§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many persons have been killed or severely injured by dogs in each of the last five years; how many of those affected were children; and in how many cases were Rottweilers involved.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hooper)The table shows the number of deaths registered with an underlying cause of death due to dog bite. Exact information on injuries caused by dogs is not available; the table shows estimates of the numbers treated as in-patients in NHS hospitals as a result of dog bites, the latest available data for which is 1985. Information on the number of Rottweilers involved in such incidents is unavailable.
(a) Number of deaths due to dog bite* and (b) estimated number of in-patients treated for dog bite injuries in NHS hospitals, England and Wales 1981–88, ages 0–14 and 15+ years.
Year Deaths Hospital in-patients† 0–14 15+ 0–14 15+ 1988 0 0 n/a n/a 1987 0 1 n/a n/a 1986 0 0 n/a n/a 1985 4 1 837 619 1984 0 0 345 283 1983 0 2 678 362 1982 0 0 573 366 1981 0 0 560 455 †Source: hospital in-patient inquiry (sample) 1981—England and Wales 1982–85— England only.
*International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision code E906.0.