§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she can estimate the approximate number of present or previous foundry workers who are suffering from pneumoconiosis.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI regret that the information in the form requested is not available. The table below gives the number of persons who in each of the last 10 years were for industrial injuries purposes diagnosed as suffering from pneumoconiosis which was attributable to foundry work:
1964 72 1965 86 1966 55 1967 44 1968 51 1969 40 1970 48 1971 30 1972 40 1973 34