§ Mr. C. Johnsonasked the Minister of Labour how many accidents were reported under the Factories Acts for the years 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960; how many of these were fatal; and how many were accidents to young workers.
§ Mr. HareThe following table gives the information required:
ACCIDENTS REPORTED UNDER THE FACTORIES ACTS DURING 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 AND 1960 All Accidents Fatal Accidents Year Total Young Persons (included in Col. 2) Total (included in Col. 2) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1956 … 184,785 11,793 687 1957 … 174,713 10,271 651 1958 … 167,697 9,838 665 1959 … 174,071 11,001 598 1960 … 190,266 12,651 675 Explanatory Note
The annual figures quoted are not precisely comparable because of changes in scope of the Factories Acts. In 1958, the Slaughterhouses Act, 1958 brought slaughterhouses, knackers' yards and their lairages within scope of the Factories Acts. During 1960 new operations were brought within scope by the extension of the definition of "work of engineering construction".