HC Deb 20 June 1991 vol 193 cc294-5W
Mr. Butcher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many fatal accidents occurred in the home in 1987, 1988 and 1989; and how many of these took place in (a) the kitchen and (b) householders' gardens.

Mr. Leigh

The total of fatal accidents in the home for the years 1987–89 are:

Accidental deaths in the home and residential institutions
Year Number
1987 4,208
1988 4,272
1989 4,080

The numbers of accidental deaths in the kitchen and the garden for these years are not available.