tutions and to the Federal Government. These reports of building are
of interest to construction companies, manufacturers and jobbers of
building supplies, and to tradesmen engaged in the various building
trades.
Building permit information is now published monthly by the Department
 for the following forty-four Pennsylvania cities and boroughs:
 Allentown, Altoona, Ambridge, Berwick, Bethlehem, Bradford,
Bristol, Butler, Carlisle, Clairton, Coatesville, Connellsville, Donora,
Duquesne, Easton, Erie, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Homestead, Jeannette,
Johnstown, Lancaster, McKeesport, McKees Rocks, Meadville, Monessen,
 Monongahela, New Castle, Norristown, Oil City, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Sunbury, Tyrone, Uniontown,
 Warren, Washington, Wilkes-Barre, Wilkinsburg, Williamsport,
ind York.

RECORDS OF DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

The maintenance of statistical records of the work accomplished by
the individual bureaus of the Department is another part of the Bureau’s
 work. Primarily such records are compiled for the information
 and guidance of the administrative head of the Department and
for general record purposes. The records also serve as bases for the
preparation of periodical reports of accomplishment by the individual
bureaus.
When it is considered that on an average 180,000 accidents are
received and 70,000 compensation agreements are approved each year
by the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation, some idea of the magnitude
 of the task of statistical compilation and analysis is obtained. The
necessary sorting, counting and tabulating of eards to obtain detailed
information concerning all classes of accidents during the course of a
year requires the handling of many millions of cards. The comprehensive
 and accurate presentation of the results of statistical inquiry
seldom reflects any real indication of the amount of painstaking work
sntailed in its preparation.