HC Deb 14 June 1956 vol 554 cc41-2W
Mr. Collick

asked the Minister of Labour the number of registered disabled persons in the County Borough of Birkenhead, giving the respective figures for men and women in each year since the scheme began, together with the numbers placed in employment each year, and the present numbers which are awaiting employment.

Mr. Carr

The number of registered disabled persons recorded at offices in the County Borough of Birkenhead are in Table 2 below. There are no records before April, 1947, of numbers placed in employment, and Table 3 gives the annual figures since that date.

The number of disabled persons unemployed at 22nd May, 1956, was:

TABLE 1
REGISTERED DISABLED PERSONS
Section I: classified for ordinary employment Section II: classified for employment under sheltered conditions
Males Females Total Males Females Total
133 49 182 23 5 28

TABLE 2
NUMBERS ON THE REGISTER OF DISABLED PERSONS IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF BIRKENHEAD IN EACH YEAR FROM APRIL, 1946
Date Males Females Total
April, 1946 1,257 93 1,350
May, 1947 1,968 163 2,131
April, 1948 2,299 204 2,503
April, 1949 2,396 283 2,679
April, 1950 2,474 355 2,829
April, 1951 2,443 362 2,805
April, 1952 2,407 383 2,790
April, 1953 2,318 379 2,697
April, 1954 2,216 411 2,627
April, 1955 2,236 412 2,648
April, 1956 2,205 404 2,609

TABLE 3
NUMBER OF REGISTERED DISABLED PERSONS WITHIN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF BIRKENHEAD WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT EACH YEAR FROM APRIL, 1947.
Date Males Females Total
April, 1947 240 47 287
April, 1948 503 66 569
April, 1949 633 84 717
April, 1950 524 70 594
April, 1951 423 85 508
April, 1952 262 91 353
April, 1953 327 108 435
April, 1954 296 95 391
April, 1955 298 86 384

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