§ 67. Mr. T. Brownasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of cases under the Pneumoconiosis Benefit Scheme, 1952, giving, from 4th January, 1953, up to and including 3rd January, 1954, the number of applications received for total disablement, the number of claims allowed, the number of claims disallowed, the number of claims under examination, and the number of deaths during the 12 months.
§ Mr. PeakeDuring the year ending 3rd January, 1954, 3,587 claims were received for total disablement; during the same period 1,148 such claims were allowed and 2,850 were disallowed;843 were under examination at the end of the period. 393 beneficiaries died during 1953.