§ 42. Mr. PALINGasked the Secretary for Mines how many coal mines in Great Britain have established pit-head baths, and how many persons do such baths provide for?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Colonel Lane Fox)At the 31st December, 1925, pit-head baths on the shower-bath principle had been installed for general use at 23 coal mines in Great Britain and were in course of installation at nine others. The total number of shower-bath cubicles comprised in these installations was 1,729, which, it may be assumed, would provide accommodation for about 17,000 to 20,000 men per day. These figures do not include slipper baths, plunge baths, swimming baths, or any bathing accommodation reserved for the use of officials only.