2380/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 45 | Female | J. Cleave & Son Ltd. | Crediton | "Generally defective faculties" | 4 pence per hour | "Slow in her movements & looks very delicate. She is so nervous that she is incapable of looking at you while speaking to you" |
| B2382/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 59 | Male | Wm. Vaughan & Son Ltd. | Torrington, North Devon | "Mental weakness" | 1 shilling & 1 1/2 pence per hour (44 hour week) | "Severe blow on the head, as a lad". "Employed at hand box making since leaving School" |
| B1511/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 36 | Male | J. Deaton & Sons | Usher Road, London, E3 | "Hunchback" | 1 shilling & 1 1/2 pence per hour | "A dwarf & a hunchback". "The worker himself was satisfied with the rate" |
| B1322/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 25 | Female | J.S. Aldhouse & Sons | Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester | "Infantile paralysis" | 23 shillings per week (48 hours) | Father was a friend of Mr Aldhouse, Senior. Youngest of large family. "Her affliction appeared to have made her nervous & she had no confidence in herself & she declined for this reason to try actual boxmaking" |
| B1116/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 25 | Female | E.F. Taylor & Co. Ltd. | Amphill Road, Bedford | "Feeble mental intellect" | 23 shillings per week (48 hours) | Taking off "creasing" work at parents' request "as she was not allowed to stand at a machine" |
| B5535/1924Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 31 | Male | E.F. Taylor & Co. Ltd. | Bedford | "Amputated left leg" | 55 shillings & 6 pence per week (48 hours) | - |
| B1323/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 25 | Female | J. Dring Ltd. | 70 Timpson Road, Portsmouth | "St Vitus Dance - Defective sight" | 5 1/4 pence per hour | "Suffering from defective eyesight & nervousness". "Had only one eye & a cleft palate & was stated by the firm & her parents to be unable to learn any work". "Very forgetful". "Obviously well treated & under very lenient discipline" |
| B1938Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 28 | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | Bromley by Bow | "Loss of right arm near shoulder" | 3 pence an hour | - |
| B1510Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 26 | Female | C.L. Smith & Co. | Aberdeen | "Epilepsy" | 8 shillings per week (52 hours) | - |
| B2152Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 60 | Male | H. Weinstein | Tottenham, N. | "Ulcer of legs" | 20 shillings per week (51 1/4 hours), Monday to Friday | Worker has left employment |
| B3686Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 22 | Male | B. Jacobson | 19 Brunswick Place, London N | "Backwardness" | 23 shillings per week (56 hours) | - |
| B78Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 21 | Male | Keats & Oram | Leicester | "Deafness & dumbness" | 21 shillings per week (52 hours) | - |
| B1469Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 22 | Male | H. Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Leith | "Hunchback" | 14 shillings per week (50 hours) | - |
| B1815Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 33 | Female | J. Palmer & Sons | Old Ford Road, London, E | "Lack of mental stability" | 9 shillings per week (50 hours) | - |
| B2421/13Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 31 | Male | R.A. Stephens | 27 Hoxton Square, London, N | "Curvature of spine" | 18 shillings per week (52 hours) | - |
| B18/15Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 20 | Female | R. Pye & Co. | 109 Britannia Street, London, E | "Nervous debility" | 9 shillings per week (50 hours) | - |
| B3882/1913Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 71 | Male | T. Bushill & Sons Ltd. | Coventry | "Old age" | 26 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B3124/1915Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 32 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Manchester | "Epileptic fits & badly deformed legs" | 27 shillings & 6 pence per week (49 1/2 hours) | - |
| B2484cLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 64 | Male | Horton & Yates Ltd. | Nottingham | "Age" | 8 pence per hour | - |
| B3407dLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 37 | Female | A.E. Walker Ltd. | London | "Constitutional general weakness & defective eyesight" | 18 shillings & 7 pence per week (48 hours) | - |
| B3408dLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 50 | Female | A.E. Walker Ltd. | London | "Physical & mental deficiency" | 19 shillings & 9 1/2 pence per week (48 hours) | - |
| B4136dLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 17 | Female | T.H. Florence | Manchester | "Mental deficiency & affliction of speech" | 17 shillings & 6 pence per week | - |
| B78Link opens in a new window | 1914 | 21 | Male | Keats & Oram | - | "Deaf & dumb" | 21 shillings per week (52 hours) | "A smart looking youth & operates two machines" (1913), moved to delivery work (1913) & then reinstated in Cutting Department (1914) |
| B2959Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 56 | Male | G. Milnes & Co. | Hewitt Street, Gaythorne, Manchester | "Physical & mental weakness" | 18 shillings per week (nominally 46 hours, really less than 40) | "Worker totally illiterate, too infirm to work with any regularity". "Suffering from chronic bronchitis & general asthenia" |
| B1968Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 29 | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | Bromley by Bow | "Loss of right arm" | 4 1/2 pence per hour | - |
| B3762Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 69 | Male | H.H. Tallent | 375 City Road, London, EC | "Old age" | 3 shillings per day (9 1/4 hour day) | - |
| B1510bLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 21 | Female | Morris & Yeomans Ltd. | Astwood Bank, Redditch | "Valvular disease of the heart" | 12 shillings & 6 pence per week (50 hours) | "Attempts to teach her processes in the trade have proved futile". "The girl appears to suffer with her nerves so that at times her hands shake too much to do cornering" |
| B2382bLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 55 | Male | Thompson Bros. | Kendal | "Diseased bone in the hand involving loss of use of right hand" | 21 shillings & 6 pence per week (50 hours) | Previously employed as railway labourer. Working as truckman & general labourer |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Female | The Metal Rivetted Box Co. | Bakehouse Lane, Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 9 shillings per week (52 hours) | "It is asserted that the worker is a "Charity" case & is employed out of consideration for her mother, an old employee of the firm" |
| B1081aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 74 | Male | A. Barry | 35a, Leconfield Road, Highbury, N | "Infirmity of old age" | 8 shillings per week (27 1/2 hours) | Wage is maximum worker can receive with old age pension. "Very old and feeble and is stated also at some time to have had concussion" |
| B779aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 71 | Male | Kodak Ltd. | Wealdstone | "Infirmity of old age" | 18 shillings & 9 pence per week (50 hours) | Previously paid 25s a week as a roadsweeper. "Wanted a light indoor job because of lumbago". Firm claim job (mixing glue & odd jobs) "is absolutely charity" |
| B753aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 35 | Male | A. F. Williams | 79a, Barnett Grove, Leyton | "Mental condition & his defective sight and hearing" | 22 shillings per week (55 hours) | "Stammers a good deal and appears not to be normal. The employer speaks highly of his capacity & industry as a truck man" |
