LORD SALTOUNasked Her Majesty's Government if they will give the number of deaths and death rates per million living from accidental drowning, by sex, England and Wales, 1931–59 (excluding non-civilian males from September 3, 1939, and females from June 1, 1940, to December 31, 1949) and say whether the most recent figures show any significant deviation from the norm.
LORD ST. OSWALDThe following table sets out the figures for deaths classified as due to accidental drowning. There have been minor changes in the basis of classification during this period, but in general the figures include deaths from drowning in baths, water tanks,et cetera, as well as deaths from bathing in the sea, rivers, et cetera, but they exclude deaths resulting from accidents from boats. The variations of the figures in the most recent years show no significant trends.
856WADeaths and death rates per million living from accidental drowning, by sex, England and Wales, 1921 to 1959 (excluding non-civilian males from September 3, 1939, and non-civilian females from June 1, 1940—in both cases—to December 31, 1949)
— Males Females Deaths Rate Deaths Rate 1931 1,062 55 253 12 1932 1,196 62 234 11 1933 1,211 63 242 12 1934 906 47 217 10 1935 1,042 53 286 14 1936 966 49 250 12 1937 1,006 51 294 14 1938 910 46 258 12 1939 1,110 56 242 11 1940 1,242 68 267 12 1941 1,293 75 239 11 1942 993 59 215 10 1943 988 60 235 11 1944 1,016 63 210 10 1945 1,059 65 243 11 1946 810 44 248 11 1947 979 50 231 10 1948 793 39 235 11 1949 822 40 185 8 1950 763 36 200 9 1951 754 36 214 9 1952 713 34 182 8 1953 719 34 194 8 1954 646 30 189 8 1955 759 35 225 10 1956 637 30 188 8 1957 703 32 227 10 1958 695 32 220 9 1959 719 33 214 9 House adjourned at half past five o'clock.