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16.
Mr. Swingler
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many fatal accidents in British mines occurred in each month of 1951.
Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd
Following is the information:
| NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED AT MINES IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING EACH MONTH OF 1951 (PROVISIONAL) | |||
| — | Mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911 | Mines under the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act, 1872 | |
| January | … | 36 | — |
| February | … | 50 | — |
| March* | … | 38 | — |
| April | … | 25 | — |
| May | … | 25 | 1 |
| June* | … | 112† | 1 |
| July | … | 42 | 3 |
| August | … | 24 | — |
| September* | … | 40 | — |
| October | … | 35 | 1 |
| November | … | 23 | 1 |
| December* | … | 35 | — |
| Total | … | 485 | 7 |
| * Five weeks: the figures for other months relate to periods of four weeks. | |||
| † Includes 83 persons killed in the disaster at Easington Colliery, Co. Durham, on 29th May. | |||