HC Deb 23 November 1971 vol 826 c323W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children under the age of five years in the Leicester area were admitted to hospital or treated in casualty wards for poisoning during each of the months from January to October, 1971, inclusive.

Mr. Alison

This information is not readily available in the form requested. However, the numbers of children up to 10 or 11 years of age admitted for treatment for poisoning or suspected poisoning to the children's unit of the Leicester Royal Infirmary in the months in question were:

January 17
February 12
March 21
April 21
May 26
June 46
July 41
August 40
September 56
October 36