§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection when he expects to publish a further report setting out information provided by the Home Accident Surveillance System; and whether this enables any estimate to be made of the total number of such accidents.
§ Mr. John FraserA report summarising the information collected during the first 12 months of operation of the Home Accident Surveillance System was published by my Department yesterday.
685WSummarised data relating to 60,000 accidents in and around the home reported by the 20 participating hospitals in England and Wales have been included in the report. On this basis, it is estimated that over 800,000 such accidents occur annually which require treatment at an accident and emergency department.
Copies of the report have been placed in the Library of each House.