HC Deb 30 May 1961 vol 641 c10W
Sir J. Duncan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT in tabular form a statement showing the number of deaths and injuries of people in their homes in Scotland last year, specifying the causes of death and injuries.

Mr. Maclay

Accidents in the home caused 1,050 deaths in Scotland during 1960, made up as follows:

Poisoning by solid and liquid substances 73
Poisoning by gases and vapours 196
Falls 514
Fire, explosion, hot substance, etc. 93
Suffocation 143
Other and unspecified accidents 31
Total 1,050

There is no means of ascertaining the total number of injuries so caused.

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