§ Miss BONDFIELDasked the Postmaster-General what was the average number of days' sick leave per head per annum taken by women in the writing-assistant, typing and clerical grades, respectively, in the London telephone service, accounts branch, during the years 1925, 1926 and 1927, and what was the average number of days' sick leave per head per annum in the case of each grade concerned taken on account of nervous troubles?
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§ Viscount WOLMERThe average numbers of days' sick leave per head per annum allowed to women in the clerical, writing assistant and typing grades, respectively, in the London Telephone Service Accounts Branch during the years 1925, 1926 and 1927 are shown below:
— 1925. 1926. 1927. Clerical Officers … 14.6 10.9 14.6 Writing Assistants … 12.3 13.9 19.1 Typing Grades … 13.7 21.7 15.0 The sick absence is not usually classified according to the nature of the disease; but the figures for 1926 were specially analysed with the following result—
Days of Sick Absence during 1926 per Officer, due to— — Neurasthenia, Nervous Debility, Nervous Breakdown, Nervous Shock, Nerves Neurosis. Neuritis. Neuralgia. 1. 2. 3. Clerical Officers. 1.8 .2 .9 Writing Assistants. 2.0 .2 .1 Typing Grades. 3.4 3.9* Nil * Wholly due to one officer.