Bernard Allen
Ceist:90 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the years from 1990 and to date in 1997. [16634/97]
Written Answers - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
The numbers of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning broken down into suicides and others are set out in the following table for the years 1990 to the first quarter of 1997.
Deaths from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 1990 to 1997
|
Year |
Suicide |
Other |
Total |
|
1990 |
21 |
12 |
33 |
|
1991 |
15 |
18 |
33 |
|
1992 |
15 |
22 |
37 |
|
1993 |
28 |
23 |
51 |
|
1994* |
13 |
13 |
26 |
|
1995* |
22 |
15 |
37 |
|
1996* |
32 |
14 |
46 |
|
January to March 1997* |
5 |
4 |
9 |
*Provisional figures based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.