TABLE 3.-INCREASE IN THE GENERAL ACCIDENT RATE: NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED OR INJURED PER 1,000 FULL-TIME WORKERS, 1897 TO 1907, BY INDUSTRY GROUPS-Concluded. Establishments of the 5.91 5.82 5.66 6.55 7.58 10.56 9.54 10.28 9.47 6.35 4.69 4.80 5.39 6.01 6.13 4.69 4.22 5.40 6.01 4.81 4.37 4.22 4.00 4.89 5.19 6.23 5.45 4.91 4.24 3.36 4.06 3.70 3.21 7.03 7.06 7.33 7.33 7.48 7.68 7.82 7.63 8.14 7.71 7.23 11.56 9.31 12.65 10.80 14.01 12.99 10.94 13.15 15.75 11.85 12.13 Railway administration.. 6.59 6.50 7.65 7.03 8.42 8.11 8.55 7.78 7.17 7.39 7.90 9.03 3.98 7.29 9.74 11.86 12.20 22.47 6.70 3.33 8.10 1.46 5.99 6.26 5.84 5.92 6.04 5.81 7.58 6.87 6.19 7.18 7.43 TIME WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. MONTH OF THE YEAR. The month of the year in which the accident occurred is shown in Table 4. The grand total for all insured establishments in 1907 indicates that the accidents are distributed with a fair degree of uniformity throughout the year; the highest proportion in any one month was that for October, when it was 9.39 per cent of all the accidents occurring in the year, while the month of August, with 8.87 per cent, came second. The month of February having but 28 days naturally had the smallest proportion, with 7.22 per cent of the total number of accidents; in some of the industry groups the distribution of the accidents reflects the seasonal character of the industries; thus in the industry of inland navigation, the association for inland navigation of West Germany (association 60) fluctuates between 5.07 per cent in January and 11.96 per cent in September; in the building trades the Hamburg Building Trades Association (association 43) fluctuates between 4.95 per cent in January and 11.08 per cent in May. Some of the industries in which such fluctuations would not ordinarily be expected show also a wide difference in the proportion of accidents occurring in the different months during the year; thus the fine mechanical products association (association 3) had only 6.62 per cent of its accidents in the month of May, while 9.79 per cent occurred in the month of January. TABLE 4.-TIME OF ACCIDENT, MONTH OF YEAR: PER CENT OF PERSONS INJURED, BY MONTH IN WHICH ACCIDENTS OCCURRED-Continued. TABLE 4.-TIME OF ACCIDENT, MONTH OF YEAR: PER CENT OF PERSONS INJURED,. BY MONTH IN WHICH ACCIDENTS OCCURRED-Continued. Association num Industry and cases compen- ber. B. GROUPS OF ASSOCIA- .(508 cases).. 7.285.71 4.92 5. 51 4.72 ..(509 cases).. 8.06 4.91 4.72 6.88 distilling, and starch: 1907. 1897. 39 Brewing and 1907. 1897. 1907 42 Chimney sweeping: .... 1907. BUILDING TRADES (NOT IN- 43 Hamburg building trades: 1907 .(505 cases).. 4.95 5.74 7.15 7.52 11.08 (302 cases).. 3.32 3.65 5.65 6.64 44 Northeast building trades: 1907....... 1897... (1,927 cases). 5.29 4.88 7.84 9.39 (1,680 cases).. 4.70 3.28 6.01 7.68 Silesian-Posen building (583 cases).. 4.46 4. 12 4.46 9.95 8.75 11.83 12. 17 9.78 .(403 cases).. 4.96 2.48 5.71 6.70 12.90 10. 67 15.88 8. 68 Bavarian building trades: (1,149 cases). 4.44 4.44 6.70 9.40 9.66 (1,175 cases).. 4.86 5.36 6.98 9.87 10.30 54 Southwest building trades: 1907. 57 Street and small railroads: 1897......(1,242 cases).. 9.57 8.45 6.76 5.72 7.17 9.18 9.18 8.78 TABLE 4.-TIME OF ACCIDENT, MONTH OF YEAR: PER CENT OF PERSONS INJURED, BY MONTH IN WHICH ACCIDENTS OCCURRED-Concluded. 1907. 1897. 61 (276 cases).. 5.07 6.52 9.42 7.25 (155 cases).. 5.81 5.81 8. 39 11. 61 Elbe inland navigation: 1907. 1897. 62 10.87| 7.97 5.80 7.25 11.38 8.92 10.77 11.96 7.61 10. 14 10. 14 7.74 12.26 9.03 5.16 5.54 5.54 9.23 9.85 10. 19 8.33 6.48 9.26 tion: 1907...... 63 Marine navigation (not in- 1907.. .(459 cases).. 64 Engineering, excavating, etc. (not including institute): 65 Meat products: 1907. (1,120 cases).. 10.53 8.57 8.66 7.95 .(329 cases).. 6.69 6.39 7.29 6.99 66 Blacksmithing, etc.: |