HC Deb 10 March 1978 vol 945 c799W
Mr. Tim Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what progress has been made towards implementation of the Dock Work Regulation Act 1976.

Number on the Disabled Persons Breakdown by:
Year Register Physical disability Mental disability
1946 482,221 458,086 24,135
1947 784,796 740,382 44,414
1948 877,780 827,754 50,026
1949 914,693 864,055 50,638
1950 936,196 887,012 49,184
1951 906,008 860,024 45,984
1952 883,352 839,375 43,977
1953 856,612 815,646 40,966
1954 839,210 800,617 38,593
1955 827,102 790,311 36,791
1956 798,279 763,652 34,627
1957 764,446 731,966 32,480
1958 737,043 706,290 30,753
1959 715,825 685,983 29,842
1960 691,724 661,996 29,728
1961 666,454 636,246 30,206
1962 656,402 626,598 29,804
1963 653,362 622,553 30,809
1964 655,878 * *
1965 658,925 625,469 33,456
1966 654,483 620,508 33,975
1967 655,379 620,720 34,659
1968 654,788 619,048 35,740
1969 645,545 609,096 36,449
1970 634,336 597,769 36,567
1971 620,691 583,369 37,322
1972 610,107 572,537 37,570
1973 597,305 559,737 37,568
1974 574,640 537,961 36,679
1975 557,217 521,073 36,144
1976 543,064 507,441 35,623
1977 532,402 497,598 34,804
* Not available.