| B3096/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 42 | Male | The Modern Box Co. Ltd. | 17, Charles Square, Hoxton | "Cardiac debility & is not fit to do hard work" | 60 shillings per week (48 hours) | "Suffers from gastritis & was placed in Category Grade 3 for Army & received exemption" |
| B11179/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 21 | Female | The Dairy Supply Co. Ltd. | Cumberland Avenue, Park Royal, London NW10 | "Loss of all fingers on right hand and two fingers on left hand" | 24 shillings & 6 pence per week (47 hours) | Employed on clerical work for 3 years after her accident. Returned to paper box section as packer in 1921 |
| B10492/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 36 | Male | Hat Materials Ltd. | 11, Collingdon Street, Luton | "Curvature of spine. Has had pulmonary tuberculosis" | 30 shillings per week (44 hours) / 33s per week (48 hours) | Worker "most anxious to get into employment again as he has a wife & child to support". Firm has offered to employ him if permit granted |
| B1568/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 19 | Male | E. Stubbs & Co. | Bath Street, Leek | "Some mental pecularity due to being backward as a child" | 7 pence per hour (48 hours a week) | "Improving and eventually will probably made an efficient workman". "Could not speak until he was 10 years of age". Parents keen for permit to be granted |
| B10724/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 45 | Male | Paper Goods Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | Westmead Road, Sutton | "Fractured left tibia" | 35 shillings per week (48 hours) | - |
| B417cLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 74 | Male | Mr. E. Mier | Dalston, E.8. | "Cataract … and varicose veins of the right leg" | 12 shillings (49 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B305cLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 18 | Female | J. Dring Ltd. | Portsmouth | "Defective vision and Chorea" | 12 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| B198cLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 67 | Male | Mr. Arthur Coomer | Portsmouth | Not stated | 6 pence per hour | - |
| B2382bLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 56 | Male | Thompson Bros. | Kendal | "Diseased bone in right hand" | 21 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | - |
| B779aLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 73 | Male | Kodak Ltd. | Wealdstone, Middlesex | "Old age" | 21 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| B18/15Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 24 | Female | R. Pye & Co. | City Road, London, E. C. 1. | "Nervous debility" | 18 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B275/13Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 33 | Male | A. McPherson Ltd. | London, E. C. 1. | "Spinal Caries" | 31 shillings (47 hours) | - |
| B2235/13Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 61 | Male | Wheeler & Taylor | City Road, London, E. C. 1. | "Injured arm" | 25 shillings (54 hours) | - |
| I.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 27 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Left leg amputated" | 28 shillings including 3 shilling bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| II. | 1918 | 39 & 1/2 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Amputation of left leg, gun shot wound on left side" | 28 shillings including 3 shilling war bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| III.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 28 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Amputation of left leg, right leg stiff" | 30 shillings & 1 pence including 3 shilling war bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| IV.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 34 & 3/4 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Loss of left leg" | 28 shillings including 3 shilling war bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| V.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 21 & 3/4 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Gun shot wound - right arm, hand useless" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| VI.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 32 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Left leg amputated" | 30 shillings & 1 pence including 3 shilling bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| VII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 31 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Diseased leg" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| VIII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 23 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Shrapnel wound, right hand useless" | 28 shillings & 6 pence including 3 shilling war bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| IX.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 28 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Amputation of left leg" | 22 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | - |
| X.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | About 24 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Gun shot wound, right arm" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XI.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 32 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Right leg amputated" | 30 shillings & 1 pence including 3 shilling war bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| XII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 23 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Gun shot wound, left arm - hand useless" | 22 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | - |
| XIII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 21 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Gun shot wound, right thigh" | 22 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | - |
| XIV.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 31 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Loss of right leg" | 30 shillings & 1 pence including 3 shilling war bonus per week (50 hours) | - |
| XV.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 28 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Gun shot wound left leg. Dropped foot" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XVI.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 48 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Left leg amputated. Left arm injured" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XVII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 34 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Right arm amputated" | 24 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XVIII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 25 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Right arm amputated" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XIX.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 23 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Gunshot wound left arm" | 22 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | - |
| XX.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 31 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | Fulham Road, London, S.W.3. | "Right arm amputated" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 27 | Female | The Metal Rivetted Box Co. | Leicester | "Nervous debility - malformed" | 10 shillings & 6 pence (52 hours) | "…subject to nervous debility…" |
| B1521/12Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 25 | Female | Mr. J. Johnston | Glasgow | "Left arm broken and short" | 15 shillings plus 12 & 1/2 % war bonus (52 hours) | "…her deformity obviously affects her speed very considerably" |
