§ Mr. GummerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people(a) over and (b) under 12 have been seriously scalded in baths or showers in each of the last five years. [147206]
§ Phil HopeThe total number of injuries due to scalding in baths or showers over the five most recent years for which records are held is in the table.
Year Under 12 Over 12 1998 2,700 918 1999 2,560 823 2000 1,863 976 2001 2,000 1,107 2002 1,743 1,148 Data on the severity of these injuries is not held centrally, and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. GummerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many children under 12 who were seriously scalded in showers or baths in each of the past five years were unaccompanied by an adult. [147207]
§ Phil HopeAccident records collected in hospital casualty departments do not record whether children were accompanied or supervised by an adult when bathing.