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Permits of exemption: General Waste Reclamation 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 General Waste Reclamation 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
2556/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Female E. Barnes & Company Kingswell Street, Northampton "Age" 6 pence per hour -
2560/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female E. Barnes & Company Kingswell Street, Northampton "Age" 6 pence per hour -
3333/22Link opens in a new window 1922 45 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Amputation of one hand" 48 shillings (48 hours) -
2836/22Link opens in a new window 1922 65 Female Mr. C. Morris Albert Street Lane, Canton, Cardiff "Dropsy" 21 shillings per week -
2045/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female Mr. C. Morris Albert Street Lane, Canton, Cardiff "Effects of injury to leg" 24 shillings per week -
2570/22Link opens in a new window 1922 34 Female Mr. D. T. Green Goodpenmaen Wharf, Pontypridd "Tuberculosis" 24 shillings (44 hours) -
2196/22Link opens in a new window 1922 31 Male H. Full & Co. Vauxhall Street, Plymouth "Mentally deficient" 6 pence per hour (48 hours) -
2185/22Link opens in a new window 1922 65 Female Frederick Clarke & Son Temple Backs, Bristol "Age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2274/22Link opens in a new window 1922 64 Female Mr. D. Fitzgerald 60, System Street, Roath, Cardiff "Rheumatism" 6 pence per hour -
2471/22Link opens in a new window 1922 67 Female E. J. & H. E. Rose Ltd. 11-13, Lamb Street, Bristol "Age" - -
2527/22Link opens in a new window 1922 67 Female Mr. G. Hillier Back Street, Trowbridge "Deafness & defective vision" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
2197/22Link opens in a new window 1922 20 Female Morgan Bros. Victoria Works, Pontypridd "Deformity of left leg" - -
4353/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Female C. Morris 20, Lickwith Rd, Cardiff "Stone deaf and accident to hand" 24 shillings per week -
2835/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female Mr. J. Lindsay 26/28, Union St., Northgate, Darlington "Age" 8 pence per hour -
2834/22Link opens in a new window 1922 52 Female Mr. J. Lindsay 26/28, Union St., Northgate, Darlington "Age" 6 pence per hour -
2288/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Female Mr. J. Lindsay 26/28, Union St., Northgate, Darlington "Age and defective hearing" 5 pence per hour -
2065/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female G. Jamieson & Son 17/21, Dunabban Road, Inverness "Rheumatism" 5 pence per hour -
2116/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - Male Parker & Co. 28/30, Clunes Street, Ayr "Poor physique & defective sight of both eyes" 6 & 1/2 pence per hour -
3046/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female Easson Bros. King Street, Mile End, Glasgow "General rheumatic debility" 6 & 5/8 pence per hour -
3150/22Link opens in a new window 1922 69 Male Tyne Marine Store Ltd. Salmon's Quay, South Shields "Rheumatism" 10 & 1/2 pence per hour -
2773/22Link opens in a new window 1922 67 Male R. Rice & Company 61, Commerce St., Aberdeen "Age" 9 pence per hour -
3802/22Link opens in a new window 1922 23 Female W. Tait & Co. Ltd. 91-161, Fardneuk Street, Glasgow - 6 pence per hour -
2064/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Male The Aberdeen Waste Company 62/66, St. Clement Street, Aberdeen "Bronchitis emphysema and V.D.H [Valvular Disease of the Heart]" 40 shillings (48 hours) -
3803/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female W. Tait & Co. Ltd. 91-161, Fardneuk Street, Glasgow "Age" 27 shillings (48 hours) "Applications refused"
3804/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female W. Tait & Co. Ltd. 91-161, Fardneuk Street, Glasgow "Age" 27 shillings (48 hours) "Applications refused"
3805/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female W. Tait & Co. Ltd. 91-161, Fardneuk Street, Glasgow "Age" 24 shillings (48 hours) "Applications refused"
3806/22Link opens in a new window 1922 64 Female W. Tait & Co. Ltd. 91-161, Fardneuk Street, Glasgow "Age" 24 shillings (48 hours) "Applications refused"
1871/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female J. Greenwood Back Burnley Rd., Accrington "Bronchitis rheumatism and varicose veins" 6 & 1/2 pence per hour -
2256/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female J. Greenwood Back Burnley Rd., Accrington "Limp & defective hearing" 20 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours) -
2232/22Link opens in a new window 1922 43 Male T. Elliott & Sons Goal Lane, Halifax "Paralysis in legs" - -
3227/22Link opens in a new window 1922 62 Female Rayner & Mitchell Ltd. Ford Mills, Harbury, near Wakefield "Bronchitis" 6 & 3/4 pence per hour -
2952/22Link opens in a new window 1922 72 Female W. Waring Old Chapel St., Blackburn "Age" - -
3836/22Link opens in a new window 1922 24 Female A. S. Shaw School Street, Dewsbury "Defective eyesight" - -
3840/22Link opens in a new window 1922 21 Female W. J. Ineson & Sons Well Lane, Batley "Epilepsy" 6 & 1/2 pence per hour -
4028/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Limited Bury, Lancashire "Age" 16 shillings (48 hours) -
4029/22Link opens in a new window 1922 54 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Limited Bury, Lancashire "Bronchitis" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
4030/22Link opens in a new window 1922 50 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Limited Bury, Lancashire "Chest and heart weak" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
3153/22Link opens in a new window 1922 50 Female Mr. E. Sieff Salford - 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3154/22Link opens in a new window 1922 53 Female Mr. E. Sieff Salford - 24 shillings (48 hours) -
3155/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female Mr. E. Sieff Salford - 23 shillings (48 hours) -
3156/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female Mr. E. Sieff Salford - 27 shillings (48 hours) -
3157/22Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Female Mr. E. Sieff Salford - 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3031/22Link opens in a new window 1922 42 Male F. Hampshire Horbury - 24 shillings (48 hours) -
2999/22Link opens in a new window 1922 38 Female F. N. & D. Hannay Dewsbury "Nervous debility" - -
3822/22Link opens in a new window 1922 50 Female J. W. Robshaw & Son Derby "Obesity and general ill health" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
3003/22Link opens in a new window 1922 31 Female Henry Burrows Batley "Totally blind" - -
4031/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - S. & J. H. Swinnerton Ltd. Bury, Lancashire - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on report of Mrs Weate"
3042/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. E. Davies & Company Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report but Firm to be informed that matters will be reconsidered if satisfactory Medical Certificates can be produced"
3045/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. E. Davies & Company Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report but Firm to be informed that matters will be reconsidered if satisfactory Medical Certificates can be produced"
3132/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. E. Davies & Company Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report but Firm to be informed that matters will be reconsidered if satisfactory Medical Certificates can be produced"
