HC Deb 30 July 1951 vol 491 c138W
87. Mr. Molson

asked the Minister of Supply whether he will now provide the monthly figures required to bring up to date the table published in HANSARD of 5th December, 1949, showing the amount of sickness in Royal Ordnance factories after the introduction of the Industrial Paid Sick Leave Scheme in September, 1948.

Mr. G. R. Strauss

The following table shows the monthly percentages of sick absence among industrial employees in the Royal Ordnance Factories from November, 1949, to May, 1951:

1949–50 1950–51
November … … … 5.2 5.9
December … … … 5.1 5.8
January … … … 5.6 11.7*
February … … … 6.8 10.6*
March … … … 7.4 6.5
April … … … 5.8 5.8
May … … … 5.4 4.9
June … … … 5.2
July … … … 4.5
August … … … 3.8
September … … … 5.0
October … … … 5.6
* Due to an epidemic of influenza.