Miss LEEasked the Secretary for Mines the number of accidents, fatal and otherwise, in British coal mines for each year since 1920?
§ Mr. SHINWELLNumber of persons killed or injured by accidents at mines in1628W Great Britain under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, during the years 1920 to 1930:
Year. Number of Persons Killed. Number of Persons Injured.* 1920 … … 1,103 117,244 1921† … … 755 86,325 1922 … … 1,105 185,497 1923 … … 1,297 212,256 1924 … … 1,201 195,423 1925 … … 1,136 178,060 1926† … … 649 90,862 1927 … … 1,128 173,449 1928 … … 989 161,790 1929 … … 1,076 175,899 1930 … … 1,013 166,281 * In 1924 and subsequent years, accidents which disabled the person injured for more than three days were reportable, the limit in 1923 and earlier years being seven days. † The majority of the coal mines were idle during a considerable period of the years 1921 and 1926 owing to protracted disputes.