HC Deb 14 November 1927 vol 210 c618
40. Mr. HAYES

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the death and invaliding rate in the Gold Coast gold mines?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

The total number of workers employed in the gold mines in the Gold Coast during the year April, 1926, to March, 1927, was 8,240, and the deaths during this period were 98, of which 14 were due to accidents and 84 to diseases. The death rate was, therefore, approximately, 11.9 per 1,000. No figures are available as to the invaliding rate.