The Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) established a Potteries Fund as part of its campaign against the use of lead in the manufacture of pottery. The Fund paid for an officer from the League to live in Staffordshire to support workers suffering from the effects of lead poisoning. The worker organised convalescence and "electric baths" at hospitals in Wolverhampton and elsewhere, arranged education and training for children blinded by their work, and where necessary found alternative work away from the industry . At various times , the WTUL officers in the Pottery District were Ada Chew, Ruth DuCane and Mrs Dickie.

This page from a register of 217 cases supported by the WTUL relates to the medical history of Nelly Davenport from Burslem.

Click on the Adobe document symbol beneath the image for a complete list of names included in the Potteries Fund Report.

Title	Lead poisoning in the potteries, 1899
Maker	--
Production Date	1899
Format	Document
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Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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