| B1541/12Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 77 | Female | Mrs H Willmot | Birmingham | "Advanced age" | 3 & 1/4 pence per hour | - |
| B1829/14Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 63 | Male | W. Tyler Sons & Co. | Leicester | "Paralysis" | 25 shillings and 7 shillings & 10 pence war bonus (54 hours) | "…very deficient in hearing and very nervous." |
| B1273/15Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 54 | Male | Mr H. Middleton | Nottingham | "Deformed" | 26 shillings (52 hours) | "…is suffering from curvature of the spine…" "…a dwarf and very much deformed…" |
| B616/13Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 67 | Female | J. Austin Ltd. | Liverpool | "Old age, debility and enfeebled condition" | 12 shillings (52 hours) | "…affected by general debility and enfeebled circulation…" "…her hands are now deformed…" |
| B3124/15Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 31 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Manchester | "Epileptic fits and badly deformed legs" | 23 shillings plus 2 shillings war bonus (52 hours) | - |
| B840/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 38 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Longton | "Gunshot wound right leg, compound fracture (high shoe 4") | 43 shillings & 8 pence (46 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B841/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 36 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Longton | "Right leg amputated" | 43 shillings & 8 pence (46 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B843/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 45 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Longton | "Gunshot wound right leg" | 43 shillings & 8 pence (46 & 1/2 hours) | "…suffered from leg disability and nervous trouble…" |
| B839/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 41 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Longton | "Multiple gunshot wounds" | 43 shillings & 8 pence (46 & 1/2 hours) | "…suffered from gunshot wound in head and arm and had meningitis…" "…was frequently away through illness…" "…his mind was temporarily affected from time to time and he had to be arrested by his fellow workers." |
| B845/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 40 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Longton | "Gunshot wound in left arm" | 43 shillings & 8 pence (46 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B1101/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 39 | Male | Longton Disabled Soldiers' & Sailors' Cardboard Box Factory | Longton | "Gunshot wound in the right leg. High extended knee" | 43 shillings & 8 pence (46 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B2580/24Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 21 | Female | Horton & Arlidge Ltd. | Campbell Square, Northampton | "Partial paralysis of right arm" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B1908/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 45 | Male | The Modern Box Co. Ltd. | 17, Charles Square, Hoxton | "Cardiac debility" | 62 shillings and 6 pence (48 hours) | "…slow and inefficient at his work, due to the condition of his health." |
| B2380/1924Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 47 | Female | J. Cleave & Son Ltd. | Crediton, Devon | "Defective eyesight and hearing" | 5 pence per hour (43 hours) | "…the worker was slow in her movements and looked very delicate…" |
| B1904/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 26 | Female | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Worcester Works, Clement Street Parade, Birmingham | "Infantile paralysis" | 20 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B2268/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 33 | Male | Henry Elwin Ltd. | Plumptre St., Nottingham | "Epileptic Fits" | 52 shillings (48 hours) | "…was subject to Epileptic fits and he appeared to be clearly sub-normal…he was extremely violent when attacked by a fit and had to be held down by the other workers…" |
| B1798/1925Link opens in a new window | 1926 | Nearly 22 | Male | Mr. A. E. Vincent | 2, Middle Street, Yeovil | "Dull and mentally deficient" | 28 shillings and 4 pence (41 & 1/2 hours) | "…worker was slightly mentally defective…" |
| B325/1926Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 58 | Male | Mr. F. Colman | 38a, Frederick Street Passage, Luton | "Deformed back and short leg" | 10 pence per hour | "…worker suffers from a diseased hip. He wears a surgical boot with about a 6 inch extension sole used….also requires a stick to move from place to place…" |
| B2931/1926Link opens in a new window | 1926 | 19 | Female | D. Smith & Sons (1924) Ltd. | 19/20, Rupert St., Leman St., London, E1 | "Nervous fits" | 28 shillings (48 hours) | "…worker suffered from nervous debility and epileptic fits…" "…the fits were less frequent but seemed to take a greater hold on her than before. She usually was very weak for a day or two after having a fit…." |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 27 | Female | The Metal Rivetted Box Co. | Leicester | "Nervous debility - malformed" | 10 shillings and 6 pence (52 hours) | - |
| B1521/12Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 25 | Female | Mr. J. Johnston | Glasgow | "Left arm broken and short" | 15 shillings plus 12 & 1/2% war bonus (52 hours) | - |
| B1541/12Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 77 | Female | Mrs H Willmot | Birmingham | "Advanced age" | 3 & 1/4 pence per hour | - |
| B1829/14Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 63 | Male | W. Tyler Sons & Co. | Leicester | "Paralysis" | 25 shillings & 7 shillings and 10 pence war bonus (54 hours) | - |
| B1273/15Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 54 | Male | Mr. H. Middleton | Nottingham | "Deformed" | 26 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B616/13Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 67 | Female | J. Austin Ltd. | Liverpool | "Old age, debility and enfeebled condition" | 12 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B3124/15Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 31 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Manchester | "Epileptic fits and badly deformed legs" | 23 shillings plus 2 shillings war bonus (52 hours) | - |
| B3882Link opens in a new window | 1918 | About 70 | Male | T. Bushill & Sons Ltd. | - | "Weak sight" | 18 shillings and bonus of 6 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| B2297/1925Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 23 | Male | D. Smith & Sons (1924) Ltd. | 19/20, Rupert St., Leman St., London, E1 | "Crippled fingers (right hand)" | 60 shillings (48 hours) | "Two fingers of one hand are quite rigid as the result of a fracture sustained some years ago." "…sustained and injury to the middle and third fingers of the right hand some nine years ago…" |
| B3013/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 26 | Female | J. H. Horton & Co. | Nottingham | "Anaemic and mentality below normal" | 6 & 3/4 pence per hour | - |
| B6088/23Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 21 | Male | R. Pye & Co. | London, E.C.1. | "Old Spinal Disease" | 35 shillings (36 hours) | "…for some years back the worker was suffering increasingly from curvature of the spine and had 5 months' treatment in hospital…" |