3131/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. E. Davies & Company Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report but Firm to be informed that matters will be reconsidered if satisfactory Medical Certificates can be produced"
3043/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. E. Davies & Company Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report but Firm to be informed that matters will be reconsidered if satisfactory Medical Certificates can be produced"
3743/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. H. Leighton & Co. Ltd. Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report"
3745/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. H. Leighton & Co. Ltd. Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report"
3749/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. H. Leighton & Co. Ltd. Liverpool - - "Applications for Permits refused" "Refused on Mrs Bamber's report"
2266/22Link opens in a new window 1922 58 Female J. W. Goss & Son 43, Cromwell Rd, Redhill "Pelvis tumour" - -
2618/22Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Male J. W. Goss & Son 43, Cromwell Rd, Redhill "Old fracture of left femur" - -
2578/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Male Mr. C. Bullivant Thurlow Paper Works, Thurlow Street, Walworth, SE "Spastic paraplegia" - -
2524/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Male Mr. A. S. Perry 119, King Street, Ramsgate "Age" 40 shillings per week -
2350/22Link opens in a new window 1922 39 Male Mr. C. W. Burgess Grosvenor Rise, E. Walthamstow "Mentally deficient & physically under-developed" 7 pence per hour -
2464/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Male E. Lywood & Son Ltd. New Mills, 269, Camberwell Road - 40 shillings (48 hours) -
3060/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Male A. A. Goodwin & Sons Glamis Road, Shadwell "Age and poor sight" 11 pence per hour subject to satisfactory report from Mr. Hansen -
4773/22Link opens in a new window 1922 24 Male Mr. E. H. Witham 3-7, Huggin Lane, Upper Thames St. "Poor intelligence serious impediment in his speech" 35 shillings per week subject to satisfactory report from Mr Jacobs -
4616/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Male Mr. G. L. Lister 30, Bridge Street, Keighley "Tuberculosis Elbow" 30 shillings (35 & 1/2 hours) -
3042/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Female John E. Davies & Company 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3045/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female John E. Davies & Company 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3043/22Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Female John E. Davies & Company 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
1953/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female John E. Davies & Company 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3132/22Link opens in a new window 1922 55 Female John E. Davies & Company 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3131/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Female John E. Davies & Company 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3746/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Female J. H. Leighton & Co. Ltd. 34/36, Henry Street, Liverpool "Old age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours) -
3747/22Link opens in a new window 1922 65 Female J. H. Leighton & Co. Ltd. 34/36, Henry Street, Liverpool "Old age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (47 hours) -
5423/22Link opens in a new window 1922 46 Female Mr. E. Sieff Greengate, Salford, Manchester - 23 shillings (48 hours) -
5427/22Link opens in a new window 1922 68 Female Mr. E. Sieff Greengate, Salford, Manchester "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3215/22Link opens in a new window 1922 52 Female A. Walker Hulme, Manchester - 24 shillings (48 hours) -
3216/22Link opens in a new window 1922 54 Female A. Walker Hulme, Manchester - 24 shillings (48 hours) -
3744/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. H. Leighton & Co. Ltd. Liverpool - - "Applications refused" "On report from Mrs. Bamber"
5422/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. - - - "Applications refused" "On report from Mr. Clynes. Worker to be placed on piece work"
2481/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. - - - "Applications refused" "On report from Mr. Clynes. Worker to be placed on piece work"
2520/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. - - - "Applications refused" "On report from Mr. Clynes. Worker to be placed on piece work"
2523/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. - - - "Applications refused" "On report from Mr. Clynes. Worker to be placed on piece work"
5424/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - Mr. E. Sieff Manchester - - "Applications refused" "On report from Messrs. Chadwick and Weate"
5425/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - Mr. E. Sieff Manchester - - "Applications refused" "On report from Messrs. Chadwick and Weate"
5426/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - Mr. E. Sieff Manchester - - "Applications refused" "On report from Messrs. Chadwick and Weate"
5428/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - Mr. E. Sieff Manchester - - "Applications refused" "On report from Messrs. Chadwick and Weate"
5429/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - Mr. E. Sieff Manchester - - "Applications refused" "On report from Messrs. Chadwick and Weate"
5430/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - Mr. E. Sieff Manchester - - "Applications refused" "On report from Messrs. Chadwick and Weate"
4447/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - - Salvation Army - - - Query regarding status of staff working with waste materials
1922Link opens in a new window 1922 71 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Age and rheumatism" 34 shillings (48 hours) "I am not able bodied. ... it is a job that I can do Sir and if I leave here, I shall not be able to get any other situation. I am satisfied at my wage"
3333/22Link opens in a new window 1922 45 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Loss of one arm" 42 shillings (48 hours) -
4353/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Female Mr. C. Morris 20, Leckwith Rd, Cardiff "Stone deaf. Loss of fingers" 22 shillings per week (38 hours) -
2836/22Link opens in a new window 1922 65 Female Mr. C. Morris Cardiff "Bad legs and age" 18 shillings per week (38 hours) -
2045/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female Mr. C. Morris Cardiff "Rheumatism and bad legs from injury" 18 shillings per week (38 hours) -
2185/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Female F. Clarke & Sons Temple Backs, Bristol "Old age and weakness" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
2853/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female F. Clarke & Sons Temple Backs, Bristol "Old age" 24 shillings (48 hours) "... Is it not obvious that to pay admittedly inferior workers practically the same wage as those fully competent ... is not only unjust to the employer but must inevitably cause trouble with the normal employee. This is clearly an instance where the arbitrary operation of a Trade Board decision prevents the employment of otherwise self-supporting and contented women"
5493/22Link opens in a new window 1922 29 Male Mr. W. V. M. Moore West Street, Wilton "Amputated [r]ight leg" 28 shillings (45 hours) "… owing to the physical disability of the man all his work has to be carried to him and also fetched away …" "... the man has no trade ... as before the war he was employed as a labourer on an estate."
