§ Mr. MORRELLasked the Home Secretary the number of fatal accidents that have occurred in factories and workshops in each of the years 1892 to 1912?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe particulars are is follows:—
Year. Number of Fatal Accidents in Factories and Workshops. Number of Factories and Workshops. Number Employed in Factories and Workshops. 1892 426 — — 1893 422 160,234 — 1894 448 — — 1895 455 183,424 4,103,485 1896 525 — — 1897 516 201,100 4,483,800 1898 577 — — 1899 681 — — 1900 831 — — 1901 782 — — 1902 850 — — 1903 748 — — 1904 727 242,807 4,750,070 1905 775 — — 1906 799 — — 1907 850 249,983 5,012,008 1908 767 — — 1909 700 — — 1910 822 — — 1911 907 — — 1912 945 272,972 —
§ Mr. MORRELLasked the Home Secretary if he can say what was the number of factories and workshops visited by inspectors of the Home Office during the year 1912; and what is approximately the total number of factories and workshops that come within the provisions of the Acts?
§ Mr. McKENNANinety thousand factories and 145,000 workshops approximately were visited in 1912. The total number on the registers at the end of the year was approximately 117,000 factories and 180,000 workshops.