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ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME
During the year, the London Ambulance Service removed to hospital
111 Chelsea home accident cases. Although it has not been possible to
furnish figures showing the various causes of these local accidents the
following summary shows that, within the Administrative County of London,
the majority of home accidents were due to falls. It will be observed
that the total home accident cases during the year was 8,431, of which no
less than 6,456 resulted from falls in or about the home, and in 3,037
of these cases the victims were aged 65 and upwards.
More deaths result from accidents in the home than from road accidents
and thousands of people, mostly elderly men and women and young children,
are severely injured and caused unnecessary suffering. Greater efforts
should be made to make people more conscious of their responsibility to take
all possible precautions to remove the causes of accidents in the home.
Summary of Home Accidents reported by the London Ambulance
Service within the Administrative County of London during the
year 1961.
Percentage of
Total Accidents
Total accidents reported
8,431
Total accidents caused by falls
at all ages
6,456
76.5
Total accidents due to other
causes at all ages
1,975
23.5
Total accidents caused by falls
Under 1 year
53
.06
6.17
1 and under 5
520
456
5.41
5 and under 15
15 and under 25
4.45
375
25 and under 45
754
8.94
45 and under 65
1,261
14.95
65 and upwards
3,037
36.02