7851/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Male Mr. G. R. Jackson Ltd. Reading "Both ankles injured due to wounds" 35 shillings (48 hours) "... one of the men we employed under the National Scheme for Disabled Men, but when this Trade Board came into force we had to get rid of him. ... He is unable to get work elsewhere, and is very desirous of re-starting with us"
2978/22Link opens in a new window 1922 21 Female Mr. M. T. Hannay 157, Broad Street, Glasgow "Dwarf, badly deformed legs" 1 pence per hour less than General Minimum Time Rate "… owing to her small stature, requires to stand on a stool at her bench and also to get assistance to bring full sacks along to where she sorts them out …"
7753/22Link opens in a new window 1922 76 Male A. Thomson & Sons Verdant Works, Dundee "Old age" 42 shillings (55 hours) "... we regard his proposed employment in the capacity of gate porter as being in the nature of a pension."
2116/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - Male Parker & Co. 28, Clunes Street, Ayr "Poor physique & defective eye sight" 6 pence per hour -
8190/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Male Aberdeen Waste Company 62, St. Clement Street, Aberdeen "Bronchitis and rheumatism" 30 shillings (48 hours) "… I have been unemployed for the past 15 months and I find it impossible for any heavy work as I have been suffering from illness and am now recovering …"
2556/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Female E. Barnes & Company Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) "… Each woman was brought … for me to see …, there was not a single instance of the slightest mental deficiency or any bodily disability …"
2557/22Link opens in a new window 1922 20 Female E. Barnes & Company Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) "… Each woman was brought … for me to see …, there was not a single instance of the slightest mental deficiency or any bodily disability …"
2558/22Link opens in a new window 1922 19 Female E. Barnes & Company Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) "… Each woman was brought … for me to see …, there was not a single instance of the slightest mental deficiency or any bodily disability …"
2559/22Link opens in a new window 1922 19 Female E. Barnes & Company Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) "… Each woman was brought … for me to see …, there was not a single instance of the slightest mental deficiency or any bodily disability …"
2560/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female E. Barnes & Company Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 15 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) "… Each woman was brought … for me to see …, there was not a single instance of the slightest mental deficiency or any bodily disability …" "... He explained that this woman was very stout indeed and had difficulty in getting about ..."
8348/22Link opens in a new window 1922 44 Male Mr. John Cashmore Great Bridge "General weakness" 42 shillings (48 hours) -
8092/22Link opens in a new window 1922 48 Female J. E. Davies & Co. 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Weak chest, troublesome cough, and subject to rheumatism" 20 shillings (48 hours) "… suffering from Bronchitis ..."
6816/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Female J. E. Davies & Co. Liverpool "Age and weak eyesight" 25 shillings per week -
4707/22Link opens in a new window 1922 58 Male G. R. Jackson Ltd. Reading "Physically infirm and quite unfit for any heavy work" 30 shillings per week "… states that sometime in January last, whilst at his employment a plank fell on his foot which subsequently resulted in a poisoned foot. He was treated for this and was away from work for a period of about 2 months …" "… worker is extremely slow in his movements and appears to have very little physical strength ..." "... He was formerly employed on the Reading Tramways as an inspector, but after several warnings was finally discharged ... for drunkenness ..." "... the man still drinks to the limit of his resources ..."
2000/22Link opens in a new window 1922 26 Male W. H. Robinson Milnsbridge, near Huddersfield "Defective eyesight" 26 shillings & 5 pence (48 hours) "… eyesight of the man is bad but in addition to this, whilst apparently physically fit the man is certainly not mentally good …"
2662/2228/3/22Link opens in a new window 1922 42 Female Handley & Drury Bradford Road, Dewsbury "Chronic bronchitis & asthma with early tuberculosis on left lung" 28 shillings (48 hours) -
3248/2228/3/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female B. Crowther Esq. Ye Olde North Hall, Kirkstall Rd., Leeds "Disorderly action of heart" 6 pence per hour -
2045/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female Morris Bros. 20, Leckwith Rd, Canton, Cardiff "Pain in leg result of injury to limb" 18 shillings per week (8 hours per day) -
2274/22Link opens in a new window 1922 64 Female D. Fitzgerald 60, System Street, Roath, Cardiff "Rheumatics in fingers" 6 pence per hour -
2064/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Male Aberdeen Waste Co. - "Bronchitis emphysema and V.D.H [Valvular Disease of the Heart]" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
2236/22Link opens in a new window 1922 71 Male Mrs. A. Duke 12, Baltic St., Montrose "Old age" 29 shillings (44 hours) -
2251/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Male H. Watson & Sons Aberdeen "Large Rupture" 10 pence per hour -
2364/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Male S. Kay Bolton "Very deaf and old age" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
2298/22Link opens in a new window 1922 between 70 & 80 Female S. Hodgson Dunfermline "Old age" 14 shillings (48 hours) -
3153/22Link opens in a new window 1922 50 Female E. Sieff Dawsons Croft Mills, Greengate, Salford, Manchester "Age" - -
3154/22Link opens in a new window 1922 53 Female E. Sieff Dawsons Croft Mills, Greengate, Salford, Manchester "Age" - -
3155/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Female E. Sieff Dawsons Croft Mills, Greengate, Salford, Manchester "Age" - -
3156/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female E. Sieff Dawsons Croft Mills, Greengate, Salford, Manchester "Age" - -
3157/22Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Female E. Sieff Dawsons Croft Mills, Greengate, Salford, Manchester "Age" - -
2676/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female P. H. Ely The Green, Ossett "Deformity of leg" 7 pence per hour "… incapable of standing continuously at her riddle, and has to be supplied with a seat …"
9078/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Male Mr. A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Defective eyesight left, defective development and nerves…" 25 shillings (48 hours) "... I found him employment as a help to his mother at the request of one of my sisters, he is bad on his feet and his sight is affected …"
6440/22Link opens in a new window 1922 55 Female John E. Davies & Company 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) "… is suffering with Myopia and General Debility …"
2065/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female G. Jamieson & Sons Inverness - 16 shillings (44 hours) -
2619/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Infirm on account of old age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2620/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Constitutionally weak" 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
2621/22Link opens in a new window 1922 65 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Old age and sciatica" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2622/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Old age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2623/22Link opens in a new window 1922 35 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Constitutionally weak" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2624/22Link opens in a new window 1922 26 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Constitutionally weak" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2625/22Link opens in a new window 1922 18 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Constitutionally weak" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
2626/22Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Infirm" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2627/22Link opens in a new window 1922 53 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Infirm" 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
