§ 81. Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Labour what evidence he has that the firing of pottery containing china stone as a constituent, causes fluorine compounds 15W to be emitted; and how far these have been shown to cause any specific illness to workers in the industry.
§ Mr. WoodThe emission of fluorine compounds in this process has been confirmed during investigations by Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate which are still in progress. I have no evidence of ill-health from this cause among workers in the industry.
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE GATESHEAD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Date Men Women Boys Girls Total 12th February, 1951 … … 1,331 407 35 32 1,805 11th February, 1952 … … 1,226 565 41 63 1,895 16th February, 1953 … … 1,123 693 46 48 1,910 15th February, 1954 … … 1,083 550 41 31 1,705 14th February, 1955 … … 818 444 37 20 1,319 13th February, 1956 … … 741 264 31 18 1,054 11th February, 1957 … … 734 344 23 14 1,115 17th February, 1958 … … 923 251 16 13 1,203 9th February, 1959 … … 1,475 432 43 28 1,978