HC Deb 26 July 1898 vol 62 c1313
MR. CHANNING (Northampton, E.)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the number of railway servants killed by accidents in which the movement of vehicles used exclusively on railways was concerned in each year since the Return No. 166, of 1894; and what has been the number of such fatal accidents investigated in each such years by inspectors or sub-inspector of the Board of Trade?

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. C. T. RITCHIE,) Croydon

The information is as follows—

Year No. of Servants Killed. No. of such Fatal Accidents investigated by Inspecting Officers and Sub-Inspectors of Board of Trade.
1894 473 8
1895 430 70
1896 444 95
1897 501 90
Total 1848 263