§ 84. Mr. Cordleasked the Minister of Health how many deaths from accidental drowning occurred during 1965; how 260W many children are included in this figure; and how many of these fatalities occurred at coastal resorts.
§ Mr. LoughlinFull analyses of 1965 figures are not yet available. 580 deaths registered in England and Wales in the first three quarters of that year were assigned to International Classification of Diseases Category E.929, Accidental Drowning and Submersion. Of this total, 211 occurred to children aged under 15.
In 1964 the total number of deaths in England and Wales from accidental drowning and submersion was 834; 264 of these deaths were of children under 15; 155 of the total deaths occurred in coastal waters.