§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many men, women, children and pensioners died in fires in their homes during each of the last five years for which records are available, in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. JackI have been asked to reply.
The available information relates to deaths in fires attended by local authority fire brigades between 1986 and 1990 and is shown in the table.
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All ages Children2 Pensioners3 Country Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female 1987 38 17 21 6 4 2 18 4 14 1988 36 17 19 11 6 5 17 5 12 1989 26 17 9 8 4 4 4 2 2 1990 21 10 11 6 4 2 10 2 8 Scotland 1986 132 72 60 12 8 4 63 22 41 1987 138 79 59 24 14 10 62 28 34 1988 146 74 72 25 12 13 69 30 39 1989 88 45 43 11 4 7 43 20 23 1990 115 59 55 3 0 3 45 20 25 Northern Ireland 1986 27 14 13 2 1 1 12 5 7 1987 24 8 16 7 2 5 8 2 6 1988 18 8 10 2 0 2 9 5 4 1989 14 8 6 3 2 1 5 1 4 1990 13 8 5 2 2 0 4 2 2 1 The Total column includes some casualties of unspecified sex. 2 Children are classified as those aged 0-16. 3 Pensioners are classified as aged 65 and over for males and aged 60 and over for females.
§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many men, Women, children and pensioners, respectively, were injured in fires in their homes during each of the last five years for which records are available, in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, respectively.
Table Non-fatal casualties from fires in dwellings attended by local authority fire brigades by sex1 and country 1986–90 All ages Children2 Pensioners3 Country Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female England 1986 7,262 3,938 3,275 1,194 635 559 1,722 653 1,069 1987 7,476 4,050 3,411 1,176 641 535 1,799 663 1,136 1988 7,882 4,296 3,577 1,317 736 579 1,791 651 1,140 1989 8,076 4,408 3,655 1,399 762 636 1,821 677 1,144 1990 8,080 4,471 3,594 1,383 774 608 1,764 687 1,077 Wales 1986 356 195 161 42 17 25 66 26 40 1987 398 215 178 64 30 34 90 34 56 1988 475 233 236 108 50 58 98 33 65 1989 446 233 210 80 39 40 97 31 66 1990 466 261 203 93 53 40 81 29 52 Scotland 1986 1,499 843 655 212 105 107 311 125 186 1987 1,372 776 596 204 112 92 292 108 184 1988 1,591 862 727 265 136 129 357 143 214 1989 1,605 869 736 247 133 114 367 141 226 1990 1,624 894 728 263 129 134 331 142 189 Northern Ireland 1986 286 174 112 44 20 24 47 18 29 1987 230 130 100 57 31 26 31 14 17 1988 230 137 93 48 29 19 33 13 20 1989 261 161 100 38 24 14 37 19 18 1990 287 160 125 64 31 33 28 13 15 1 The Total column includes some casualties of unspecified sex. 2 Children are classified as those aged 0-16. 3 Pensioners are classified as aged 65 and over for males and aged 60 and over for females.
§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths she estimates occur each year in the United Kingdom due to the inhalation of smoke.
§ Mr. JackI have been asked to reply.
The available information relates to casualties in fires attended by local authority fire brigades between 1986 and 1990 and is shown in the table.
The available information is published in table 7 of the Home Office report, "Fire Statistics United Kingdom 1990", a copy of which is in the Library. Details of the cause of death come from fire brigade records of fires they attend, updated where possible by information from the death certificate.