| B1044/24Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 19 | Male | Clarke & Co. | Mountsorrel, near Loughborough | "Curvature of spine and weak heart" | 21 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B1045/1924Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 36 | Male | J. Wright & Co. | Anstey, Leicester | "General weakness (mental and physical)" | 35 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B2380/1924Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 46 | Female | J. Cleave & Son Ltd. | Crediton, Devon | "Defective eyesight and rather deaf" | 4 pence per hour (43 hours) | "…the worker was slow in her movements and looked very delicate…" |
| B1904/1925Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 25 | Female | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Worcester Works, Clement Street,, Birmingham | "Infantile paralysis" | 20 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B2580/1924Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 20 | Female | Horton & Aldridge Ltd. | Campbell Square, Northampton | "Partial paralysis of right arm" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B1908/1925Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 44 | Male | The Modern Box Co. Ltd. | 17, Charles Square, Hoxton, N1 | "Cardiac debility" | 62 shillings and 6 pence (48 hours) | "…slow and inefficient at his work, due to the condition of his health…" |
| B252/1925Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 20 | Female | The Pearlite Box Company Ltd. | 135, Shepperton Road, New North Road, London, N1 | "Slight Mental deficiency" | 5 & 1/2 pence per hour (48 hours) | - |
| B1798/1925Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 20 | Male | Mr. A. E. Vincent | 2, Middle Street, Yeovil | "Mentally deficient" | 20 shillings and 11 pence (32 & 1/2 hours) for factory work. 4 shillings and 1 pence (6-7 & 1/2 hours) house and shop work. | "…worker is somewhat mentally deficient…" "…very dull mentally and incapable of doing anything on his own initiative…" "…slightly mentally defective…" |
| B2581/1924Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 34 | Female | Mr. Frederick T. Quinn | Bakehouse Lane, Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B1917/1925Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 27 | Female | A. Coomer | Richmond Place, Portsea, Portsmouth | "Gun shot wound, right shoulder" | 1 shilling per hour | "…worker suffered from an injury to his right shoulder joint which rendered him physically unfit to earn ordinary wages…" |
| B2268/1925Link opens in a new window | 1924 | 32 | Male | Henry Elwin Ltd. | Plumptre St., Nottingham | "Epileptic fits" | 52 shillings (48 hours) | "…was subject to Epileptic fits and he appeared to be clearly sub-normal…he was extremely violent when attacked by a fit and had to be held down by the other workers…" |
| B11023/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 15 | Female | Hat Materials Ltd. | 11, Collingdon Street, Luton | "Loss of four fingers on left hand" | 8 shillings (44 hours) | - |
| B1505/20Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 22 | Female | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Worcester Works, Clement Street, Parade, Birmingham | "Infantile paralysis" | 20 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B4116/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 17 | Female | Horton & Arlidge Ltd. | Northampton | "Partial paralysis of the right arm" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | "…the girl is paralysed in the right arm, which is to a great extent useless…" |
| B3352/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 61 | Male | E. J. Bradstreet & Sons Ltd. | 41, Chiswell St., London, EC1 | "Premature senility" | 40 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B5600/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 17 | Male | Clarke & Co. | Mountsorrel, near Loughborough | "Weak heart and an injured spine (hunchback)" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B10725/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 19 | Female | The Paper Goods Manufacturing Co. | Sutton, Surrey | "Mutilated right hand, only 2 fingers left" | 22 shillings (48 hours) | "…Her right hand has been badly injured, the thumb, part of the first finger, and the whole of the little finger having been amputated…" |
| B10724/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 45 | Male | The Paper Goods Manufacturing Co. | Sutton, Surrey | "Fractured left tibia" | 35 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B768/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 23 | Male | Mr. Arthur Coomer | Richmond Place, Lion Terrace, Portsea, Portsmouth | "Right shoulder joint set" | 1 shilling per hour | "…worker suffered from an injury to his right shoulder joint which rendered him physically unfit to earn ordinary wages…" |
| B820/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 19 | Female | Greenfield & Co. Ltd. | Salford | "Mentally defective" | 22 shillings (48 hours) | "…she is mentally defective and unfitted for work on a machine requiring skill…" |
| B7363/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 34 | Male | J. Wright & Co. | Anstey, Leicester | - | 35 shillings (46-48 hours) | - |
| B941/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 48 | Male | Standard Box Co. | 23, Kingsland Road, London, E2 | "Varicocele and varicose veins" | 1 shilling & 2 pence per hour | - |
| B7129/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 24 | Female | J. Dring Ltd. | 70, Timpson Road, Portsmouth | "Defective vision" | 5 & 1/4 pence per hour (48 hours) | - |
| B3497/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 23 | Female | E. F. Taylor & Co. Ltd. | Amptill Road, Bedford | "Not of normal state" | 23 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours) | "…She is not up to normal standard of intelligence…" |
| B3498/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 26 | Male | E. F. Taylor & Co. Ltd. | Amptill Road, Bedford | "Loss of one eye" | 66 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours) | "…The worker's right eye was removed by operation after injury by a shell fragment in 1916." |
| B7128/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 23 | Female | J. S. Oldhouse & Sons | 43, Temple Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester | "Infantile paralysis" | 23 shillings (48 hours) | "…the worker suffers from infantile paralysis in face, arm and leg." |
| B8387/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 39 | Male | J. & H. Masters | Richbell Place, Lamb's Conduit Street, London, W.C. | "Deaf and dumb" | 1 shilling per hour | - |
| B7123/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 24 | Male | John Quarmby & Son Ltd. | East Parade, Huddersfield | "Deaf and dumb, also considerable underdevelopment" | Female Minimum Time Rate | - |
| B8388/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 34 | Male | J. Deaton & Sons | Usher Road, Old Ford, London, E3 | "Cripple (Hunchback" | 1 shilling, 1 & 1/2 pence per hour (48 hours) | - |
| B8417/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 19 | Female | Forrest & McIlvrido | 97, West Campbell Street, Glasgow | "Small in stature, and anaemia & debility" | 24 shillings (48 hours) | "…the worker suffers from anaemia and debility…Her growth is also stunted…" |
| B11023/22Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 16 | Female | Hat Materials Ltd. | 11, Collingdon Street, Luton | "4 fingers on the left hand amputated" | 10 shillings (44 hours) | - |
| B4562/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 18 | Female | J. Sigley & Sons | Shoobridge Street, Leek | "Mentally incapable" | 15 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | "…for the last 10 years….she is mentally incapable of any responsible position of work. Organically she is sound, but her weak mental condition is a great hardship." |
