London, Sept. 7.
Plans have been prepared for the provision of spithead baths at practi cally every coal mine in Britain during the next seven years. The scheme is outlined in the report for 1936 of the Miners Welfare Fund.
In the past, £375,000 annually had been allocated from the Fund for this purpose. It is now intended to ex pend £625,000 yearly. By the end of last year negotiations had been started for 76 installations, accounting for £1,200,000 in addition to 51 instellations costing £947,000 already in the course of construction, or for which tenders had been obtained.
These schemes are spread over England, Scotland and Wales. It is hoped that by the end of 1944 all those employed in the mining industry, numbering 780,000, will be provided for. Since the Fund started £4,250,000 has been spent on spithead baths.—Wireless through Reuter.
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