Written question asked by John Battle (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 January 1996. It was answered by John M Taylor (Conservative) on Friday, 19 January 1996 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Dept of Trade and Industry
- Question
- How many incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning resulting in deaths and injury annually are caused by (a) live fuel effect gas fires, (b) gas water heaters, (c) gas central heating, (d) other gas appliances, (e) live fuel effect liquid petroleum gas fires, (f) liquid petroleum gas water heaters, (g) liquid petroleum gas central heating, (h) other liquid gas petroleum appliances, (i) solid fuel fires, (j) solid fuel central heating, (k) oil fired central heating boilers and (l) other agents. - Including table and ref to "Poisoning by Carbon Monoxide from Domestic Heating Appliances", (in Library).
- Answer
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Mr. Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning resulting in deaths and injury annually are caused by (a) live fuel effect gas fires, (b) gas water heaters, (c) gas central heating, (d) other gas appliances, (e) live fuel effect liquid petroleum gas fires, (f) liquid petroleum gas water heaters, (g) liquid petroleum gas central heating, (h) other liquid gas petroleum appliances, (i) solid fuel fires, (j) solid fuel central heating, (k) oil-fired central heating boilers and (l) other agents. [9705] Mr. Taylor: I have been asked to reply. The estimated annual average UK totals for non-fatal accidental carbon monoxide poisonings from all causes, but excluding work-related accidents, are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Live-fuel effect gas fires 87 Gas water heaters 106 Gas central heating 19 Other gas appliances n/a Live fuel effect liquid petroleum gas fires n/a Liquid petroleum gas water heaters n/a Liquid petroleum gas central heating n/a Other liquid gas petroleum appliances n/a Solid fuel cooking ranges 51 Solid fuel fires 13 Solid fuel central heating n/a Oil-fired central heating boilers n/a Non-appliance-related accidents 169 Unknown source 85 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a--No data available. Coroners' returns of fatalities from carbon monoxide do not contain the degree of detail necessary for the categorisation specified in the question. However, the special report, "Poisoning by Carbon Monoxide from Domestic Heating Appliances", sponsored by the Department's consumer safety unit and published in 1995 by Metra-Martech Ltd., copies of which are available in the Library of the House, contains estimates of the annual totals of accidents and fatalities, classified separately by appliance and fuel type.
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