HC Deb 14 March 1969 vol 779 cc373-4W
Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest figures for accidents arising

FATAL ACCIDENTS IN 1967 (PARTICULARS SUPPLIED BY THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE)
Conflagration Clothing burns Falls on to appliances Burns by other and unspecified means Carbon monoxide poisoning Total number of fatalities
4 8 3 31 15 61
NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS (PARTICULARS SUPPLIED BY THE JOINT FIRE RESEARCH ORGANISATION)
In 1966, 314 persons sustained non-fatal injuries in oil-heater fires attended by Brigades.

will call for reports from chief constables regarding the increase in the number of persons drinking under age; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

Relevant available figures for England and Wales are set out in Tables I and II below. Figures for 1968 are not yet available, and I regret that for Table II figures for years before 1966 cannot be given except at disproportionate cost. The figures indicate an increase in drinking by persons under 18

from the use of oil stoves; and how many of these accidents were fatal.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The latest available information for England and Wales is as follows: