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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Nigel Griffiths: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will estimate the number of people (a) killed and (b) injured as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning in (i) 1993, (ii) 1994, and (iii) 1995. [9618] Mr. John M. Taylor: [holding answer 16 January 1996]: The annual totals of people in Great Britain accidentally killed by carbon monoxide from flammable gas, as recorded by the Health and Safety Executive, are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of fatalities {1} 1993 31 1994 {2}30 1995 n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The totals do not include fatalities from carbon monoxide generated by solid fuel and oil. These figures are not yet available from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. {2} Provisional. n/a = no figures yet available. The estimated annual number of people injured in the United Kingdom as a result of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Heating-appliance related Not heating- appliance related Total{1} 1993 105 42 147 1994 211 273 485 1995 n/a n/a n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Estimates from the DTI Home Accident Surveillance System, which excludes accidents in the work place. n/a = no estimates yet available.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

9618; 269 c636W;269 c634W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Death Carbon monoxide Injuries Poisoning Natural gas Safety

Contains statistics

Yes