| B6088/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 20 | Male | R. Pye & Co. | 14, Nelson Street, London, EC1 | "Curvature of spine" | 30 shillings (36 hours). After January 1924, 33 shillings (36 hours) | "…worker is almost deformed in appearance and has been in hospital from May to September…""…has been suffering from curvature of the spine |
| B5535/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 29 | Male | E. F. Taylor & Co. Ltd. | Amptill Road, Bedford | "Left leg amputated below knee" | 55 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B5623/23Link opens in a new window | 1923 | 18 | Female | F. Floyd & Co. | 356, Bell Barn Road, Birmingham | "Rheumatism" | 27 shillings (48 hours) | "…she suffered with Rheumatic Fever…" |
| B1497c (1)Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 28 | Female | Pool, Lorrimer & Tabberer | Leicester | "Constitutionally not strong" | 4 pence per hour plus 20% | "…chronically slow and needed so much supervision…""…extremely slow in understanding…" |
| B1497c (2)Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 22 | Female | Pool, Lorrimer & Tabberer | Leicester | "Bad eyesight, and liable to bilious attacks" | 4 & 1/2 pence per hour plus 20% | "…The worker suffers from bad sight which causes headaches and fatigue…" |
| B1497c (3)Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 18 | Female | Pool, Lorrimer & Tabberer | Leicester | "Dislocated hip, anaemia and subject to bilious attacks" | 4 pence per hour plus 20% | "…is a cripple and is under-sized and looks delicate." |
| B2484c (1)Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 61 | Male | Horton & Yates, Ltd. | Nottingham | "Age" | 8 pence per hour | "…slow in thought and action and takes his work leisurely." |
| B2484c (2)Link opens in a new window | 1919 | 73 | Male | Horton & Yates, Ltd. | Nottingham | "Old Age" | 8 pence per hour | - |
| B1360aLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 28 | Female | Moses & Julius | London | "Cripple" | 19 shillings (45 hours) | "…experiences great difficulty in getting up and down stairs…she moves slowly at her work…" |
| B1932aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 34 | Female | John Cleave & Son Ltd. | Crediton | "Very short-sighted and intensely nervous" | 9 shilling & 7 pence (51 hours) | - |
| B3236aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 21 | Male | Derry & Toms | High Street, Kensington, W | "Epilepsy" | 15 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B3234aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Female | Whitehead, Rogers & Co. | Bath Works, Baldwin Street, City Road, London, EC | - | 12 shillings (50-52 hours) | "On account of infirmity" |
| B1059aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 19 | Female | Foulds & Howson Ltd. | 66, Eldon Street, Sheffield | - | 10 shilling & 6 pence (52 hours) | "Extraordinarily slow" |
| B1202aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 20 | Female | T. Dickins & Son Ltd. | Upper Mounts, Northampton | - | 13 shillings (52 hours) | "Because she must be under personal supervision and cannot be left to do work on her own initiative." |
| B2052aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 22 | Male | A. Pemberton & Co. | 17, Belvoir St., Leicester | "Deaf and dumb and lame in left foot" | 10 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B1665aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 65 | Male | J. B. Taylor & Co. | York Road, Leicester | "Ulcerated legs and muscular rheumatism" | 24 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B173bLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 26 | Female | J. W. Gill | Loveday Street, Birmingham | "Anaemia and Indigestion and in poor health physcially" | 11 shillings plus 20% War bonus (52 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B1613aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Female | Alex. Kerr & Son | 2 Swinton Row, Edinburgh | "Cardiac weakness and general physical debility" | 12 shilling & 6 pence (52 hours) | - |
| B3474aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 23 | Male | Vincent & Duncan | Bideford | "Defective eyesight" | 19 shillings (47 & 1/4 hours) | - |
| B2502/15Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 23 | Male | Mr. H. Elwin | Plumptre Street, Nottingham | "Subject to epileptic fits" | 22 shilling & 6 pence (52 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B3124/15Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 30 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Pollard Street, Manchester | "Badly deformed legs. Subject to fits" | 18 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B3287/15Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 63 | Male | H. Stone & Son Ltd. | Swan Close Works, Banbury | "Chronic inflammation & ulcer of the left leg" | 4 & 1/2 pence per hour | - |
| B1932aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 34 | Female | John Cleave & Son Ltd. | Crediton | "Very short-sighted and intensely nervous" | 10 shilling & 8 pence (51 hours) | "…worker…is obviously delicate and very nervous and shy and is short-sighted" |
| B3236aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 21 | Male | Derry & Toms | High Street, Kensington, W | "Epilepsy and mental affection" | 15 shillings (52 hours) | "…under my treatment for epilepsy for the last three years or so" "..He is very simple and quite incapable of any other kind of work as he suffers from fits…""…looks far younger than his years. He suffers from minor epilepsy. When questioned…he could not tell his christian name nor the wages he was receiving..." |
| B3234aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Female | Whitehead, Rogers & Co. | Bath Works, Baldwin Street, City Road, London, EC | - | 12 shillings (52 hours) | "…she is clearly sub-ordinary" |
| B1059aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 19 | Female | Foulds & Howson Ltd. | 66, Eldon Street, Sheffield | - | 8 shillings (52 hours) | "Extraordinarily slow""…was working very slowly and seemed very dull-witted..." |
| B1202aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 20 | Female | T. Dickins & Son Ltd. | Upper Mounts, Northampton | - | 13 shillings (52 hours) | "The worker was educated at a Special School.""…I should consider her capable of performing a certain amount of mechanical work only provided she were under constant direction." |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Female | The Metal Rivetted Box Co. | Bakehouse Lane, Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 7 shillings (52 hours) | "…subject to nervous debility" |
| B2052aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 22 | Male | A. Pemberton & Co. | 17, Belvoir St., Leicester | "Deaf and dumb and lame in left foot" | 10 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B1948aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 68 | Male | S. Coldwell & Co. | 2, Gt. Cambridge, Sheffield | "Senile decay" | 4 pence per hour | "…Too old" - [Entire entry is crossed out on paperwork] |
| B1665aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 65 | Male | J. B. Taylor & Co. | York Road, Leicester | "Ulcerated legs and muscular rheumatism" | 24 shillings (52 hours) | [Entire entry is crossed out on paperwork] |
| B2286aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 26 | Male | F. J. Hingley | Stoney Street, Nottingham | "Loss of second and third and part of first fingers on the left hand" | 20 shillings (52 hours) | "…met with an accident... Which removed three fingers from his left hand…" - [Entire entry is crossed out on paperwork] |
