§ 5. Mr. Molsonasked the Minister of Supply whether he will publish figures showing the amount of sickness in Royal Ordnance factories during years preceding and following the introduction of full pay for employees absent owing to sickness.
1943–1944 1944–1945 1945–1946 1946–1947 1947–1948 1948–1949 1949–1950 September … 6.2 5.7 4.7 3.0 2.5 3.5 4.4 October … 6.4 5.8 5.2 3.2 2.8 5.1 5.1 November … 7.4 5.4 5.3 3.4 2.9 6.0 — December … 7.3 5.3 5.1 2.9 2.7 6.1 — January … 7.2 6.7 6.1 4.5 3.2 7.6 — February … 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.0 3.1 8.1 — March … 6.1 5.3 4.8 4.3 2.7 9.0 — April … 5.3 4.7 3.6 3.0 2.4 7.1 — May … 5.3 4.5 3.1 2.5 2.5 5.8 — June … 5.2 4.0 2.8 2.3 2.1 4.9 — July … 4.5 3.4 2.4 2.2 1.8 3.9 — August … 4.9 3.9 2.5 1.7 2.2 3.9 —