HC Deb 14 March 1967 vol 743 c85W
Mr. John Ellis

asked the Minister of Health if he will make a statement on the medical services and treatment given to some 500 people who attended hospitals in the Bristol area after attending a pedal car race at Whitchurch Airfield, Bristol, on Saturday, 4th March.

Mr. K. Robinson

Four hundred and sixty-four patients were treated in hospitals in the Bristol area after attending the pedal car race. All were suffering from skin burns to the face or eyes and were given appropriate treatment. One patient was detained overnight. The two hospitals mainly concerned were the Bristol Eye Hospital and the Bristol Royal Infirmary; a few were treated at Southmead Hospital.