§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of boardings at which pneumoconiosis and relevant industrial diseases were first diagnosed classified by industry for each year since 1958, indicating how many cases were first examination, reexamination and the total number of cases diagnosed in each industry per year.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information available is published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in the annual "Digest of Pneumoconiosis Statistics". I would refer the hon. Member to Table 3, page 6 of the latest "Digest" (for 1973) and the equivalent tables in earlier volumes which are available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the number of first diagnosed boardings by the Pneumoconiosis Medical Board
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§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report a list of all unoccupied Government factory premises in Wales indicating when production last took place in them.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe Welsh Office is at present seeking occupants for the following premises:
in the slate and stone quarrying industries in each year since 1948 in each county and region in the United Kingdom and for the United Kingdom as a whole; and if he will express all figures per 1,000 wage earners in these industries;
(2) what was the number of payments of disablement benefits for pneumoconiosis to men under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act and the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme per 1,000 population for (a) Great Britain, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) each English region in each year since 1948;
(3) what is the average length of time taken by the Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel to examine thoracic organs in connection with application for industrial death benefit by dependants.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the 533W number of disablement benefits for pneumoconiosis under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts and the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme cur-
NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) ACT DISABLEMENT PENSIONS IN RESPECT OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS Assessments current at 30th September 1974 analysed by attributable industry and percentage assessment Hundreds Minimum list heading* All assessments Percentage assessment 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 All industries — 361 153 92 48 26 14 8 6 3 1 12 Mining and quarrying 101–104, 109 316 138 82 41 22 10 6 4 3 1 10 Coal mining 101 311 137 81 40 21 10 6 4 3 1 8 Other 102–104, 109 5 1 1 1 — — — — — — 1 Metal manufacture 311–313 11 4 3 2 1 1 — 1 — — 1 321–323 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 461–464, 469 17 7 3 2 1 1 1 — — — 1 Bricks, fireclay and refractory goods 461 2 — 1 — — — — — — — — Pottery, glass 462,466 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 — — — 1 Other industries Remainder 17 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 — — 1 Source: 10 per cent. sample.
* According to Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1968).
PNEUMOCONIOSIS, BYSSINOSIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES BENEFIT SCHEME 1966 ALLOWANCES IN FORCE AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 1974, ANALYSED BY INDUSTRY GREAT BRITAIN Number Total Incapacity Partial Incapacity All industries … … … … 487 2,392 Refractories … … … … 0 2 Sandstone … … … … 0 7 Pottery … … … … 29 108 Asbestos … … … … 7 64 Coal … … … … 362 1,995 Coal-trimming … … … … 0 0 Tin mining … … … … 16 19 Haematite mining … … … … 7 31 Slate mining … … … … 9 18 Slate splitting … … … … 8 23 Graphite … … … … 0 2 Building … … … … 5 11 Sandblasting, etc. … … … … 1 6 Tunnellers … … … … 5 9 Metal grinding … … … … 3 3 Steel dressers … … … … 2 15 Abrasive soap powders … … … … 5 11 Barytes mining … … … … 1 0 Quarrying (other than sandstone or slate) … … … 5 8 Furnace dismantling … … … … 0 2 Carbon electrode manufacture … … … … 0 0 Boiler scaling … … … … 1 2 Foundry workers … … … … 12 35 Fireclay mining … … … … 0 3 Other clay mining … … … … 0 0 Chert mining … … … … 0 0 Lead mining … … … … 3 5 Oil shale mining … … … … 0 0 Stratified ironstone mining … … … … 0 0 Other mining … … … … 1 4 Other scheduled occupations … … … … 5 6 Unscheduled occupations … … … … 0 3
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of state for social for social services what was the
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§ Mr. O'MalleyThe tables below show the figures as at 30th September 1974.
the number of boardings in which pneumoconiosis and related industrial diseases 535W were first diagnosed in each year since 1948 classified by industry and by the percentage disablement assessment made.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information available is published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in the annual "Digest of Pneumoconiosis Statistics". I would refer the hon. Member to Table 4, page 7, of the latest "Digest" (for 1973) and the equivalent tables in earlier volumes, which are available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many awards of industrial death benefit to widows and other dependants were made in each year since 1948 under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts where pneumoconiosis or related diseases were certified as a cause of death in (a) Great Britain, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) the English regions.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information requested is not available, but the table below shows the number of cases in Great Britain from 1956 onwards in which industrial death benefit was claimed and the pneumoconiosis medical panel was of the opinion that death was dut to, or materially accelerated by, pneumoconiosis.
1956 438 1957 607 1958 647 1959 655 1960 717 1961 827 1962 807 1963 874
Age 24 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 or to to to to to to to to or less 29 34 39 44 49 54 59 64 more Total Coal mining … — — 10 40 210 1,064 3,164 4,192 6,577 18,179 33,436 Other mining and quarrying … — — — — — 31 20 85 125 426 687 Other industries … — — — 20 70 161 407 524 768 2,123 4,073
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of boardings at which pneumoconiosis was first diagnosed in each year since 1948 classified by industry and age of claimant.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information available is published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in the annual "Digest of Pneumoconiosis Statistics". I would refer
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1964 770 1965 803 1966 671 1967 606 1968 645 1969 674 1970 732 1971 636 1972 696 1973 614 1974 593
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will now revise the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Benefits) Regulations to enable industrial death benefit to be paid to the widow and dependants of all persons who received disablement benefits for pneumoconiosis under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts and the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme during life; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. O'MalleyNo. This would mean paying the preferential benefit of the industrial injuries scheme in cases where death was clearly unconnected with work.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of disablement benefits for pneumoconiosis under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act and the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme currently in payment by age of recipient and by industry.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe figures as at 30th September 1974 are shown in the table below.
the hon. Member to Table 2, pages 4 and 5 of the latest "Digest" (for 1973) and the equivalent tables in earlier volumes, which are available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State fro Social Services what periodic X-ray investigations are carries out to detect pneumoconiosis and related industrial diseases in industries other that coal mining; and if she will make a statement.
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§ Mr. O'MalleyPeriodical medical examinations are carried out as required under Regulations 2(B) and 51 and Part II of Schedule I to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1975 and include, when necessary, X-ray investigations. Discussions about these arrangements are taking place between my Department and the Employment Medical Advisory Service of the Health and Safety Executive.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many examinations of thoracic organs were undertaken each year since 1948 by the Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe available information is shown in the table below:
Year Number 1956 3,435 1957 3,380 1958 3,935 1959 3,779 1960 3,980 1961 4,150 1962 4,189 1963 4,450 1964 4,291 1965 4,408 1966 4,522 1967 4,407 1968 4,640 1969 4,863 1970 5,016 1971 4,677 1972 4,868 1973 4,786 1974 4,681
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of scrutinies and boardings for pneumoconiosis, byssinosis and related industrial diseases which took place in industries other than coal mining in each year since 1948; if she will give the number of negative scrutinies, the number and percentage referred for boarding, the total number of boardings, and the number at which the disease was not diagnosed, and at which the disease was first diagnosed; and if she will provide the information for slate mining and quarrying and other mining and quarrying and haematite mining and other industries in asbestos working, steel dressing,non-ferrous foundry workers, steel foundry workers, iron foundry workers, refractories and pottery manufacture, and any other processes.
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§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information available is published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in the annual" Digest of Pneumoconiosis Statistics". I would refer the hon. Member to Table 2, page 4 and 5 of the latest "Digest" (for 1973) and the equivalent tables in earlier volumes which are available in the Library of the House.