[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney] page 56

Stepney 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table 5.

HOME ACCIDENT CASES REPORTED BY THE LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE

Accidents due to Falls.	1956		1957		1958		1959
Accidents due to Falls.	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5
On stairs	1286	74	1258	102	1235	76	1175	42
Fran ladder	158	7	129	7	119	5	134	2
From chair	255	13	219	14	233	20	237	15
Outside(i.e.windows, balconies, roofs, &c.)	86	24	236	19	210	10	300	21
In garden	336	17	258	12	294	8	305	4
In bath	20	-	23	1	19	1	27	l
From one level;to another . (i.e.;tables, boxes, beds, etc.)	399	19	371	39	385	28	386	28
On same level (i.e. in room, over objects)	817	43	607	29	972	51	1004	47
Unspecified	1878	114	2208	135	2096	107	2369	124
TOTAL DUE TO FALLS:	5535	311	5309	358	5563	306	5937	284
Other Accidents
Hit by object	351	13	126	3	127	11	172	13
Scalding from objects on cooking stove (saucepans, water, fats, etc.)	136	10	84	6	95	5	125	3
Scalding from teapot	62	5	56	2	56	1	55	4
Other boiling water	162	8	194	10	158	8	134	6
Electric shock	26	1	19	4	17	3	26	2
Poisoning (including foreign objects)	285	13	306	11	241	16	255	11
Gassing	131	5	102	8	130	12	188	23
Knife-like wounds (including spikes and cuts from glass)	427	18	345	21	315	13	327	11
Fires	234	12	128	8	163	9	128	15
Windows (trapping)	49	1	45	1	48	3	34	1
Suffocation	11	2	19	1	20	3	21	3
Unspecified	123	7	385	15	411	25	412	22
TOTAL OTHER ACCIDENTS:	1997	95	1809	90	1781	109	1877	114
TOTALS - ALL ACCIDENTS:	7532	406	7118	448	7344	415	7814	398