§ Mr. Moynihanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish the figures for injuries caused by fireworks in 1985.
§ Mr. HowardAccording to reports from hospitals in England, Wales and Scotland, 968 people required treatment for injuries caused by fireworks during a four-week period in October and November 1985. The figures for 1985 and the preceding four years are as follows:
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1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Place of Accident 1. Family or private party 255 231 311 189 231 2. Semi-public party (eg scouts, cricket club) 76 65 84 53 58
1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 3. Large public display 117 108 111 88 101 4. Casual incident in street etc 435 298 257 220 229 5. Other place 64 59 54 61 46 6. Indoors 21 17 16 15 16 Total 968 778 833 626 681 Type of Firework 1. Banger 241 175 184 147 167 2. Rocket 197 115 107 71 102 3. Roman candle, colured fire etc 90 103 114 84 107 4. Home-made or extracted powder 27 21 15 35 26 5. Other proprietary fireworks 73 74 78 82 64 6. Sparklers 67 65 95 40 48 7. Unspecified type 273 225 240 167 167 Severity of injury 1. Fatal Injury — 1 — — — 2. Detained more than one night 53 55 61 33 24 3. Sufficient to cause absence from work or equivalent 231 161 147 67 62 4. Minor injury 632 506 592 489 531 5. Unspecified injury 52 55 33 37 64 Eye injuries (included in 2–5) 341 295 293 241 261 Age Group of injured persons Over 20 214 180 215 139 132 16–20 161 109 108 73 89 13–15 271 208 173 149 173 Under 13 322 281 337 265 287