| B173bLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 26 | Female | J. W. Gill | Loveday Street, Birmingham | "Anaemia and Indigestion and in poor health physically" | 11 shillings plus 20% War bonus (52 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B1613aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Female | Alex. Kerr & Son | 2 Swinton Row, Edinburgh | "Cardiac weakness and general physical debility" | 12 shilling & 6 pence (52 hours) | "…She is under-sized and look much younger than her stated age…""…inferior intelligence…""…the girl has a tendency to fits…slow and far from strong…" |
| B2052/15Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 23 | Male | Mr. H. Elwin | Plumptre Street, Nottingham | "Subject to epileptic fits" | 22 shilling & 6 pence (52 & 1/2 hours) | "…he has fits frequently sometimes as often as three times a week…" |
| B3124/15Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 30 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Pollard Street, Manchester | "Badly deformed legs. Subject to fits" | 18 shillings (52 hours) | "…rendered incapable of work by reason of epilepsy…" |
| B3287/15Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 63 | Male | H. Stone & Son Ltd. | Swan Close Works, Banbury | "Chronic inflammation & ulcer of the left leg" | 4 & 1/2 pence per hour | "…and find him in feeble health. He has an inflamed ulcer of left leg…""…considered as physically unfit…owing to his general weakness and being unable to stand or walk for any length of time…""…He has recently been treated at the Workhouse Infirmary for varicose veins..." |
| II.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 30 shillings & 1 pence including 3 shillings war bonus (50 hours) | - |
| IV.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 30 shillings & 1 pence including 3 shillings war bonus (50 hours) | - |
| V.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| VI.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 32 shillings & 2 pence including 3 shillings war bonus (50 hours) | - |
| VII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| IX.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| X.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 28 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | - |
| XI.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 32 shillings & 2 pence including 3 shillings war bonus (50 hours) | - |
| XII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XIII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XIV.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | - | 32 shillings & 2 pence including 3 shillings war bonus (50 hours) | - |
| XV.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 28 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Gunshot wound left leg. Dropped foot." | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XVI.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 48 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Left leg amputated. Left arm injured." | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XVII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 34 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Right arm amputated" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XVIII.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 25 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Right arm amputated" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| XIX.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 23 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Gunshot wound left arm" | 22 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | - |
| XX.Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 31 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Right arm amputated" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| B14700/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 23 | Female | Batger & Co. Ltd. | Ratcliff, E1 | "Partial paralysis of right arm" | 26 shillings (47 hours) | "…she is paralysed or partially paralysed in the right arm, in fact the whole right side is somewhat affected. She has had this physical weakness since childhood, due no doubt to infantile paralysis..." |
| B18228/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 33 | Male | J. Wright & Co. | Anstey, near Leicester | "Mental & physical weakness." | 35 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B5219dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 56 | Male | W. Vaughan & Son Ltd. | Torrington | "Mental weakness" | 1 shilling per hour (44 hours) | "...(undoubtedly due to severe blow on the head as a lad) which renders him not quite normal…"S…suffers from severe headaches due to an accident when a boy. When these attacks come on, which are fairly frequent, he is unfit to perform his duties…" |
| B1273/15Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 58 | Male | H. Middleton | Woolpack Lane, Nottingham | "Spinal affliction" | 45 shillings (44 hours) | - |
| B14094/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 37 | Male | M. Feldman & Son | 44a Buckland Street, New North Road, London, N1 | "Dyspepsia owing to lack of teeth" | 1 shilling per hour | "…he needs an unusual amount of explanation and supervision…" |
| B2581/24Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 35 | Female | Mr. F. T. Quinn | Box Manufacturer, Bakehouse Lane, Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B5211/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 57 | Male | Paper Goods Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | Westmead Road, Sutton, Surrey | "Acute rheumatism" | 55 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B1798/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 22 | Male | Mr. A. E. Vincent | 2, Middle Street, Yeovil | "Mentally deficient" | 20 shillings & 11 pence (32 & 1/2 hours) | "…his dullness etc., has not allowed him to grasp ideas…" |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1925 | 39 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Victoria Mills, Pollard Street, Manchester | "Deformed legs" | 35 shillings (48 hours) | "…worker was only 4 ft. 6 in. in height, owing to badly deformed legs. He also suffered from fits…" |
| B838/25Link opens in a new window | 1925 | 22 | Male | R. Pye & Co. Ltd. | 16, Nelson Street, London, EC1 | "Curvature of the spine" | 40 shillings (38 hours) | "…suffering from curvature of the spine and was almost deformed in appearance…""…worker had been in hospital from May to September, 1923…""…had been suffering from increasing curvature culminating at the end of April, 1923 in complete disability…" |
| B1938Link opens in a new window | 1914 | 28 | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | - | "Lost right arm near shoulder" | 3 pence per hour | - |
| B1273Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 52 | Male | Thomas Mann & Co. | 8, Postern Place, Middle Pavement, Nottingham | "Spinal affliction" | 15 shillings (44 hours) | - |
| B2502Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 22 | Male | Henry Elwin | Plumptre Street, Nottingham | "Epilepsy" | 16 shillings (52 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B2574Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 53 | Male | Palmer Bros. | 35, Millstone Lane, Leicester | "Muscular rheumatism" | 20 shillings (55 hours) | - |
| B3124Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 29 | Male | Hugh Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Manchester | "Suffers from fits and physical disablement of the legs" | 15 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| B3287Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 62 | Male | Henry Stone & Son Ltd. | Swan Close Works, Banbury | "Chronic inflammation & ulcer of the left leg" | 4 pence per hour | - |
| B2420Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 32 | Male | R. A. Stephens | 27, Hoxton Square, London, N | "Curvature of the spine" | 20 shillings (52 hours)* | * Renewal case |
