London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Chelsea 1962

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962

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Table: ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME - CAUSES

ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME - CAUSES

Cause of accidentMaleFemaleTotal
FALL
On stairs334664998
From ladder5942101
From chair39110149
Outside (i.e., windows, balconies, roofs, etc.)12276198
In garden92127219
In bath121123
From one level to another,(i.e., tables, boxes, beds, etc.)158276434
On same level (i.e., in room, over objects)215536751
Unspecified1,1982,4943,692
Sub-total2,2294,3366,565
HIT BY OBJECT107114221
COOKING STOVE (saucepans, water, fats, etc.)4987136
TEAPOT312253
OTHER BOILING WATER9089179
ELECTRIC SHOCK14822
POISONING (including foreign objects)17516534O
GASSING75117192
KNIFE-LIKE WOUNDS (including spikes and cuts from glass)163163326
FIRES83102185
WINDOWS (trapping)42529
SUFFOCATION131831
NOT SPECIFIED135193328
TOTAL3,1685,4398,607