§ MR. JOHN WILSON (Durham, Mid.)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can say how many fatal and non-fatal accidents occurred in the shipyards in the United Kingdom in 1902, and the number of persons employed in the same employment during that year.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Akers Douglas.) The number of accidents reported as having occurred in shipbuilding during 1902 was 10,987, of which 118 were fatal accidents. Of the 897 non-fatal accidents 1,070 were reportable to the certifying surgeon, and 9,799 reportable to the inspector only. These figures do not include accidents in a few incidental industries—principally in sawmills—which are carried on in shipyards. The returns of persons employed during 1902 are not yet ready; but, according to the last available returns, there were 150,727 persons employed in shipyards.