Number of dog attack victims needing hospital treatment in England soars by 18% in a year
- Doctors carried out 3,272 operations last year, 419 of them on young children
- Admissions for dog bites which included injuries not needing surgery also rose
- Dr Candy d’Sa said the figures reflected the burgeoning dog population
The number of dog-bite victims having surgery has hit a 15-year high, NHS figures show.
Doctors carried out 3,272 reconstructive operations last year – 419 of them on children aged four and under.
Total admissions for dog bites, which included injuries not needing surgery, also rose. It meant hospitals in England dealt with 8,819 cases in 2021-22, up 18 per cent on the year before.
Total admissions for dog bites, which included injuries not needing surgery, also rose. (Above: file image of a group of dogs)
Dr Candy d’Sa, an animal behaviour consultant, said the figures reflected the four million increase in the dog population.
Last week a 65-year-old mother was killed by five bulldogs in a property in Liverpool.
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