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the accidents of agriculture. They are situated at Vercelli, Florence, Bolo- 

 gna, Milan, Turin and Rome. One of the best organized is that of Florence 

 which at the end of last Februar> had 777 members insuring 979 farms, com- 

 prising 12,849 properties of a total area of 325,082 hectares (i). The fa- 

 milies of labourers belonging to these farms comprised 124,997 persons. Six- 

 teen fatal accidents occurred in 1916-17. The accidents of this year are 

 classified in the following table in accordance with their consequences and 

 are compared with those of previous years : 



5.854 71 



519 



2,244 2,893 126 



In order to facilitate the comparison of the different years, as regards the 

 relation between the number of accidents and their consequences, the mu- 

 tual fund of Florence has drawn up a little table, which we will presently 

 reproduce, as to business in the years before 1916-1917. For the latter year, 

 which closed on 28 February', there are as yet no definite figures, for 114 

 cases of accidents are in course of liquidation 



Only the ratio of the fatal accidents, which numbered as we have said 

 sixteen, is known. They constituted 21.3 per thousand of the total number, 

 having in previous years varied from 4.3 to 4.5 for every thousand accidents 

 intimated. The following is the little table regarding the six previous 

 vears : 



Effects 



Death 



Permanent invalidity . 

 Temporary invalidity in- 

 demnified 406.3 4o6.*7 426.4 428.0 352.8 398.2 



(i) I hectare = 2.47 acres. 