2628/22Link opens in a new window 1922 68 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Ancoats, Manchester "Old age" 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
1982/22Link opens in a new window 1922 39 Female J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. Sheffield "Deformity of left hip" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
2372/22Link opens in a new window 1922 42 Male The Redcross Waste Paper Co. Liverpool "Hernia" 35 shillings (44 hours) -
1871/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female Mr. J. Greenwood Accrington "Old age" 6 & 1/2 pence per hour -
2256/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female Mr. J. Greenwood Accrington - 20 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours) -
2308/22Link opens in a new window 1922 35 Female Mr. F. C. Allin Manchester "Eyesight bad and very delicate" 6 pence per hour -
2556/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Female E. Barnes & Co. Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) -
2557/22Link opens in a new window 1922 20 Female E. Barnes & Co. Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) -
2558/22Link opens in a new window 1922 19 Female E. Barnes & Co. Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) -
2559/22Link opens in a new window 1922 26 Female E. Barnes & Co. Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 18 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) -
2560/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female E. Barnes & Co. Northampton "General inability and lack of average intelligence" 15 shillings (44 & 3/4 hours) -
2185/22Link opens in a new window 1922 65 Female F. Clarke & Son Bristol "Old age, and Weakness" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2316/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Male Mr. J. Lothian London "Asthma and bronchitis" 25 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours) -
2318/22Link opens in a new window 1922 44 Male Mr. J. Lothian London "Mentally deficient" 20 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours) -
2266/22 (1)Link opens in a new window 1922 58 Female J. W. Gross & Son Redhill "Pelvic tumours" 20 shillings per week "… is suffering form a large pelvic tumour …"
2266/22 (2)Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Male J. W. Gross & Son Redhill "Fracture of the left femur" 22 shillings per week "… is suffering from old fracture of the left femur …"
2577/22Link opens in a new window 1922 39 Female Mr. C. Bullivant Walworth, S.E. "Deaf and dumb" 22 shillings (48 hours) "… is suffering form absolute deafness and complete aphasia, and is extremely unlikely to recover either speech or hearing …"
2578/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Male Mr. C. Bullivant Walworth, S.E. "Spastic paraplegia" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
2574/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - Male Alexander Jacob & Co. Eagle Wharf, Hill Street, Rye Lane, London, SE15 - - Requesting a form to apply for a Permit
5335/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Female Mr. W. Chrimes Wolverhampton "Chronic bronchitis" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
7086/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Male Mrs. E. Grant Leicester "Tubercular arthritis of left wrist" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
7189/22Link opens in a new window 1922 68 Female A. Davies & Sons Ltd. Coventry "Age and asthma" 22 shillings & 6 pence (47 & 1/2 hours) -
1964/22Link opens in a new window 1922 72 Female The Birmingham Waste Co. Ltd. Birmingham "Age" 6 pence per hour -
2577/22Link opens in a new window 1922 39 Female C. Bullivant Walworth, SE "Deaf & Dumb" 22 shillings (48 hours) -
2276/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Male T. Purden 128 Lawley Street, Birmingham - 39 shillings (48 hours) -
2950/22Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Female S. Kay Bow St. Works, Bolton "Age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
3040/22Link opens in a new window 1922 41 Female J. Matthew Ltd. Oxford St., Leicester "Deaf & Dumb Defective eyesight" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2663/22Link opens in a new window 1922 71 Male F. W. Harris (Birmingham) Ltd. 132, Hurst St., Birmingham "Old age" 40 shillings (48 hours) -
9078/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Male Mr. A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Defective eyesight" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
6440/22Link opens in a new window 1922 55 Female J. E. Davies & Co. Liverpool "Myopia & general debility" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
8293/22Link opens in a new window 1922 22 Female Henry Burrows Ings Hill, Batley "Smallness of stature" - -
1871/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female John Greenwood Accrington "Rheumatism" 6 & 1/2 pence per hour -
2256/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female John Greenwood Accrington "Lame and deaf" 20 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours) -
7851/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Male J. R. Jackson Ltd. Reading "Injured ankles" 35 shillings (48 hours) -
1922/22Link opens in a new window 1922 71 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Age and rheumatism" 36 shillings (48 hours) -
3333/22Link opens in a new window 1922 45 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Loss of one arm" 42 shillings (48 hours) -
2185/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Female F. Clarke & Sons Temple Backs, Bristol "Old age and weakness" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
2835/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female F. Clarke & Sons Temple Backs, Bristol "Old age" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
5493/22Link opens in a new window 1922 29 Male Mr. W. V. M. Moore West Street, Wilton "Amputated right leg" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
2978/22Link opens in a new window 1922 21 Female Mr. M. T. Hannay 157, Broad Street, Glasgow "Dwarf, badly deformed legs" 1 pence per hour less than General Minimum Time Rate -
7753/22Link opens in a new window 1922 76 Male A. Thomson & Sons Verdant Works, Dundee "Old Age" 42 shillings (55 hours) -
2116/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - Male Parker & Co. 28, Clunes Street, Ayr "Poor physique & Defective eyesight" 6 pence per hour -
8190/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Male The Aberdeen Waste Company 62, St. Clement Street, Aberdeen "Bronchitis and rheumatism" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
8348/22Link opens in a new window 1922 44 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge "General weakness" 42 shillings (48 hours) -
8092/22Link opens in a new window 1922 48 Female J. E. Davies & Co. 28 Moor Street, Liverpool "Weak chest, troublesome cough, and subject to rheumatism" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
6816/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Female J. E. Davies & Co. 28 Moor Street, Liverpool "Age & weak eyesight" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
2000/22Link opens in a new window 1922 26 Male W. H. Robinson Milnsbridge, near Huddersfield "Defective eyesight" 26 shillings & 5 pence (48 hours) -
9078/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Male Mr. A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Defective eyesight" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
6440/22Link opens in a new window 1922 55 Female J. E. Davies & Co. 28 Moor Street, Liverpool "Myopia & general debility" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
8293/22Link opens in a new window 1922 22 Female Henry Burrows Ings Hill, Batley "Smallness of stature" - -
1871/22Link opens in a new window 1922 63 Female John Greenwood Accrington "Rheumatism" 6 & 1/2 pence per hour -
2256/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female John Greenwood Accrington "Lame and deaf" 20 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours) -
7851/22Link opens in a new window 1922 30 Male J. R. Jackson Ltd. Reading "Injured ankles" 35 shillings (48 hours) -
5702/23Link opens in a new window 1924 - Male Cookson and Leeds Ltd. Great Egerton Street, Stockport "Ankylosis of left knee" 30 shillings (40 & 1/2 hours) "… due to an accident which has resulted in ankylosis of the left knee ..."
