§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firefighters have been(a) injured and (b) killed in London in the line of duty in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information is given in the following table.
Number of London fire brigade firefighters seriously injured1 or killed in the line of duty. 1980–92 Fatalities Serious injuries 1980 1 154 1981 2 147 1982 — 141 1983 1 184 1984 1 86 1985 — 164 1986 — 134 1987 1 152 1988 — 151 1989 — 133 1990 — 133 1991 2 139 1992 1 132 1Serious injuries are defined as those which result in absence of duty for at least one month.