§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children, under the age of 18 years, were drowned in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information is show in the table. The latest year for which data are available is 1986.
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Registrations of deaths with drowning (ICD1 994.1) as underlying cause of death. Persons 0 to 17 years of age, England and Wales 1977 to 86 Year Number 1977 167 1978 162
Year Number 1979 151 1980 128 1981 139 1982 131 1983 130 1984 97 1985 95 21986 90 1 International Classification of Diseases, 8th and 9th Revision. 2 28 days and over, provisional.