6593/23Link opens in a new window 1924 - Male - Jackson's Wharf, Nine Elms Lane "Backwards and dull" - "… mental condition is not one that prevents him doing the work required of him, but is one from a purely educational point of view, characteristic of thousands of a similar production of our educational system …" "... signed under duress, he being threatened with the sack ..."
6429/2/23 (3)Link opens in a new window 1924 - Female Mr. Mason - - - "... If a Permit is not granted in this case the worker will be dismissed ..."
6429/3/23 (4)Link opens in a new window 1924 - Female - - - - "... worker is quite satisfied with the wage she is receiving and states she is well paid for what she does ..."
6702/23Link opens in a new window 1924 - Male - Portland Road, Tottenham "Deformity of back due to Caries" - "… a hunchback and his height is about 2 ft 10 ins …"
3469/22Link opens in a new window 1924 - Female Mr. Wilson - "Age" 5 & 1/2 pence per hour (37 & 1/2 hours) "… She is exceedingly stout and in consequence of this and her age is very slow in her movements. Very slight exertion makes her breathless. She is also slow of hand …"
206/22Link opens in a new window 1924 - Female - - "Rheumatism" 5 pence per hour -
7132/23Link opens in a new window 1924 - Female - - "Age" 18 shillings per week plus 1 shilling & 6 pence for washing out the office "… She appeared by reason of her age, to be fit for little work …"
6895/2/23Link opens in a new window 1924 - Female - - "Simple minded and suffers from fits" 4 & 3/4 pence per hour "... She was discharged from her last place owing to her tendency to suffer from fits ..."
6283/1923Link opens in a new window 1924 68 - Borough of Newark, Cleansing Department Newark - - Enquiry regarding whether their worker would be classed under the Trade Board rates
1922/22Link opens in a new window 1922 73 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Rheumatism" 2 pound per week (48 hours) -
2319/22Link opens in a new window 1922 31 Male J. B. Garnham & Sons 44-47, Devonshire Street, Theobald's Road, London, WC1 "Gun shot wound of left thigh" 1 shilling & 1/2 pence per hour -
2320/22Link opens in a new window 1922 75 Male J. B. Garnham & Sons 44-47, Devonshire Street, Theobald's Road, London, WC1 "Age" 10 pence per hour -
2321/22Link opens in a new window 1922 36 Male J. B. Garnham & Sons 44-47, Devonshire Street, Theobald's Road, London, WC1 "Leg amputated" 1 shilling & 1/2 pence per hour -
2322/22Link opens in a new window 1922 49 Male J. B. Garnham & Sons 44-47, Devonshire Street, Theobald's Road, London, WC1 "Rheumatism" 1 shilling & 1/2 pence per hour -
1954/22Link opens in a new window 1922 72 Female Birmingham Waste Company Ltd. 36/37, Moland Street, Birmingham "Age" 6 pence per hour -
2250/22Link opens in a new window 1922 58 Female J. E. Davies & Co. Mersey Hill, Liverpool "Deformed hand (a) advanced age, also very deaf (b) 22 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
2662/22Link opens in a new window 1922 42 Female Handley & Drury Bradford Road, Dewsbury "Chronic bronchitis and asthma with early tuberculosis of left lung" 28 shillings (48 hours) -
3248/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female R. Crowther, Esq. Ye Olde North Hall, Kirkstall Rd., Leeds "Disorderly action of heart" 6 pence per hour -
2064/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Male Aberdeen Waste Co. - "Bronchitis emphysema and V.D.H [Valvular Disease of the Heart]" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
2236/22Link opens in a new window 1922 71 Male Mrs. A. Duke 12, Baltic St., Montrose "Old age" 29 shillings (44 hours) -
2251/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Male H. Watson & Sons Aberdeen "Large Rupture" 10 pence per hour -
2364/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Male Mr. S. Kay Bolton "Very deaf and old age" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
2298/22Link opens in a new window 1922 between 70 & 80 - Mr. S. Hodgson Dunfermline "Old age" - -
2876/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female Mr. P. H. Ely The Green, Ossett "Deformity of leg" 7 pence per hour -
2706/22Link opens in a new window 1922 58 Female J. Wilson & Sons Oaks Road, Batley "Presbypoia & generally poor physique" Total exemption -
3078/22Link opens in a new window 1922 33 Female Handley & Drury Bradford Road, Dewsbury "Deaf and dumb" 5 pence per hour -
2982/22Link opens in a new window 1922 41 Male G. Harradine 201, Long Lane, London, SE - 6 pence per hour -
2316/22Link opens in a new window 1922 56 Male J. Lothian 78, Tavistock Crescent, London, W3 - 25 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours) -
2318/22Link opens in a new window 1922 44 Male J. Lothian 78, Tavistock Crescent, London, W3 - - -
3034/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Female John Matthews, Ltd. Leicester - 26 shillings (48 hours) -
3035/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Female John Matthews, Ltd. Leicester - 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2000/22Link opens in a new window 1922 26 Male W. H. Robinson Milnsbridge, near Huddersfield "Bad eyesight" 15 shillings & 1 pence per week with the addition of a bonus -
2233/22Link opens in a new window 1922 64 Male F. W. Harris (Birmingham) Ltd. Hurst Street, Birmingham "Age and gout" 40 shillings (48 hours) -
2056/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Male J. C. & P. Glover Hull "Rheumatoid arthritis" - -
2619/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Old age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2620/22Link opens in a new window 1922 51 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Old age" 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
2621/22Link opens in a new window 1922 65 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Old age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2622/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Old age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2623/22Link opens in a new window 1922 35 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Old age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2624/22Link opens in a new window 1922 26 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Old age" 27 shillings (48 hours) -
2625/22Link opens in a new window 1922 18 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Old age" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
2626/22Link opens in a new window 1922 57 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Age" 26 shillings (48 hours) -
2627/22Link opens in a new window 1922 53 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Infirm" 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
2628/22Link opens in a new window 1922 68 Female T. Griffiths & Co. Lee Street Mills, Manchester "Age" 26 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
3095/22Link opens in a new window 1922 52 Male Mr. J. Barry Leith - 40 shillings (48 hours) -
