Excerpt from Reports From Commissioners, Inspectors, and Others, Vol. 20 of 35: Explosions, Session 12 March, 1894-25 August, 1894

Preliminary inquiries or formal investigations under the provisions of the Boiler Explosions Acts, 1882 and 1890, were held in 104 cases during the 12 months ended 30th June 1894. This is the largest number of explosions dealt with during any similar period since the Act of 1882 came into force, although the loss of life is below the annual average, 24 persons having been killed and 54 injured.

Twenty-three formal investigations were ordered in the course of the year, the cases selected for the fuller inquiry being those in which there was I)?

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