HC Deb 25 May 1927 vol 206 cc1996-7
30. Mr. SUTTON

asked the Minister of Health whether he can state the general death-rate from all causes and also the death-rate of miners from all causes for the country as a whole; and whether he can give such figures, separately, for the various mining areas?

Sir K. WOOD

As the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with permission circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

The answer is as follows:

I may refer the hon. Member to the table (Table C) on page 326 of Volume 3 of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry, 1925, containing the following statistics furnished by the Registrar-General of the deaths in standard populations at ages of coal miners in various mining localities.

1921–3.
Locality Deaths—Coal miners in standard population aged 25–65.
Durham and Northumberland 665
Lancashire and Cheshire 760
Yorkshire, West Riding 666
Derby and Nottingham 560
South Wales, including Monmouth 747

The corresponding figures for all England and Wales in 1921–3 are:

All coal miners (aged 25–65) 673
All males (aged 25–65) 661