Bernard Allen
Ceist:356 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have died from carbon monoxide poisoning since 1990; and the sources of the carbon monoxide poisoning. [26416/03]
Vol. 574 No. 1
356 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have died from carbon monoxide poisoning since 1990; and the sources of the carbon monoxide poisoning. [26416/03]
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table:
Deaths from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, 1990 to 2002
External Cause of Death |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Accidental poisoning by other utility gas and other carbon monoxide |
4 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
14 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
Smoke and fumes from conflagration in private dwelling |
15 |
11 |
22 |
29 |
21 |
17 |
33 |
27 |
24 |
22 |
16 |
19 |
21 |
External Cause of Death |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Smoke and fumes from conflagration in other and unspecified building or structure |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Suicide and self inflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Suicide and self inflicted poisoning by motor vehicle exhaust gas |
17 |
15 |
14 |
24 |
12 |
27 |
31 |
29 |
29 |
22 |
11 |
16 |
10 |
Suicide and self inflicted poisoning by other carbon monoxide |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Total |
43 |
42 |
44 |
65 |
51 |
53 |
83 |
69 |
61 |
51 |
34 |
41 |
39 |