§ 67. Sir G. Nabarroasked the Minister of Power whether he will state the number of deaths arising from poisoning by towns' gas, recorded in each of the years during the last 10 calender years, and the aggregation of such deaths; and what steps he is taking to diminish the number of deaths, and accidents generally, from this cause.
§ Mr. WoodThe Gas Council estimates that there were 9,116 accidental deaths from coal gas poisoning in Great Britain in the last 10 calender years. I circulate below the figures for each year.
In reply to the last part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the hon. Member for Salford, East (Mr. Frank Allaun) on 31st January, 1963.
TABLE Year No. of accidental gas poisoning fatalities in Great Britain 1953 … 751 1954 … 774 1955 … 909 1956 … 811 1957 … 813 1958 … 903 1959 … 970 1960 … 989 1961 … 1,060 1962 … (l,136)subject to verification Total for 10 years … 9,116