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Mr. Daggar
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the number of persons employed and the quantity of coal produced in each of the districts in Great Britain for each of the years from 1920 to 1937?
Captain Crookshank
As the reply involves a statistical statement too lengthy
| — | Under 16 Years. | 16 Years and over. | Proportion of persons under 16 years of those 16 Years and over. |
| Per cent. | |||
| Number of persons employed below-ground | 15,904 | 606,942 | 2.62 |
| Number of persons killed below-ground | 21 | 760 | 2.76 |
| Rate per 1,000 persons employed | 1.32 | 1.25 | — |
| Number of persons injured below-ground and disabled for more than three days. | 4,454 | 123,809 | 3.60 |
| Rate per 1,000 persons employed | 280 | 204 | — |