§ Mr. KELLAWAYasked the Home Secretary how many workmen were killed or injured in the coal mines of the United Kingdom during each of the past ten years?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe figures are as follows:—
Year. Number of Persons Killed. Number of Persons Injured as Reported to the Inspectors under Sec. 35(1) ii. of the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1887. Number of Persons Injured and Disabled for more than 7 days. 1902 … 1,024 3,745 — 1903 … 1,072 3,822 — 1904 … 1,055 3,754 — 1905 … 1,159 3,646 — 1906 … 1,142 3,839 — 1907 … 1,245 5,892 — 1908 … 1,308 5,860 141,851 1910 … 1,453 5,859 153,306 1910 … 1,775 5,737 159,042 1911 … 1,259 (Not yet available.) The figures in the third column were obtained for the first time in 1908 under the provisions of the Notice of Accidents Act, 1906, and cannot be given for the preceding years.