(2) how many recorded injuries excluding fatalities there were of children aged (a) 0 to four, (b) five to eight, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 13 to 16 years where the injury was recorded as taking place (i) in the home, (ii) at school, (iii) in hospital, (iv) on a sports ground or other place where sporting activities occur, (v) in public parks and (vi) in other places in each year since 1997.
Data are not collected centrally precisely in the form requested. Data that most closely relate to the requested figures are from the Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance System, available for 1997 to 2002. These data cover injuries from non-fatal home and leisure accidents leading to an accident and emergency (A&E) visit (intentional injuries, road traffic and work accidents, and injuries treated by general practitioners or at home are not included). The figures are estimates for the United Kingdom, based on a sample of hospitals. The table shows data for published childhood age groups, and for locations relevant to the requested breakdown. More detail is available in the home and leisure accident surveillance system annual reports
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or from Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, which hold the detailed data
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Ages 0 to 4 All accidents 768,420 743,180 740,730 686,770 632,700 617,320 Home 595,440 580,470 579,300 533,210 489,680 477,490 Hospital/health clinic/nursing home 1,600 1,990 1,960 1,580 1,910 1,600 Other medical establishment 200 160 110 210 230 160 Inside crèche/nursery/kindergarten 6,860 7,380 8,410 8,180 8,680 7,010 Inside school/university/college (excluding sport area) 3,760 4,880 4,220 4,360 4,120 5,000 School/nursery/kindergarten playground 11,040 10,920 11,720 12,120 13,140 13,120 Other education area (excluding sport area) and unspecified education area 3,860 3,980 3,400 3,410 3,780 3,770 Sport education area 1,180 1,230 1,190 1,010 790 1,090 Sport area (excluding education area) 5,050 5,290 5,380 5,320 4,890 5,000 Public playground 5,620 5,980 7,390 6,120 6,280 6,790 Parkland/cemetery/gardens 8,400 6,800 7,500 7,360 6,280 7,050 Other location 125,410 114,090 110,140 103,890 92,910 89,240 Ages 5 to 14 All accidents 1,593,280 1,504,420 1,541,230 1,430,150 1,382,990 1,360,690 Home 462,610 445,830 464,440 433,280 410,800 405,020 Hospital/health clinic/nursing home 870 1,070 950 940 860 1,110 Other medical establishment 60 100 90 90 120 120 Inside crèche/nursery/kindergarten 550 470 570 660 550 620 Inside school/university/college (excluding sport area) 73,910 76,110 82,620 78,690 75,900 71,030 School/nursery/kindergarten playground 119,320 128,040 138,530 124,340 130,270 126,140 Other education area (excluding sport area) and unspecified education area 73,680 64,620 62,350 57,780 63,530 62,340 Sport education area 119,900 118,430 116,870 107,430 105,490 108,300 Sport area (excluding education area) 103,000 106,810 99,130 90,140 89,540 99,810 Public playground 22,060 22,320 27,310 24,230 24,630 26,770 Parkland/cemetery/gardens 41,330 37,420 40,880 36,050 34,750 35,830 Other location 575,990 503,190 507,490 476,510 446,540 423,590 Note: Figures are estimates based on a sample of 18 hospitals across the UK, and have been rounded to the nearest 10 (so figures may not sum to total). Source: Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance System annual reports for 1997 to 2002 (published location categories have been aggregated and sample figures converted to national estimates).