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<p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.</p><p>Letter from Glen Watson, dated September 2013:</p><p>As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many children and young people in England died from drowning in lakes, rivers or the sea, in each month since July 2008. (167321).</p><p>Table 1 provides the number of deaths where the underlying cause was accidental drowning in natural water or involving watercrafts, for persons aged under 20 years, in England, for deaths occurring each month between July 2008 and December 2012 (the latest year available).</p><p>Deaths from intentional self-harm or assault by drowning and submersion, and drowning and submersion of undetermined intent have not been included in Table 1.</p><p>Figures shown in Table 1 are for deaths occurring, rather than deaths registered in each calendar month. Due to the length of time it takes to complete a coroner's inquest, it can take months or even years for a death to be registered. The median delay for deaths due to accidental drowning in 2011 was 169 days; therefore figures for 2011 and 2012 may be incomplete due to registration delays. Further information on registration delays for a range of causes of death can be found on the ONS website:</p><p>www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/impact-of-registration-delays-on-mortality-statistics/index.html</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Table1. Number of deaths where the underlying cause was accidental drowningin natural water or involving watercrafts, persons aged under 20 inEngland , deaths occurring in each month between 2008 and20121,2,3,4<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Deaths<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">2008<br /></td><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">2012<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">January<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">February<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">March<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">April<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">May<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">June<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">July<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">August<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">September<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">October<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">November<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">December<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Total<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">13<br /></td><td valign="top">9<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">1Accidental drowning was defined using the International Classificationof Diseases Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes W69 (Drowning and submersionwhile in natural water), W70 (Drowning, and submersion following a fallinto natural water, V90 (Accident to watercraft causing drowning andsubmersion) and V92 (Water transport-related drowning and submersionwithout accident towatercraft).<br />2 Figuresexclude deaths ofnon-residents.<br />3 Figures arebased on boundaries as at May2013.<br />4 Figures are fordeaths occurring, rather than deaths registered in each calendar month.Due to the length of time it takes to complete a coroner's inquest, itcan take months or even years for a death to be registered. The mediandelay for deaths due to accidental drowning in 2011 was 169 days,therefore figures for 2011 and 2012 may be incomplete due toregistration delays. Further information on registration delays for arange of causes can be found on the ONSwebsite:<br />http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/health-and-life-events/impact-of-registration-delays-on-mortality-statistics/index.html<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p> |