HEALTH OF MINERS
QUESTIONS m THE HOUSE,
Mr. Ell (Christchurch South) asked the Minister of Alines to-day whether he would introduce legislation to' compel the uee of the best available drills to reduce to a minimum , the disease of miners' phthisis (aggravated by fine dust).
The Minister'replied that he recognised that everything possible should be done to safeguard miners' health. The drills-, which had been recently shown in. a demonstration in the basement of Parliament Buildings, were apparently better than any others in operation today. Ho indicated that anything necess*ry in this matter could be done by, regulations. Mr. Isitt (Christchurch North) said that the Health Department had taken power to prevent the use of gas-stoves for certain purposes in some trades. This was an infinitesimal matter compared with the old drills, which, it was stated, had shortened the lives of many miners. Could the Health Department' do anything in regard to defective drills, from the" viewpoint of health?
The Prime Minister eaid he would re!er fhe (Juesftun To the Minister of Health. '
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 138, 7 December 1918, Page 8
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173HEALTH OF MINERS Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 138, 7 December 1918, Page 8
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