HC Deb 13 March 1969 vol 779 c331W
Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are detained in mental institutions after being found by the courts to be unfit to plead.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

On 31st December, 1968, 446 persons were subject to detention in hospitals in England and Wales in consequence of being found insane on arraignment under Section 2 of the Criminal Lunatics Act, 1800, or under disability as defined in Section 4

FIREWORK INJURIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
1968 1967 1966 1965 1964
A. PLACE WHERE INJURY OCCURRED
(i) Family or private party … … 1,125 1,065 1,065 973 969
(ii) Public or semi-public party in parks or open spaces … … 367 304 428 411 340
(iii) Casual incident in street … … 689 577 415 463 624
(iv) Other place … … 193 130 157 149 313
(v) Unknown … … 163 138 237 343 156
B. TYPE OF FIREWORK INVOLVED
(i) Hanger … … 759 608 588 618 723
(ii) Rocket … … 366 302 335 357 335
(iii) Jumping cracker … … 145 146 115 124 166
(iv) Display firework e.g. Roman candle … … 558 541 509 407 373
(v) Other than above (including homemade fireworks) … … 264 237 332 390 230
(vi) Unknown … … 445 380 423 443 393
C. AGE GROUP OF PERSONS INJURED
(i) Over 21 … … 543 426 493 457 436
(ii) 16–20 … … 163 151 161 197 174
(iii) 13–15 … … 416 367 359 413 389
(iv) Under 13 … … 1,415 1,270 1,289 1,272 1,221
D. SEVERITY OF INJURY
(i) Died … … 0 0 0 0 2
(ii) Severe injury … … 392 353 551 376 577
(iii) Minor injury … … 2,105 1,827 1,721 1,884 1,609
(vi) Unknown … … 40 34 30 79 32