3272/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Female Mrs. A. S. Sangster Stirling "Old age" 24 shillings (44 & 1/2 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 26 Male J. Harradins 29, Pages Walk, London, SE1 "Paralysis in right arm and leg" 23 shillings (48 hours) -
465/25Link opens in a new window 1926 19 years 10 months Male M. J. Barry 69, Bonnington Road, Leith "Curvature of Spine" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
1622/25Link opens in a new window 1926 21 Male H. Farman Ltd. Stansby Road, Limehouse, E4 "Paralysed arm" 27 shillings & 6 pence (45 hours) -
1922/22Link opens in a new window 1922 71 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Age and Rheumatism" 36 shillings (48 hours) -
3333/22Link opens in a new window 1922 45 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "Loss of one arm" 42 shillings (48 hours) -
2185/22Link opens in a new window 1922 66 Female F. Clarke & Sons Temple Backs, Bristol "Old age and weakness" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
2853/22Link opens in a new window 1922 61 Female F. Clarke & Sons Temple Backs, Bristol "Old age" 24 shillings (48 hours) -
5493/22Link opens in a new window 1922 29 Male Mr. W. V. Moore West Street, Wilton "Amputated right leg" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
2978/22Link opens in a new window 1922 21 Female Mr. M. T. Hannay 157, Broad Street, Glasgow "Dwarf, badly deformed legs" 1 pence per hour less than General Minimum Time Rate -
7753/22Link opens in a new window 1922 76 Male A. Thomson & Sons Verdant Works, Dundee "Old age" 42 shillings (55 hours) -
2116/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - Male Parker & Co. 28, Clunes Street, Ayr "Poor physique & Defective eyesight" 6 pence per hour -
8190/22Link opens in a new window 1922 60 Male Aberdeen Waste Company 62, St. Clement Street, Aberdeen "Bronchitis and Rheumatism" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
8348/22Link opens in a new window 1922 44 Male Mr. J. Cashmore Great Bridge, Staffordshire "General weakness" 42 shillings (48 hours) -
8092/22Link opens in a new window 1922 48 Female J. E. Davies & Co. 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Weak chest, troublesome cough, and subject to rheumatism" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
6816/22Link opens in a new window 1922 59 Female J. E. Davies & Co. 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age & weak eyesight" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
2000/22Link opens in a new window 1922 26 Male W. H. Robinson Milnsbridge, near Huddersfield "Defective eyesight" 26 shillings & 5 pence (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 68 Female J. Shepherd & Sons 28, Harriet Street, Aberdeen "Age" 23 shillings (48 hours) -
1040/27Link opens in a new window 1927 63 Male Mr. G. Hoppenstall Smithies Mill, Mayman Lane, Batley "Defective vision" 37 shillings (48 hours) -
2210/27Link opens in a new window 1927 63 Male Mr. William Scott East St., St. Ives "Deafness and mentally deficient" 31 shillings & 4 pence (48 hours) -
2222/27Link opens in a new window 1927 59 Male G. B. Goldsmith & Son 41, Magdalen St., Colchester "Loss of leg" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 58 Male G. R. Jackson, Ltd. Reading "Scelerosis" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 45 Male S. & H. Illingworth Bradford "Physical and mental deficiency" 30 shillings (48 & 1/2 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 39 Male Mr. C. Burgess Walthamstow "Mentally deficient and physically undeveloped" 7 pence per hour -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 - Male Parker & Co. 28/30, Clunes Street, Ayr "Poor physique & Defective eyesight" 6 pence per hour -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 62 Female Thomas Griffiths & Co. Lees Street Mills, Manchester "Age and Rheumatism" 21 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 52 Female Thomas Griffiths & Co. Lees Street Mills, Manchester "Age and constitutional weakness" 21 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 66 Female Thomas Griffiths & Co. Lees Street Mills, Manchester "Age" 21 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 19 Female Thomas Griffiths & Co. Lees Street Mills, Manchester "Constitutional weakness" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 58 Female Thomas Griffiths & Co. Lees Street Mills, Manchester "Age and weakness" 21 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 54 Female Thomas Griffiths & Co. Lees Street Mills, Manchester "Age and weakness" 21 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 69 Female Thomas Griffiths & Co. Lees Street Mills, Manchester "Age" 21 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 20 Male Morris Bros. 20, Leckwith Road, Canton, Cardiff "Mental deficiency" 18 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 30 Male Mr. Albert Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Defective eyesight, defective development and nerves" 25 shillings (48 hours) -
4875/23Link opens in a new window 1923 68 Female J. Shepherd & Sons 28, Harriet Street, Aberdeen "Age" 23 shillings (50 hours) -
4707/22Link opens in a new window 1922 58 Male G. R. Jackson, Ltd. Reading "Physically infirm and quite unfit for any heavy work" 30 shillings per week "… suffers from Sclerosis …"
10304/22Link opens in a new window 1922 55 Male Albert Walker Hulme, Manchester "Capable of work but not of a heavy nature" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
4029/22Link opens in a new window 1922 54 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Ltd. Bury "Bronchitis" 21 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
4030/22Link opens in a new window 1922 52 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Ltd. Bury "Weak heart" 21 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) "… Her general condition is slightly obese and her heart is weak …"
10701/22Link opens in a new window 1922 45 Male S. & H. Illingworth Bradford "Physical and mental deficiency" 30 shillings (48 & 1/2 hours) "… slow minded stated to be the outcome of fits when a child …"
3350/22Link opens in a new window 1922 39 Male Mr. C. W. Burgess Walthamstow "Mentally deficient and physically undeveloped" 7 pence per hour -
3216/22Link opens in a new window 1922 55 Female A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Nervous debility" 22 shillings (48 hours) -
3215/22Link opens in a new window 1922 53 Female A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Rheumatism" 22 shillings (48 hours) -
2116/22Link opens in a new window 1922 - Male Parker & Co. 28/30, Clunes Street, Ayr "Poor physique and defective eyesight" 6 pence per hour -
3761/26Link opens in a new window 1927 75 Male E. Chalmers & Co. Ltd. Bonnington, Leith "Advanced age" 10 pence per hour "... the worker will suffer no hardship as he is in receipt of a Government Old-Age Pension of 10/- per week ..." Has been offered a pension of 25/- a week by his employer "but meantime I prefer to continue to work ..."