| B3287Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 62 | Male | Henry Stone & Son Ltd. | Swan Close Works, Banbury | "Chronic inflammation & ulcer of the left leg" | 4 pence per hour | "…is considered as physically unfit for any but the very lightest of work, owing to his general weakness and being unable to stand or walk for any length of time…""…he has recently been treated at the Workhouse Infirmary for varicose veins…" |
| B2420Link opens in a new window | 1915 | 32 | Male | R. A. Stephens | 27, Hoxton Square, London, N | "Curvature of the spine" | 20 shillings (52 hours) | - |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1918 | - | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Amputation of the leg" | 32 shillings & 2 pence | "…W. Baker, 11494, late Grenadier Guards, 27, Farm Lane, Fulham…""…suffering from amputation of the leg and his stump still gives him considerable pain…" |
| B2959Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 56 | Male | G. Milnes & Co. | Hewitt Street, Gaythorne, Manchester | "Chronic bronchitis, general asthenia" | 15 shillings (40 hours) | - |
| B1938Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 29 | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | Bromley-by-Bow | "Loss of right arm" | 4 & 1/2 pence per hour | - |
| B3762Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 69 | Male | Mr. H. H. Tallent | 375, City Road, London, EC | "Old age" | 3 shillings per day (9 1/4 hour day) | - |
| B1081aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 74 | Male | Mr. A. Barry | 35a, Leconfield Road, Highbury, N | "Infirmity due to old age" | 8 shillings (27 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B779aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 71 | Male | Kodak Ltd. | Wealdstone, Middlesex | "Infirmity due to old age" | 18 shillings & 9 pence (50 hours) | - |
| B753aLink opens in a new window | 1916 | 35 | Male | Mr. A. F. Williams | 79a, Barnett Grove, Leyton | - | 22 shillings (55 hours) | - |
| B10455/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 23 | Female | Mansell, Hunt, Catty & Co. Ltd. | Cressy Rd., Hampstead | "Physically unfit" | 4 & 1/2 pence per hour (47 hours) | - |
| B220/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 20 | Female | A. Aviss (Rugby) Box Manufacturers | Rugby | "Mentally undeveloped" | 26 shillings (47 & 1/2 hours) | - |
| B9176/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 49 & 1/2 | Male | Modern Box Co. Ltd. | [17], Charles Square, Hoxton, N | "Physical weakness Rheumatism" | 60 shillings (48 hours) | "The worker is slightly crippled (lame) through his rheumatism…" |
| B5089/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 75 | Female | Diamond Casaque Co. Ltd. | Stratford | "Advanced age" | 12 shillings (34 hours) | "…The worker comes and goes as she likes…" |
| B5681/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 26 | Female | Greenfield & Co., Ltd. | Salford | "Mental deficiency" | 8 & 1/2 pence per hour | "…has proved inefficient. She requires a good deal of supervision and is distinctly sub-ordinary…" |
| B5768dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 59 | Male | A. Stevens & Co. | Priory Box Factory, Taunton | "Physically and mentally unfit" | 1 shilling per hour | - |
| B5334/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 26 | Female | H. Arnold & Co. | Luton | "Mentally deficient" | 24 shillings (48 hours) | "…slightly deficient mentally…""…she suffered from fits. These became less frequent, but have only recently ceased - she still stutters and has no memory…" |
| B6591dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 69 | Male | A. Pemberton & Co. | Leicester | "Lumbago" | 25 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B1505Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 21 | Female | H. Stevenson & Sons Ltd. | Birmingham | "Infantile Paralysis" | 20 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B21762/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 66 | Male | E. Kettle | 9, New Oxford Street, London, WC | "4th finger of each hand contracted since birth. Age" | 40 shillings ([48] hours) | - |
| B1202aLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 25 | Female | T. Dickins & Son Ltd. | Northampton | "Mentally deficient" | 28 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | "…The worker's mental condition does not seem to have improved; she cannot read or write or tell the time, she breaks into helpless giggles when questioned and is said to have periods of extreme stupidity. She speaks indistinctly…" |
| B5070dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 70 | Male | A. Coutts & Co. | 57 Golden Lane | "Age" | 42 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) | "…took to drink, lost his position and was out of the trade for 10 years, and finally went into the workhouse…" "…owing to old age and general debility, he was not able to perform skilled or responsible work…" |
| B5676dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 72 | Male | J. Hyatt & Co. Ltd. | De Beauvoir Rd, London, N1 | "Senile debility and bronchitis" | 35 shillings (48 hours) | "…naturally slow in his movements…""…you cannot depend upon his memory.." |
| B1938Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 35 | Male | R. Bell & Co. Ltd. | Bromley-by-Bow | "Loss of one arm" | 11 shillings (47 hours) | - |
| B210dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 32 | Male | J. [B]eaton & Sons | Old Ford | "Hunchback" | 1 shilling, 1 & 1/2 pence per hour | "..This man is a dwarf and a hunchback. His physique is very poor…" |
| B383Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 60 | Male | J. Wright & Co. | Ansley, Leicester | "Rupture & rheumatism" | 28 shillings (35-40 hours) | "…seems to have grown feebler since my last visit. He told me his health is gradually becoming worse… |
| B1434cLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 21 | Female | J. S. Oldhouse & Sons | Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester | "Infantile paralysis" | 24 shillings (48 hours) | "…she suffers from infantile paralysis which has attacked her left leg and arm…""…her affliction has made her have no confidence in herself…" |
| B616Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 70 & 1/4 | Female | J. Austin Ltd. | Liverpool | "Age & failing sight" | 16 shillings & 3 pence subject to reduction of 7 pence (insurance) | - |
| B305cLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 21 | Female | J. Dring Ltd. | Portsmouth | "Bad sight and nerves" | 6 pence per hour | "…she is suffering from defective vision and is not of normal mental capacity…" |
| B127dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 22 | Female | J. Johnston | 110 John Street, Glasgow | "Astigmatism of both eyes" | 34 shillings, 10 & 1/2 pence (52 hours) | "…she has very bad eyesight and has to wear very strong glasses…" "…she is very slow and awkward…" |
| B3882dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 72 | Male | T. Bushill & Sons Ltd. | Coventry | "Age - mentally deficient" | 26 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B22455Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 32 | Male | G. H. Hickling | Nottingham | "Spinal Caries" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | "…He latterly has developed bronchitis…" |
| B20720/20Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 66 | Male | J. Higgins | 2, Garner Street, London, E2 | "Cardiac debility" | 55 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| B1710aLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 29 | Female | Bream & Quinn | Leicester | "Nervous debility" | 18 shillings (48 hours) | "…she is incapable of doing anything except very simple work…" |
