51. Mr. B. Taylorasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of applications for certification 137W for pneumoconiosis in the Nottinghamshire coalfield for the years 1951, 1952 and 1953; and the number certified for 1951, 1952 and 1953, respectively.
§ Mr. PeakeThe pneumoconiosis medical panel dealt with 44 such applications under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts in 1951, 58 in 1952, and 72 in 1953; the numbers certified in those years were 21, 19 and 25, respectively.
§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance (1) how many persons resident in Staffordshire and believed to be suffering from pneumoconiosis have appeared before the board in each year since 1951; and haw many were diagnosed, and how many
CASES DEALT WITH BY THE STOKE-ON-TRENT PNEUMOCONIOSIS MEDICAL PANEL Preliminary X-ray examinations First examinations (clinical) Total Diagnosed Not diagnosed 1951 … … … … 791 735 544 191 1952 … … … … 913 771 575 196 1953 … … … … 1,637 1,315 1,147 168