§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children under the age of 5 years have been admitted to hospital suffering 17W from accidental poisoning for each of the last five years for which records are available.
§ Dr. OwenThe estimated number of hospital in-patient spells of children aged under 5 years suffering from poisoning or suspected poisoning—including non-accidental, which are not separately identified—for each of the last five years for which records are available are:
1968 … … … … 20,200 1969 … … … … 24,600 1970 … … … … 23,500 1971 … … … … 25,400 1972 … … … … 23,500 Poisonings by gases and fumes have been omitted throughout. The figures relate to England and Wales.