3761/22Link opens in a new window 1927 72 Female E. Chalmers & Co. Ltd. Bonnington, Leith "Advanced age" 4 & 1/2 pence per hour "... the worker will suffer no hardship as she is in receipt of a Government Old-Age Pension of 10/- per week ..." Has been offered a pension of 12/6 a week by her employer "but meantime I prefer to continue work ..."
4442/26Link opens in a new window 1927 16 years 10 months Female Mr. C. Bullivant Thurloe Street, Walworth "Mentally deficient" 17 shillings (48 hours) "… attended Friar Street Special (M.D.) School until attaining the age of 16. The school report states that this worker was below Standard I in all subjects …"
4443/26Link opens in a new window 1927 16 years 6 months Female Mr. C. Bullivant Thurloe Street, Walworth "Mentally deficient" 17 shillings (48 hours) "… attended the Marlborough Road Special (M.D.) School until attaining the age of 16. The girl is stated to have been only Standard I in some subjects …"
4444/26Link opens in a new window 1927 16 years 2 months Female Mr. C. Bullivant Thurloe Street, Walworth "Mentally deficient" 15 shillings (48 hours) "… attended Friar Street Special (M.D.) School until attaining the age of 16 …. this worker was in the highest class at the Special School on leaving. The School reports states that she was only Standard I in some subjects …"
4341/25Link opens in a new window 1927 63 Male James Spedding & Son Ltd. Batley, Yorkshire "Effects of double fracture of right leg" 35 shillings (48 hours) "… as the result of a fracture of the right leg the worker's capacity for work has been reduced by 50% ..." "… the worker a year ago, had an accident, had his leg broken in one of their warehouses, and that up to the present he has been in the hands of an Insurance Company ..."
2303/25Link opens in a new window 1927 21 Male H. C. Smith & Sons 14, Bridge Street, Reading "Paralysis of right leg" 25 shillings (42 hours) "… worker was paralysed on one side and could only move his leg backwards and not forwards and found difficulty in moving about and in carrying …"
5435/26Link opens in a new window 1927 68 Male P. L. Campbell & Co. 14, Market Square, Brynmawr, Brecon "Bronchitis and Asthma" 20-21 shillings (36 hours) "... The worker is employed more from a sentimental point of view than that of business ..." Previously employed at local quarry
5463/26Link opens in a new window 1927 43 Male J. Potts Ltd. 154, Burgess Street, Glasgow "Deafness and defective sight" 32 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) "... The worker previously worked in a shipyard but had to leave on account of his disabilities ..."
3251/25Link opens in a new window 1927 46 Male Mr. W. J. Brown Overross Street, Ross on Wye "Paralysis of right shoulder" 32 shillings & 6 pence (44 hours) "... the employer was a fish and fruit merchant and the general waste trade was a side line ..."
6135/26Link opens in a new window 1927 63 Female John Adams & Sons (Metals) Ltd. Crowley Works, Swalwell on Tyne "Effects of fracture of left humerus" 20 shillings (47 hours) plus 1 shilling & 6 pence car fare "… The worker was knocked down by a motor bus in March, 1926, and after spending 7 & 1/2 months in hospital, found herself penniless. Although her left arm was practically useless, the firm, with whom she had been employed for over 30 years, re-employed her ... She is quite unable to lift anything weighing more than a few pounds and cannot even tear rags ..."
1889/26Link opens in a new window 1927 70 Male Harris & Co. Farr's Lane, Narrow Quay, Bristol "Defective sight and hearing" 10 pence per hour "… he suffers from bronchitis and is very deaf and his physical strength is bad even for his age …" "... failing memory. He has to be constantly followed up ..." "... a cases of a firm recognising past service by continuing an old worker in employment ..."
796/1927Link opens in a new window 1927 25 Male Mr. B. Holmes 19, Colenso Mount, Holbeck, Leeds "Deformed foot" 35 shillings (47 hours) "… He is a cripple with leg emaciated, foot loose at ankle, and guiders cut. The foot used to be permanently turned in but as a result of an operation the foot has been left in its present condition and there is no hope of recovery …"
5702/23Link opens in a new window 1924 22 Male Cookson & Lees Ltd. Great Egerton Street, Stockport "Ankylosis of left knee" 25 shillings (40 & 1/2 hours) -
6593/23Link opens in a new window 1924 18 Male Jackson's Millboard and Paper Co. Ltd. 50, Nine Elms Lane, London, SW8 "Mental weakness" 18 shillings rising to 20 shillings in January -
6429/2/23Link opens in a new window 1924 57 Female Mr. J. Mason David's Lane, Kilmarnock "Age" 18 shillings per week -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1924 60 Female Mr. J. Mason David's Lane, Kilmarnock "Age" 20 shillings per week -
6702/2/23Link opens in a new window 1924 17 Male Mr. J. Schnurmann 3-5, Chestnut Road, London, N17 "Deformity of back" 12 shillings (48 hours) -
3469/22Link opens in a new window 1924 62 Female S. Wilson and Co. Partridge Street, Bolton "Excessive stoutness" 5 pence per hour or more at discretion of employer -
2065/22Link opens in a new window 1924 64 Female G. Jamieson & Sons 17-21, Dunabban Rd., Inverness "Rheumatism" 16 shillings (44 hours) -
7132/23Link opens in a new window 1924 67 Female A. Rodger, Thomson & Co. St. Anthony Court, Leith "Age" 18 shillings (47 hours) -
6895/2/23Link opens in a new window 1924 21 Female Jessop Bros. Springfield Mill, Ossett "Epilepsy" 18 shillings & 9 pence (48 hours) -
1345/23Link opens in a new window 1923 58 Male J. Philbin & Son Postal Street, Newton Street, Manchester "Bronchitis and weak eyesight" 30 shillings (44 hours) -
1499/2/23Link opens in a new window 1923 54 Female J. E. Davies & Co. 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 18 shillings per week "… the only infirmity so far as I can gather is that she is very deaf, but I do not see how that can interfere with the work of paper sorting."
