HC Deb 08 May 1934 vol 289 cc894-6
8. Mr. MAINWARING (for Sir WILLIAM JENKINS)

asked the Secretary for Mines how many explosions have taken place since 1920 to the last available date in England, Scotland, and Wales, stating in each case separately how many lives were lost in each explosion and how many were injured?

Mr. E. BROWN

With the hon. Member's permission I will circulate the statistics in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the statistics :

COAL MINES ACT, 1911.
Explosions of Firedamp or Coal Dust : 1920 to 1933.
Year. Fatal Accidents. Non-fatal Accidents (including all cases in which any injury whatsoever was caused).
No. of separate accidents. No. of persons killed. No. of separate accidents. No. of persons injured.
ENGLAND.
1920 2 4 12 19
1921 8 10 13 19
1922 5 50 15 23
1923 7 42 19 42
1924 5 11 19 31
1925 3 14 16 61
1926 2 2 7 11
1927 5 12 16 29
1928 5 23 5 20
1929 3 5 9 33
1930 12 57 5 40
1931 8 88 13 55
1932 6 40 6 51
1933 7 34 12 48
TOTAL 78 392 167 482
SCOTLAND.
1920 11 13 45 72
1921 4 6 17 34
1922 7 21 35 74
1923 7 16 29 45
1924 9 9 39 50
1925 3 7 39 57
1926 3 3 22 35
1927 5 8 33 62
1928 10 13 22 52
1929 7 11 34 64
1930 6 13 30 73
1931 3 17 22 40
1932 5 15 22 34
1933 1 1 17 17
TOTAL 81 153 406 709
WALES AND MONMOUTH.
1920 3 9 18 37
1921 3 3 6 12
1922 2 2 18 26
1923 2 2 17 25
1924 4 15 19 32
1925 5 8 16 35
1926 6 9
1927 1 52 12 31
1928 6 7
1929 3 18 12 23
1930 9 15
1931 1 2 2 6
1932 2 14 9 25
1933 4 8
TOTAL 26 125 154 291