§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Power in what percentage of the miners employed in the No. 1 area of the South Western Division, who had been certified as suffering from pneumoconiosis, and who died during the period 1945 to 1966, was pneumoconiosis found to be a contributory cause of death.
§ Dr. BrayI regret that the precise information is not available, but I am writing to the hon. Member.
§ 118. Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Power how many miners employed in the No. 1 area of the South 263W Western Division of the National Coal Board were certified as suffering from pneumoconiosis in the period 1945 to 1966; and what percentage this is of the total employed.
§ Dr. BrayI regret that the information is only available from 1952 as follows:
NUMBER 1 (SWANSEA) AREA OF SOUTH WESTERN DIVISION OF N.C.B. Pneumoconiosis Number of boardings in the coal mining industry at which the disease was first diagnosed Expressed as percentage of mineworkers overall 1952 … 50 0.7 based on end year figures of wage-earners 1953 … 47 0.7 1954 … 24 0.4 1955 … 77 1.2 1956 … 103 1.5 1957 … 57 0.8 1958 … 41 0.6 1959 … 63 0.9 1960 … 102 1.5 1961 … 68 1.1 1962 … 64 1.0 1963 … 37 0.6 1964 … 26 0.4 1965* … 71 0.8 * Includes part of Neath area.