2140/23Link opens in a new window 1923 48 Female A. Moores 5, Little Pitt Street, Manchester "Rheumatism in left leg" 15 shillings (48 hours) "… The woman suffers from Rheumatism and loses considerable time through this infirmity …"
1882/23Link opens in a new window 1923 62 Female Cookson & Lees Ltd. 9, Great Egerton Street, Stockport "Age" 15 shillings (40 & 1/2 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 21 Male Mr. J. Barry 69, Bonnington Road, Leith "Curvature of spine" 6 & 1/2 pence per hour -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 74 Male A. Thomson & Sons Verdant Works, Dundee "Age" 20 shillings (40 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 27 Male Mr. W. A. Nobbs Back 49-53, Bedford St., Leicester "Defective vision and deafness" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 71 Male Mr. R. Knowles 2, Caton Street, Lancaster "Age" 25 shillings (46 & 1/2 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 52 Male Mr. Jas. Heyes 16, Duke Street, Great Harwood "Epilepsy" 7 pence per hour -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 59 Male Mr. G. B. Goldsmith 41, Magdalen St., Colchester "Loss of leg" 30 shillings (48 hours) -
1294/23Link opens in a new window 1923 50 Female E. Burrows Watergate, Dewsbury "Rheumatism" 20 shillings (41 & 1/4 hours) "… She suffers from Rheumatism in the feet. She is exceptionally slow and prematurely aged …"
8348/22Link opens in a new window 1923 45 Male J. Cashmore Great Bridge "General weakness" 39 shillings (48 hours) -
1922/22Link opens in a new window 1923 73 Male J. Cashmore Great Bridge "Age and Rheumatism" 33 shillings (48 hours) -
3333/22Link opens in a new window 1923 45 Male J. Cashmore Great Bridge "Loss of one arm" 39 shillings (48 hours) -
287/23Link opens in a new window 1923 38 Male A. J. Savill 43, Stanley Street, Deptford "Loss of one foot" 42 shillings (48 hours) "… lost his left foot when a boy …"
10304/22Link opens in a new window 1923 55 Male A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Under nutrition" 30 shillings (48 hours) "… appeared to me to be suffering from under nutrition. He stated he had been unemployed for over twelve months, and since his engagement with the firm had been engaged on light work only …"
3216/22Link opens in a new window 1923 55 Female A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Age" 22 shillings (48 hours) "… suffering from nervous debility …"
3215/22Link opens in a new window 1923 53 Female A. Walker Peel Street Works, Hulme, Manchester "Age" 22 shillings (48 hours) "… she is exceedingly slow …"
1258/22Link opens in a new window 1923 26 Male J. Harradine 29, Pages Walk, London, SE1 "Paralysis in right arm and leg" 23 shillings (48 hours) "… suffering from the results of infantile paralysis …"
7753/22Link opens in a new window 1923 77 Male A. Thomson & Sons Verdant Works, Dundee "Age" 40 shillings & 9 pence (56 hours) -
1050/23Link opens in a new window 1923 26 Female J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. 22, Neepsend Lane, Sheffield "Slow worker" 20 shillings (48 hours) "… I am not suffering from any infirmity which renders me from work. I am very slow at my work …"
1421/23Link opens in a new window 1923 53 Female G. & R. G. Bagshaw St. Niles, Norwich - 18 shillings (44 hours) -
1422/23Link opens in a new window 1923 43 Female G. & R. G. Bagshaw St. Niles, Norwich - 18 shillings (44 hours) "… is practically starving and said she would sooner die than go into the workhouse. She can get no relief of any kind …"
1567/23Link opens in a new window 1923 56 Female G. & R. G. Bagshaw St. Niles, Norwich "Age" 3 shillings & 6 pence cwt as collected -
3132/22Link opens in a new window 1923 55 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
3045/22Link opens in a new window 1923 56 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
3042/22Link opens in a new window 1923 60 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
3044/22Link opens in a new window 1923 56 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
6816/22Link opens in a new window 1923 60 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age & failing sight" 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
6440/22Link opens in a new window 1923 56 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
3043/22Link opens in a new window 1923 57 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Age" 23 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
2250/22Link opens in a new window 1923 58 Female J. E. Davies 28, Moor Street, Liverpool "Deafness and fractured forearm" 21 shillings (48 hours) -
4029/22Link opens in a new window 1923 54 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Ltd. Manor St. Mills, Bury "Bronchitis" 21 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) "… owing to her build and the fact she has suffered for some considerable time from chest trouble ..."
4030/22Link opens in a new window 1923 52 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Ltd. Manor St. Mills, Bury "Weak heart" 21 shillings & 6 pence (48 hours) -
881/23Link opens in a new window 1923 38 Female S. & J. H. Swinnerton Ltd. Manor St. Mills, Bury "Almost Blind and Deaf" 20 shillings (48 hours) "… deaf and dumb, and suffered from defective eyesight …" "… found that she was both mentally and physically deficient. Almost blind in one eye, the sight of the other going, unable to speak, and generally physically deficient …" "Kept" by her sister
1982/22Link opens in a new window 1923 39 Female Jonathan Mitchell & Sons Ltd. 22, Neeps End Lane, Sheffield "Deformity of left hip" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
1050/23Link opens in a new window 1923 26 Female Jonathan Mitchell & Sons Ltd. 22, Neeps End Lane, Sheffield "Slowness" 20 shillings (48 hours) "… fearfully slow …". Her "manner of work was causing discontent amongst the other workers ...". Includes quotes from worker & her mother
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 42 Male Mr. Arthur E. Perkins 30, Vernon Street, Liverpool "Hernia" 38 shillings (48 hours) Transfer of permit from Redcross Waste Paper Co., 30, Vernon Street, Liverpool - "now defunct"
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 74 Male B. Saville 15, Rea Street, Digbeth, Birmingham "Age" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 44 Male A. H. Wray 12, Virginia Street, Southport "Imbecile" 26 shillings & 8 pence (45 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1927 63 Male Mr. William Scott East St., St. Ives, Huntingdonshire "Deaf and mentally deficient" 31 shillings & 4 pence (48 hours) -
1982/22Link opens in a new window 1923 39 Female J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. Sheffield "Deformity of left hip" 21 shillings (48 hours) -
1050/22Link opens in a new window 1923 26 Female J. Mitchell & Sons Ltd. Sheffield "General infirmity" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 43 Male Arthur E. Perkins 30, Vernon Street, Liverpool "Hernia" 38 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 18 Female The Thames Export Packing Co. Ltd. 84, Commercial Road, London, SE1 "Mental deficiency" 20 shillings (48 hours) -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 39 Male G. H. Chappell, Sons & Co. Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, E10 "Physically and mentally unfit" 7 pence per hour -
Not statedLink opens in a new window 1923 76 Male J. B. Meldram and Co. City Road, Brechin "Age" 24 shillings (48 hours) -