| B1913/21Link opens in a new window | 1921 | 44 | Female | J. Hyatt & Co. Ltd. | De Beauvoir Rd, London, N1 | "Asthma" | 25 shillings (47 hours) | - |
| B3249dLink opens in a new window | 1921 | 21 | Male | J. Quarmby & Son Ltd. | Huddersfield | "Deaf and Dumb Physically undeveloped" | 32 shillings (48 hours) | "…This boy is deaf and dumb and very short-sighted…""…He is obviously not of normal intelligence and not strong…" |
| B3474aLink opens in a new window | 1917 | 23 | Male | Vincent & Duncan | Bideford | "Defective eyesight" | 19 shillings (47 & 1/4 hours) | "…He is very short-sighted and does not wear glasses…""…he is unambitious and slack…" |
| B6871/20Link opens in a new window | 1920 | 21 | Male | W. J. Noble & Son | Pudsey | - | 55 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| I.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 27 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Left leg amputated" | 28 shillings inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | "… prior to the War his occupation was that of carman" |
| II.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 39 & 1/2 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Amputation of left leg, gun shot wounds on left side" | 28 shillings inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | "…amputation of left leg from the hip. He walks with a crutch…" "Before the War the applicant was a cement worker" |
| III.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 28 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Amputation of left leg, right leg stiff" | 30 shillings & 1 pence inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | "... before the War was a miner ..." "…amputation of the left leg above the knee…" |
| IV.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 34 & 3/4 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Loss of left leg" | 28 shillings inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | "The worker states that prior to the War he was a Railway Porter and that his disability does not interfere with his work" |
| V.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 21 & 3/4 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Gun shot wound - right arm, hand useless" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | "His right arm is paralysed but the worker states that he can go on any machine work in the shop. ... Prior to the War he was a fireman on the Railway" |
| VI.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 32 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Left leg amputated" | 30 shillings & 1 pence inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | "… prior to the War the worker was a butcher" |
| VII.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 31 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Diseased leg" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | "…He suffers from rheumatoid arthritis which affects his leg…" "The reason given for not applying for a Permit was that he considers himself worth 7d per hour" |
| VIII.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 23 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Shrapnel wound, right hand useless" | 28 shillings & 6 pence inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | "…His right hand is paralysed but the worker states that his infirmity does not constitute a disability but that he is able to set his machine himself" |
| IX.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 28 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Amputation of left leg" | 22 shillings & 6 pence | "... no previous experience of the trade being, prior to the War, a shop assistant. His reason for not signing the application is that he considers that he should get the full minimum rate if other men doing the same work on the same bench as himself get it..." "…left leg is amputated at the thigh and this necessitates the use of a crutch…" |
| X.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 24 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Gun shot wound, right arm" | 25 shillings (50 hours) | "…an infirmity which affects the use of his right hand…" "… Prior to the War the worker was a billiard marker and waiter. He states that he has no aptitude for the trade and is anxious to get out of the Department. He admits that he is not worth 7d per hour but would not sign the application if the other workers in the factory won’t. |
| XI.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 32 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Right leg amputated" | 30 shillings & 1 pence inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | "…His left leg is amputated from the thigh and this involves the use of a crutch…" "... his occupation prior to the War was that of a Coal Miner." |
| XII.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 23 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Gun shot wound, left arm - hand useless" | 22 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | "…His left arm is paralysed…" "... His reason for not signing an application is that he will not sign if the others won't and that if the others get 7d an hour, he is entitled to the same. Prior to the War his occupation was that of Shop porter." |
| XIII.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 21 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Gun shot wound, right thigh" | 22 shillings & 6 pence (50 hours) | "... Prior to the War he was an Agricultural labourer" |
| XIV.Link opens in a new window | 1917 | 31 | Male | Lord Roberts' Memorial Workshops | - | "Loss of right leg" | 30 shillings & 1 pence inclusive of a bonus of 3 shillings (50 hours) | - |
| B2959Link opens in a new window | 1916 | 56 | Male | G. Milnes & Co. | Hewitt Street, Gaythorne, Manchester | "Physical and mental weakness" | 15 shillings (40 hours) | "…is suffering from chronic bronchitis and general asthenia …" "… apparently both physically and mentally weak…" "…can neither read or write…" |
| B2574/1913Link opens in a new window | 1918 | 55 | Male | Palmer Bros. | Leicester | "Muscular rheumatism" | 7 pence per hour | "…He suffered a good deal with his head and his strength was not such as he could do a man's work…" |
| B1202aLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 23 | Female | T. Dickins & Son Ltd. | Northampton | "Mentally deficient" | 17 shillings & 6 pence (52 hours) | "…this girl attended for some years the Northampton Special School for Mental Defectives…" |
| Not statedLink opens in a new window | 1921 | - | Male | G. H. Hickling | Nottingham | "Curvature of the spine" | 18 shillings | "…should like to suggest 25 shillings 48 hours…" |
| IB2828bLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 23 | Female | Cherry & Smallridge Ltd. | Dublin | "3 fingers of right hand amputated" | 17 shillings (48 hours) | - |
| IB173dLink opens in a new window | 1919 | 18 | Female | William W. Cleland Ltd. | Belfast | "undersized and undeveloped" | 15 shillings (48 hours) | "…She is not so much a dwarf as an absolutely undeveloped child as she has none of the sturdiness of build dwarves often have. She looks like a delicate child of 12..." |
| IB2828bLink opens in a new window | 1918 | 23 | Female | Cherry & Smalldridge Ltd. | Dublin | "first and second fingers of right hand completely amputated, third finger from first joint, practically only the thumb and little finger left"" | 13 shillings (50 hours) | "…damage to her right hand caused by machinery during employment…""…it was necessary to amputate the index and middle fingers of the right hand and also the distal phalanx of the ring finger…" |