HC Deb 04 July 1961 vol 643 c111W
Dr. Johnson

asked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of deaths of people injured by accidents in the home in 1960; and if he will set out in tabulated form a specification of the principal causes of death or injury, and the number of deaths from each principal cause.

Miss Pitt

The following are the deaths from accidents in the home, England and Wales, 1960:

— Males Females
Coal gas poisoning … 391 526
Other poisoning … 160 212
Falls … 1,199 3,027
Burns and scalds … 221 432
Choking and suffocation … 285 226
Other accidents … 222 129
All accidents … 2,478 4,552