[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough] page 43

Wandsworth 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME
Tables showing figures of accidents in the home, introduced for
the first time last year, are reproduced below, and include figures
for 1959, calculated as described in the 1958 Report.

Table: HOME ACCIDENT CASES DURING 1956 to 1959 TABLE I

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HOME ACCIDENT CASES DURING 1956 to 1959 TABLE I

Cause of Accident	1956	1957	1958	1959
Fall-
On stairs	120	112	122	130
From ladder	21	18	12	19
From chair	18	18	21	29
Outside	32	18	16	35
In garden	45	31	25	43
In bath	1	3	1	4
From one level to another	42	42	33	32
On same level	77	57	105	115
Unspecified	222	240	255	268
Hit by object	45	15	14	16
Cooking stove	15	7	13	17
Teapots	4	2	6	7
Other boiling water	18	25	12	17
Electric shock	2	2	1	3
Poisoning	27	34	24	24
Gassing	9	9	12	19
Knife-like wounds	69	51	36	47
Fires	24	10	24	11
Windows	7	5	6	9
Suffocation	1	3	2	10
Not specified	13	53	44	31
Totals	812	755	784	886
Rate per 10,000 population	24.0	22.4	23.2	26.2

Table: TABLE IIAGE GROUPS AND PERCENTAGES

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TABLE II

AGE GROUPS AND PERCENTAGES

	1956	%	1957	%	1958	%	1959	%
Under 1	10	1.2	10	1.4	14	1.7	11	1.3
1-	26	3.2	25	3.3	29	3.7	31	3.4
2-	30	3.7	26	3.4	30	3.8	35	3.8
3 and 4	31	3.8	35	4.6	36	4.6	40	4.5
5-19	96	11.7	81	10.7	84	10.8	102	11.8
20-59	252	31.0	232	30.7	239	30.5	268	30.5
60-69	93	11.6	91	12.0	82	10.5	102	11.6
70-79	150	18.5	133	17.7	141	17.9	155	17.3
80+	124	15.3	122	16.2	129	16.5	142	15.8
Totals	812	100	755	100	784	100	886	100

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Table: HOME ACCIDENT CASES DURING 1956 to 1959 TABLE I

Table: TABLE IIAGE GROUPS AND PERCENTAGES