HC Deb 06 July 1955 vol 543 c108W
Mrs. Mann

asked the Minister of Health the cost of treatment in hospitals during 1953 and 1954 arising out of accidents in the home.

Mr. Iain Macleod

I regret that the information is not available.

Mrs. Mann

asked the Minister of Health the number of deaths from accidents in the home during 1953 and 1954, and the death rate and numbers from road accidents during the same period.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in 1953 from accidents in the home and resident institutions was 5,895 and from road accidents 4,493. The death rate from the latter was 102 per million persons living. Comparable statistics for 1954 are not yet fully available.