HC Deb 24 April 1928 vol 216 c805
42. Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the Minister of Health if he can give the percentage of the industrial employed population who were discharged from their work in 1927 by reason of the fact that they were suffering from tuberculosis?

The following TABLE shows in respect of July, 1924 to 1927, the number of insured men and women respectively in Great Britain classified as belonging to the Engineering Industry, and for the dates specified in the question the number of such persons recorded as unemployed. Statistics of the numbers insured at the latter dates are not available.
Engineering Industry—Great Britain.
Date. Estimated Number of Insured Workpeople. Date. Number of Insured Workpeople Unemployed.
Men. Women. Men. Women.
July, 1924 … 849,190 63,660 22nd December, 1924 … 110,810 4,020
July, 1925 … 843,440 70,730 21st December, 1925 … 101,906 3,102
July, 1926 … 838,630 71,170 20th December, 1926 … 132,602 4,319
July, 1927 … 837,410 72,470 19th December, 1927 … 78,463 2,787
809,410* 72,260* 20th February, 1928* … 78,129 2,966
26th March, 1928* … 75,019 2,952
* Exclusive of persons aged 65 and upwards.

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