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Show CRIPPLED TOMMIES GET JOBS 9,500 Firms in London Give Employment Employ-ment to Men Disabled in World War. London. Since the inauguration of the national scheme for the employment employ-ment of disabled men, last September 9,500 firms have given necessary undertaking un-dertaking to employ an agreed percentage per-centage of disabled men on their staffs. The quota Is generally 5 per cent and employment has been guaranteed for 97,000. There are still 40,000 disabled dis-abled men waiting for work and the hospitals have many more to discharge. dis-charge. Men who have lost a leg are working work-ing as clerks, cabinet-makers, toy makers, weavers, etc., and men with only one arm are acting as messengers, messen-gers, watchmen, postmen, inspectors and teachers. |