RESULTS OF THE I,AW OX ACCIDENT INSURANCE 59 



Compulsory Insatance 



Men 



Sunday 38 



Monday 87 



Tuesday 79 



Wednesday 82 



Thursday 78 



Fhiday 79 



Saturday 88 



Day not stated i 



Total ... 532 93 625 95 



As we see, August, which is harvest time, is the month in which accid 

 ents are by far the most frequent. The distribution of the accidents over 

 the various working days is fairly even. 



The causes of the 625 accidents covered by compulsory insurance and 

 of the 95 covered by voluntary insurance may be summarised as under : 



Accidents caased Compulsory Voluntary 



by Insurance Insuraace 



::i 



Horses 70 



Bulls 



Other Homed Cattle 3: 



Other Aninials i — 



Carts 94 19 



Engines 16 — 



Agricultural IMachinery 93 12 



Implements 41 6 



Falls 120 39 



lyandslips, Blows etc 53 — 



Various Causes (i) 89 10 



Total ... 625 95 



The law of May 27th., 1909 grants daily allowances to the \actims of 

 accidents only after a term of 13 weeks, during which the recognised sick- 

 ness insurance societies subventioned by the vState may intervene with 

 assistance. The Labourers' Insurance Cotmcil has made investigations 

 to discover how many of the victims of accidents were members of such 



(i) In 35 cases, wounds from sharp objects (thorns, blades of grass etc.). 



