§ Dr. Strossasked the Minister of National Insurance if he will have printed in the OFFICIAL REPORT an analysis of the 200 cases of those in receipt of a life pension under the Industrial Injuries Act on 31st December, 1950, listed as suffering from diseases other than pneumoconiosis.
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§ Mr. PeakeAt the end of 1950 about 200 life disablement pensions were in payment under the Industrial Injuries Act for prescribed diseases other than pneumoconisis. The following table shows the approximate proportion of them in payment for the different prescribed diseases:
Disease Percentage Inflammation or ulceration of the skin or of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory passages or mouth produced by dust, liquid or vapour (including the condition known as chlor-acne but excluding chrome ulceration) 40.9 Miner's nystagmus 18.8 Byssinosis 16.0 Ulceration of the corneal surface of the eye Localised new growth of the skin, papillomatous or keratotic due in any case to tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil (including paraffin) soot or any compound, product, or residue of any of these substances 7.6 Epitheliomatous cancer or ulceration of the skin Subcutaneous cellulitis or acute bursitis arising at or about the knee (Beat knee) 6.1 Subcutaneous cellulitis of the hand (Beat hand) Subcutaneous cellulitis or acute bursitis arising at or about the elbow (Beat elbow) 4.4 Inflammation of the synovial lining of the wrist joint and tendon sheaths Cataract produced by exposure to the glare of, or rays from, molten glass or molten or red-hot metal 2.8 Other diseases 3.4 100.0