§ Mr. Collickasked 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. CarrThe number of registered disabled persons recorded at offices in the County Borough of Birkenhead are in42W 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