HC Deb 17 February 1966 vol 724 cc290-1W
Mr. Costain

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of serious injuries resulting from accidents caused by fireworks for the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The table below analyses in various ways the information obtained from hospitals in England and Wales relating to the 2,339 persons who received hospital treatment for injuries caused by fireworks between 17th

FIREWORKS INJURIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
1965 1964 1963 1962
A. PLACE WHERE INJURY OCCURRED
(i) Family or private party … 973 969 1144 1200
(ii) Public or semi-public party in park or open space … 411 340 372 531
(iii) Casual incident in street … 463 624 717 816
(iv) Other places … 149 131 89 164
(v) Unknown … 343 156 139 124
B. TYPE OF FIREWORK INVOLVED
(i) Banger … 618 723 885 1236
(ii) Rocket … 357 335 280 266
(iii) Jumping cracker … 124 166 237 270
(iv) Display firework eg. Roman candle … 407 373 447 483
(v) Other than above (including home-made firework) … 390 230 181 206
(vi) Unknown … 443 393 431 371
C. CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO INJURY
(i) Ignition in pocket … 52 59 78 157
(ii) Accidental ignition in box or container … 93 104 80 115
(iii) Examining firework after faulty or delayed ignition … 219 258 302 371
(iv) Holding firework in hand … 432 401 548 570
(v) Deliberate misuse … 582 505 545 645
(vi) Other causes … 500 551 555 637
(vii) Unknown … 461 342 353 337
D. AGE GROUP OF PERSON INJURED
(i) Over 21 … 457 436 398 418
(ii) 16–20 … 197 174 222 264
(iii) 13–15 … 413 389 509 664
(iv) Under 13 … 1272 1221 1332 1486
E. NATURE OF INJURY
(i) Eye … 797 749 916 1038
(ii) Face … 543 481 493 642
(iii) Hand … 816 707 827 978
(iv) Other parts of body … 505 518 518 687
(These figures total more than the total of persons injured because some victims received injuries in two or more of the categories).
1965 1964 1963 1962
F. SEVERITY OF INJURY
(i) Died … 0 2 0 0
(ii) Admitted to hospital … 213 241 332 483
(iii) Not admitted to hospital but injury severe … 163 336 387 505
(iv) Minor injury … 1884 1609 1729 1828
(v) Unknown … 79 32 13 16