HC Deb 01 May 1940 vol 360 cc724-5W
Mr. R. J. Taylor

asked the Secretary for Mines the numbers of fatal and non-fatal accidents to youths in the age groups 14 to 16 years, 16 to 18 years, and 18

Number of Boys and Youths Killed and Injured* during 1939 by Accidents at Mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911.
Inspection Division. Killed. Injured.*
Age 14 and under 16. Age 16 and under 18. Age 18 and under 21. Age 14 and under 16. Age 16 and under 18. Age 18 and under 21.
1. Scotland … … 3 3 7 13 21 22
2. Northern … … 4 6 10 43 49 41
3. Yorkshire … … 3 3 2 44 45 43
4. North Midland … … 1 5 2 16 18 18
5. North Western … … 2 5 7 14 23 20
6. Cardiff and Forest of Dean. — 3 7 26 28 15
7. Swansea … … 1 2 1 12 14 11
8. Midland and Southern … — — 1 7 11 10
Totals … … 14 27 37 175 209 180
* Includes only those accidents which are required to be notified to the Divisional Inspector at the time of their occurrence.
Of the boys and youths injured in the Yorkshire Division, 11, 11 and 12 respectively were all injured in one winding accident (at Hatfield Main Colliery).