HC Deb 06 April 1971 vol 815 cc108-9W
74. Mr. James Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the casualty figures, including those admitted to hospital, for Guy Fawkes Day, 1970, arising from fireworks accidents.

Mr. Madel

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now publish in the OFFCIAL REPORT, particulars of the accidents caused by fireworks during the period 11th October to 7th November 1970, together with comparable figures for the four previous years.

Mr. Maudling

The table below analyses the information obtained from

Firework Injuries in England and Wales
1970 1969 1968 1967 1966
A. Place where injury occurred:
(i) Family or private party … … 433 680 1,125 1,065 1,065
(ii) Public or semi-public party in park or open space 155 206 367 304 428
(iii) Casual incident in street … … 399 492 689 577 415
(iv) Other place … … 87 151 193 130 157
(v) Unknown … … 90 107 163 138 237
B. Type of firework involved:
(i) Banger … … 359 491 759 608 558
(ii) Rocket … … 160 198 366 302 335
(iii) Jumping Cracker … … 46 95 145 146 115
(iv) Display firework, e.g. Roman Candle … … 250 354 558 541 509
(v) Home-made or extracted powder … … 48 56 96 74 55
(vi) Other than above … … 95 138 168 163 277
(vii) Unknown … … 206 304 445 380 423
C. Age group of persons injured:
(i) Over 21 … … 184 276 543 426 493
(ii) 16–20 … … 96 104 163 151 161
(iii) 13–15 … … 226 304 416 367 359
(iv) Under 13 … … 658 952 1,415 1,270 1,289
D. Severity of injury:
(i) Died … … — — — — —
(ii) Detained more than one night … … 74 240* 392* 353* 551*
(iii) Other severe injury … … 104
(iv) Minor injury … … 965 1,358 2,105 1,827 1,721
(v) Unknown … … 21 38 40 34 30
* Separate figures for categories (ii) and (iii) are not available for these years.