HC Deb 21 February 1929 vol 225 cc1290-1
30. Mr. SNELL

asked the Minister of Health what was the average number of days of sick leave per head taken in each of the last three years by women clerical officers, writing assistants, and members of the established typing grades, respectively; and what was the number of days of sick leave taken in the case of each of the grades concerned on account of gastric and nervous troubles, respectively, in the Welsh Board of Health and in the office of the Register-General for England?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

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

Following is the answer:

The average numbers of days sick leave per head taken in each of the last three years by women clerical officers, writing assistants, and members of the established typing grades in the Welsh Board of Health and in the office of the Registrar-General for England, respectively, were as follows:

Welsh Board of Health.
— 1926. 1927. 1928.
Women Clerical Officers. 6.83 5.75 4.72
Writing Assistants 5.43 8.82 10.47
Established Typing Staff. 3.25 8.3 10.25

Office of the Registrar-General for England.
— 1926. 1927. 1928.
Women Clerical Officers. 10.0 6.7 17.5
Writing Assistants 11.8 18.8 16.7
Established Typing Staff. 16.5 21.6 18.5

I regret that I am unable to give the information asked for in the last part of the question, as it could not be obtained without the expenditure of an undue amount of time and labour.