A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

THE EMPLOYMENT OF MEN WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS

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  • Summary 1

  • Sampling 2

  • A. Employment after Certification 3

    • 1. The Object of the Inquiry 4

    • 2. Employment prior to February 1946 5

      • (a)The proportion of men who found work after certification 5

      • (b)Factors associated with Employment 5

    • 3. The proportion of Men fit for Work in February 1946

      • (a)The proportion unoccupied. 9

      • (b)Silicosis Board recommendations and subsequent employment. 9

    • 4. Methods of Finding Work 10

      • (a)The Employment Exchange 10

      • (b)Government Training Centres 10

      • (c)Migration 11

    • 5. The Consistency with which men with Pneumoconiosis worked 12

      • (a) Total time the men worked 12

      • (b) The number of jobs held by each man 13

      • (c) The duration of each job 13

      • (d) Unemployment 14

    • 6. The Kind of Work done by men with Pneumoconiosis 14

      • (a)The Effect of type of work on duration of job 15

      • (b)On hours worked daily and days worked weekly 15

      • (c)On mens’ opinions about its suitability 15

      • (d)On outdoor and indoor work 16

      • (e)On mens’ reasons for leaving jobs 16

  • B. Economic Effects of Certification 17

    • 1. Sources of income immediately before Certification 17

    • 2. Sources of income after Certification 17

      • (a) Weekly Compensation 17

      • (b) Lump sum settlement 18

    • 3. Income from Leisure Interests

  • C. The Attitudes of men with Pneumoconiosis at the time of Certification 20

    • 1. Attitude toward Diagnosis

    • 2. Reaction to leaving Mining

  • D. Tables

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