HC Deb 02 May 1972 vol 836 cc69-70W
34. Mr. Laurance Reed

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many accidents at work there were in the Bolton travel-to-work area in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of these were fatal.

Mr. Chichester-Clark:

During 1971, 2,718 accidents, including five fatalities, were notified to the Factory Inspectorate by occupiers or employers in the area of the Bolton district office of the inspectorate.

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