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 De- 
partment for the following forty-four Pennsylvania cities and bor- 
oughs: 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, Mon- 
essen, Monongahela, New Castle, Norristown, Oil City, Philadelphia, 
Pittsburgh, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Sunbury, Tyrone, Union- 
town, 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 Bu- 
reau’s work. Primarily such records are compiled for the informa- 
tion 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 magni- 
tude 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 compre- 
hensive and accurate presentation of the results of statistical inquiry 
seldom reflects any real indication of the amount of painstaking work 
sntailed in its preparation.