§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the Home Secretary whether he has had his attention called to the statistics as to death by flannelette burning given in the Report of the Coroners' Committee; and if these can be further tested by inquiries to be made from each coroner as to the number of deaths from such cause in the year 1911?
§ Mr. McKENNAYes, Sir. My attention has been drawn to the statistics given in paragraph 5 of the Report of the Coroners' Committee. Information as to the number of deaths due to the ignition of flannelette clothing in the year 1911 could not now be furnished from the records kept by coroners without a great expenditure of time and labour, and in many cases the information would not be available at all. I will, however, consider whether a Return similar to that given in the Judicial Statistics for the year 1904 could not be obtained in respect of next year.