§ Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALDasked whether the right hon. Gentleman can give the number of fatal accidents in places under the Factory and Workshop Act during each of the years 1909, 1910, and 1911, and the number of non-fatal accidents for the same period?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe number of accidents reported to the Factory Department in each of the three years was as follows:—
Fatal. Non-Fatal. 1909 … … 946 … 116,554 1910 … … 1,080 … 128,470 1911 … … 1,182 … 148,735
§ Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALDasked whether the right hon. Gentleman can give the number of factories and workshops unvisited during 1909, 1910, and 1911?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe number of factories and workshops on the register which were unvisited in each of the three years respectively was as follows:—
I should add that heavy demands were made on the staff in each of the three years, and especially in 1911, in connection with inquiries by Departmental Committees and other special inquiries, which considerably diminished the time available for inspection. The number of factories and workshops on the register in 1911 shows an increase of about 4,000 on the figure for 1909.
Factories Workshops, including Men's Workshops. 1909 22,862 44,267 1910 21,243 32,729 1911 22,094 35,856