HC Deb 10 March 1937 vol 321 c1165W
Sir A. Wilson

asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the death of a boy of 17 who fell down a lift shaft of a block of flats under erection in London on 25th February; and whether any report on the accident has been made to him?

Mr. Lloyd

Yes, Sir. The accident occurred on a building under construction. I understand that the shaft was intended for a service lift and that the opening into it was about 2 feet 9 inches above the floor of the kitchen, but that there were a few inches of rubble on the floor which would of course make it less difficult to fall into the opening. The youth went into the room to speak to another workman, but neither that workman nor another who saw him enter the kitchen, was able to say how he came to fall into the opening.