An attempt has been made to look into the incidence, causes and mortality in children (upto ten years of age) who were hospitalised with cranial trauma from 1971 to 1980 at the I. P. G. M. E. & R and S. S. K. M. Hospital, Calcutta. Twenty two per cent of the total number of head injured patients belonged to the age group under study. Falls were the most frequent cause of head injuries. Mortality was highest among children injured in road traffic accidents.
