HC Deb 14 March 1969 vol 779 c379W
Mr. Roebuck

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give details of the consultations he has had

DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE DUE TO ACCIDENTAL POISONING BY CERTAIN SOLID AND LIQUID SUBSTANCES
ENGLAND AND WALES,1963 TO 1967 INCLUSIVE
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Accidental poisoning by—
Barbituric acid and derivatives (ICD * E.871) 1 2 3 2 1
Aspirin and salicylates (ICD E.872) 6 13 8 2 6
Other analgesic and soporific drugs (ICD E.874) 1 1 5 7 7
Strychnine (ICD E.876) — — — 1 —
Belladonna, hyoscine and atropine (ICD E.877) — — — 1 —
Other and unspecified drugs (ICD E.878) 14 12 12 11 6
Totals 22 28 28 24 20
* International Classification of Diseases, 1955.