Supplementary evidence from the HSE highlighted Department
of Health and HSE statistics from 2004 to 2010:
| Number of deaths from accidental poisoning by carbon monoxide, England and Wales, 2004-101,2,3
|
| Excluding fires and transport accidents
|
| ICD 10 Code
| Cause
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009
| 2010
|
| X47 Total |
Accidental poisoning by other gases and vapours
| 34
| 22
| 41
| 47
| 39
| 39
| 32
|
| X47.0 |
Occurrence at home
| 22
| 19
| 34
| 35
| 26
| 29
| 23
|
| X47.1 |
Occurrence in residential institution
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| X47.2 |
Occurrence at school other institution/public administration area
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| X47.3 |
Occurrence at sports/athletics area
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| X47.4 |
Occurrence on street/highway
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| X47.5 |
Occurrence at trade/service area
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| X47.6 |
Occurrence at industrial/construction area
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| X47.7 |
Occurrence on farm
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| X47.8 |
Occurrence at other specified place
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| X47.9 |
Occurrence at unspecified place
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD 10). Deaths were selected where the underlying cause of death was accidental (ICD 10 codes V01-X59), and where the secondary cause of death was the toxic effect of carbon monoxide (ICD 10 code T58).
|
| 2 Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.
|
| 3 Deaths registered in each calendar year.
|
| Source: Office for National Statistics
|
RIDGAS - Incidents relating to the supply and use
of flammable gas (a) 2006/07 - 2010/11p
