§ 70. Mr. Awberyasked the Paymaster-General the number of accidents, fatal and otherwise, in the coal pits of the country for each of the past five years; and the yearly average for the five years prior to the war.
§ Sir I. HorobinFollowing is the information:
NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED AND DISABLED FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS AT COAL MINES* IN GREAT BRITAIN — Killed Disabled for more than three days† 1953 381 233,660 1954 366 222,695 1955 419 217,087 1956 328 220,299 1957 (provisional) 395 199,000 Average 1953 to 1957 378 218,548 Average 1934 to 1938 880 134,463 * Including a very small number at fireclay and oil shale mines, except in 1957. † From 1953 to 1957 includes a small number (some 50 per year) of persons injured for three days or less in accidents which, because of their importance, were required to be reported immediately.