HC Deb 07 July 1961 vol 643 c174W
Mr. C. Johnson

asked 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. Hare

The 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".