§ MR. R. MCKENNA (Monmouth, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the case of James A. Garvey, aged 17, a lead filer, lately employed at the Electrical Power Storage Company's works, Millwall, who died recently from the effects of lead poisoning; whether he is aware that there was one bath at the works at which from 40 to 50 boys were employed, and that the regulation compelling the use of the bath was habitually disregarded; and whether he proposes to take any steps under the circumstances?
§ *SIR MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEYMy attention has been called to this case, but I am unable to find on inquiry that there has been any breach of the Factory Acts or the Special Rules which have been made for electric accumulator works. Employers are required by those Rules to provide a bath. This was done at the works in question, and a time for balking appointed for each person employed. It is not obligatory at present, however, on the workers to use the bath, and I regret to find that at these works bathing has often been omitted. It may become necessary to take steps to remedy this.