§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children under five years of age and how many children over five years of age were treated in hospital over each of the last five years for which records are available because of burns due to their nightclothes catching fire.
§ Mr. AlisonInformation about children admitted to hospital with burns due to their night clothes catching fire is not separately recorded, but information on in-patient spells of children with burns and scalds due to all causes is given below:
Estimated number of inpatient spells due to burns and scalds to children aged: Year 0–4 years 5–14 years 1967 5,910 2,340 1968 5,640 2,310 1969 5,560 2,060 1970 4,990 2,360 1971 4,650 2,130