The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-14
british LABOR Laws.
The Werkmen's Compensation and Pm.
ployers' Liability Acts.

| E,am DaaE Consular aad Traas Rspo-s
| The workmen's compensation art Of ins
provided for relief In great many instance.
| which did not come within the provisions u
any Of the existing laws. Ry it, terms CON.
| pensation, when ability - established, IL
extended To all occupations where the en-.
ployment IL by way OF manual labor. clerical
| work or otherW with the exception Of
persons employed otherwise than bv manual
| labor whose remuneration exceeds o. ,2ts .
yeaT; nersons whose employment Is of
! casual nature and who are employed other.
wi@e than for the employers trade or bust
ness. members Of police forces. persons N
the naval or military service OF the Grown,
out workers and all members Of the en-
ployer's family dwelling in his house.
| The period Of disablement which entities
| the injured party TO compensation i reduced
| from a fortnig CHIT to one week, and compensA-
ton u extended To injuries caused by GER
| tain industrial diseases.
The workmen's compensation act further
provides for returns by employers. IN such
| industries a. the Secretary OF state may ny
order direct Of the number Of injuries in
| respect OF which compensation has been
paid, the amount Of the compensation ana
| such other particulars a. may be required
| The total number Of persons employed in
the factories covered nv these returns VAS
s. So. $50 In isys. The employees injured in
the factories nnfnptfss lfos Naas no
compensation amounting to S,;i355i. an
average OF SIS a. The factory fatalities
numbered aSI, for which Sass iu7 compensa-
ton was paid an average Of tns1 tompen-
-atIon amounting Ia tI7.Si7. an average q
S715 was paid In - fatal oa-e- resulting rom
industrial disea-. and 81 u.s., an average
OF SIS In SIs disablement cases caused hy
Industrial disease.
with reference to dock employees. Sos
80 - mai "a faf Al
cass- sJI7 500 an average of So o. in 70 al
di-a blement cases, and 81 ,eJ8 for INJURIES
resulting from industrial disease ne
| total number Of dOCk employees tONered
| by the returns Wa 81. 40
The total mum Der o. mine employee COY
cred nv he returns Was OF! "a? o. 800 9:s
1 / .1ni fatal accidents. ts,p.s, sa1. an average
Of t2i ~. IN 1872? non-tatal accidents. and
Returns for constructional work. railways.
tTamwAyS, canals. harbors or docks. bridges,
tunnels. waterways. sewers. roads and
OF her works Of engineering are not A. COM
plete IN other depart menis onriru'-
lion OF buildings Is not included IN ms re-
view eXcept When forming part Of an
engineering work The whole number 81
employees returned for the year amounted
ssS. 90. an average OF sSsS was paid 10 no
fatal case-- tIsG, 20. an average OF s27 p.
in o. sos disahleTent cases. and sS2s on ao-
count Of industrial disease
in railway returns the clerical stan and
persons employed IN any subsidiary oCcupa-
lions OF me railway SUN - 'Vn'
-iructi onal work. carriage building. &c are
excluded The returns cover SO sst EN-.
E!!"yees, to HON ~ ss; an . az, %
average OF go -. In 1850 disAblemsn'
CAGES. and tas0 In cases Of industrial disease
are now included under the worEmsn''
s Tdm ah iss r.Tn. sFS. .P:
TeauiTed there we're 2oSs cases OF disable.
year zoos and 20 Eases Of death, The major.
/ IL o WUN IN
mining industries There were .sl case &c.
OF lead poisoning. IS ases OF arsenic poison.
,ns 80 o, t co,nt .sTS Sn ,IIposs ns Anu ~
Before a claim can be made in respect
q disablement caused by an Industrial
been certified by a certifying or other
appointed surgeon TO be suffering from and
pended from his employment under special
rules or regulations made under the factory
act on account OF having contracted the
In many cases the settlement OF a claim
is made by the payment o. lump sum
| OF S71.2Is accident cases It.ii. were thus
disposed Of either upon the happening
OF the accident or in period during which
Ego. asses Which were settled at once
without any previous weekly psymsnt
,s as sss cssss Rhah we're nS ss,ed ,"r
weekly payments had been made Tor
period Of less than twenty six ~, weeks The
the cases where settlements were effected
after payments had been made for more
than twenty-si weeks the average pay
ment Was tSs4
There were s.7ss disputed case. to the
voTkmens compensation at In lans. ot
which $50, were eCided by Judges. q
by special arbitrator and lea by accept
ances OF money paid into court In add
ton 90 the cases thus dealt with there we're
$50 cases which we're either withdraNaI
settled out OF court or otherwi-e dispose
OF In such way that no definite statement
can be made concerning them.