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Permits of exemption: Perambulator and Invalid Carriage Trade Board

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

Archives at the Modern Records Centre include historical terminology used to describe medical conditions or aspects of disability. This language reflects the context in which the material was created, and may be considered offensive today.

Number Date Age Gender Employer Location Reason Proposed wages (week) Other info
I6148/21Link opens in a new window 1921 57 Male M. Wilkinson & Co. Victoria Works, Basford, Nottingham "Broken leg" 1 shilling per hour (48 hours) -
I6625/21Link opens in a new window 1921 53 Male M. Wilkinson & Co. Victoria Works, Basford, Nottingham "Rheumatoid arthritis" 1 shilling & 8 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I6626/21Link opens in a new window 1921 34 Female M. Wilkinson & Co. Victoria Works, Basford, Nottingham "Constitutional weakness" 9 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I6213/21Link opens in a new window 1921 69 Male E. Shaw & Co. Ltd 4 Booth St. East, Oxford Road, Manchester "Age" 1 shilling & 8 pence per hour -
I6214/21Link opens in a new window 1921 55 Male E. Shaw & Co. Ltd 4 Booth St. East, Oxford Road, Manchester "Disease of elbow joint" 70 shillings per week -
I7470/21Link opens in a new window 1921 64 Male J. Ward Ltd. Lawrence St., High Street, Bloomsbury WC "Age" 64 shillings (48 hours) -
I6432/21Link opens in a new window 1921 76 Male Stone & Sons 129 Church Street, Stoke Newington "Cardiac disease" 9 pence per hour -
I7589/21Link opens in a new window 1921 23 Male Patterson Edwards Culmore Works, Peckham SE "Deafness" 1 shilling & 10 pence per hour -
I6339/21Link opens in a new window 1921 66 Male Parker Bros Perambulators Ltd. 104/110 Gartain Rd, London EC "Old age" 1 shilling & 5 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I6338/21Link opens in a new window 1921 74 Male Parker Bros Perambulators Ltd. 104/110 Gartain Rd, London EC "Old age" 1 shilling (48 hours) -
I6337/21Link opens in a new window 1921 73 Male Parker Bros Perambulators Ltd. 104/110 Gartain Rd, London EC "Old age" 1 shilling & 4 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I10589/20Link opens in a new window 1921 26 Male J. Harrop Ltd Bury St. Mills, Lancashire Hill, Stockport "Mental deficiency) 5 & 1/4 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I925/27Link opens in a new window 1927 29 Male R. H. Baveystock and Nephew 121, Gt. Cambridge Street, Hackney Road, London, E2 "Undeveloped brain" 16 shillings (48 hours) Described as "simple minded man"
I6148/21Link opens in a new window 1921 57 Male M. Wilkinson & Co. Victoria Works, Basford, Nottingham "Broken leg" 1 shilling per hour (48 hours) -
I6625/21Link opens in a new window 1921 53 Male M. Wilkinson & Co. Victoria Works, Basford, Nottingham "Rheumatoid arthritis" 1 shilling & 8 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I6626/21Link opens in a new window 1921 34 Female M. Wilkinson & Co. Victoria Works, Basford, Nottingham "Constitutional weakness" 9 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I6213/21Link opens in a new window 1921 69 Male E. Shaw & Co. Ltd 4 Booth St. East, Oxford Road, Manchester "Age" 1 shilling & 8 pence per hour -
I6214/21Link opens in a new window 1921 55 Male E. Shaw & Co. Ltd 4 Booth St. East, Oxford Road, Manchester "Disease of elbow joint" 70 shillings per week -
I7470/21Link opens in a new window 1921 64 Male J. Ward Ltd. Lawrence St., High Street, Bloomsbury WC "Age" 64 shillings (48 hours) -
I6432/21Link opens in a new window 1921 76 Male Stone & Sons 129 Church Street, Stoke Newington "Cardiac disease" 9 pence per hour -
I7589/21Link opens in a new window 1921 23 Male Patterson Edwards Culmore Works, Peckham SE "Deafness" 1 shilling & 10 pence per hour -
I6339/21Link opens in a new window 1921 66 Male Parker Bros Perambulators Ltd. 104/110 Gartain Rd, London EC "Old age" 1 shilling & 5 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I6338/21Link opens in a new window 1921 74 Male Parker Bros Perambulators Ltd. 104/110 Gartain Rd, London EC "Old age" 1 shilling (48 hours) -
I6337/21Link opens in a new window 1921 73 Male Parker Bros Perambulators Ltd. 104/110 Gartain Rd, London EC "Old age" 1 shilling & 4 pence per hour (48 hours) -
I14531/20Link opens in a new window 1921 60 Male C. H. Hughes Ltd. St. Stephen's Wheel Works, Birmingham "Age" 1 shilling per hour -
I14529/20Link opens in a new window 1921 39 Male C. H. Hughes Ltd. St. Stephen's Wheel Works, Birmingham "Mentally Affected" 1 shilling per hour -
I14532/20Link opens in a new window 1921 58 Male C. H. Hughes Ltd. St. Stephen's Wheel Works, Birmingham "Age" 1 shilling per hour -
I14583/20Link opens in a new window 1921 58 Male C. H. Hughes Ltd. St. Stephen's Wheel Works, Birmingham "Mentally Affected" 1 shilling per hour -
I15056/20Link opens in a new window 1921 40 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Mental deficiency" 11 pence per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15057/20Link opens in a new window 1921 49 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Spinal Paralysis" 1 shilling & 4 pence per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15060/20Link opens in a new window 1921 26 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Mental deficiency" 11 pence per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15050/20Link opens in a new window 1921 37 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Pulmonary Tuberculosis" 1 shilling per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15054/20Link opens in a new window 1921 61 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Age & Vertigo" 1 shilling & 4 pence per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15055/20Link opens in a new window 1921 50 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Bronchitis & Emphysema" 1 shilling & 4 pence per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15061/20Link opens in a new window 1921 64 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Premature Senile changes" 1 shilling & 4 pence per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15053/20Link opens in a new window 1921 60 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Ulcerated legs" 1 shilling & 2 pence per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -
I15058/20Link opens in a new window 1921 75 Male Mr. E. Atkins Church Row, Bethnal Green "Age & Deafness" 1 shilling per hour (47 & 1/2 hours) -