Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Hansard, 24 February 1994)

§ Mr. Gapes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were admitted to hospital as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty gas appliances for each year since 1989.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
I have been asked to reply.
The figures are not available in the form requested. However, since 1989 the numbers of injuries caused by carbon monoxide poisoning relating to the supply and use of flammable gas reported to the Health and Safety Executive under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985, are as follows:

Numbers

1988–89 94

1989–90 88

1990–91 131

1991–92 184

1992–93 ¹170

¹ Provisional.

§ Mr. Gapes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths there were from carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty gas appliances in each year since 1989.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
I have been asked to reply.
Since 1989 the numbers of fatalities caused by carbon monoxide poisoning relating to the supply and use of 362W flammable gas reported to the Health and Safety Executive, under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985, are as follows:

Number

1988–89 41

1989–90 34

1990–91 30

1991–92 33

1992–93 ¹39

¹ Provisional.

	Numbers
1988–89	94
1989–90	88
1990–91	131
1991–92	184
1992–93	¹170
¹ Provisional.

	Number
1988–89	41
1989–90	34
1990–91	30
1991–92	33
1992–93	¹39
¹ Provisional.