§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing, for the year 1954 and for each area, the number of claimants from the coal-mining industry examined for the first time by pneu
NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) ACTS PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN THE COAL-MINING INDUSTRY, JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER, 1954(a) Division First examinations by medical boards(6) Average number of wage-earners on colliery books Col. (1) as percentage of Col. (4) Col. (2) as percentage of Col. (4) Total number examined Number diagnosed as suffering from the disease Col. (2) as percentage of Col. (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Scottish … 933 728 78.0 83,564 11.2 0.87 Northern (N. & C.) … 163 88 54.0 47,278 0.34 0.19 Durham … 581 403 69.4 102,567 0.57 0.39 North Eastern … 590 283 48.0 140,206 0.42 0.20 Northwestern … 578 310 53.6 59,657 0.97 0.52 East Midlands … 97 46 47.4 100,797 0.0 0.05 West Midlands … 483 337 69.8 58,174 0.83 0.58 South western … 1,271 651 51.2 109,308 1.16 0.60 South Eastern … 42 31 73.8 6,548 0.64 0.47 Great Britain … 4,738 2,877 60.7 708,099 0.67 0.41 (a) Figures for the last quarter of 1954 are not yet available. (b) The figures do not include re-examination which followed second or subsequent claims made by previously unsuccessful claimants. These numbered 803 in January to September, 1954, and the disease was diagnosed in 219 cases.