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ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME
91 Chelsea home accident cases were removed to hospital during the
year by the London Ambulance Service as compared with 111 for the previous
year. It has not been possible to obtain detailed figures showing the
various causes of these local accidents, but the following summaries have
been prepared from information made available by the County Medical Officer
of Health, relating to home accident cases within the Administrative
County of London which were removed to hospital by the London Ambulance
Service.
Falls in or about the home continue to cause by far the highest
accident rate, particularly among elderly persons. It will be seen that
of a total of 8,607 accident cases reported during the year no less than
6,565 (76.3%) were due to falls, and in 3,045 cases (35.4%) the victims
were aged 65 and over.
Summaries of Home Accidents reported by the London Ambulance
Service within the Administrative County of London during the
year 1962.
Percentage of
Total Accidents
Total accidents reported 8,607
Total accidents caused by falls at
all ages 6,565 76.3
Total accidents due to other causes
at all ages 2,042 23.7
Total accidents caused by falls:-
Under 1 year 55 0.6
1 and under 5 541 6.3
5 and under 15 494 5.7
15 and under 25 382
25 and under 756 8.8.
45 and Tinder 65 1,292 15.0
65 and upwards 3,045 35.4