HC Deb 24 March 1938 vol 333 c1379
69. Mr. W. Joseph Stewart

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of mines at work m the coal-producing counties of England and Wales for the years 1935,

Mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, in England and Wales.
County. 1935 1936. 1937
Number of Mines at Work. Average number of Persons Employed.*. Number of Mines at Work. Average number of Persons Employed.* Number of Mines at Work. Average number of Persons Employed.*.
England.
Cheshire 6 328 6 135 6 174
Cumberland 24 6,406 29 4,962 29 5,990
Derbyshire 113 46,072 104 45,104 112 45,218
Durham 228 107,756 230 109,358 245 116,648
Gloucester 37 5,986 35 5,783 33 5,504
Kent 4 7,337 4 7,385 4 7,223
Lancashire 156 60,717 154 60,273 154 60,226
Leicestershire 16 9,370 16 9,316 16 9,172
Lincolnshire† 2 141 2 155 3 172
Monmouthshire 105 35,975 109 34,269 114 37,806
Northampton† 4 244 4 318 3 371
Northumberland 100 44,435 100 45,166 103 46,057
Nottingham 46 45,980 45 45,612 46 45,661
Shropshire 45 2,774 44 2,901 43 2,775
Somerset 13 3,441 13 3,451 13 3,397
Staffordshire 165 49,553 166 49,284 151 48,722
Warwickshire 19 16,861 19 17,249 20 17,346
Worcestershire 14 970 16 972 14 952
Yorkshire 259 143,717 252 144,314 252 147,560
Wales.
Breconshire 17 2,353 17 2,173 17 2,256
Carmarthen 44 10,795 47 10,287 44 9,614
Denbighshire 20 8,315 20 9,316 18 9,558
Flintshire 7 485 8 506 9 526
Glamorgan 262 82,338 244 79,347 257 86,050
Pembroke 5 394 5 336 4 352
Total—England and Wales. 1,711 692,743 1,689 687,972 1,710 709,340
* Including Clerks and Salaried Persons.
†Only Ironstone produced in these Counties.