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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

Hampstead 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Table: ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME - Comparative figure 1962-1963

ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME - Comparative figure 1962-1963

Cause of Accident1962196319621963
L.C.C.Div.2 +County of London
Fall On stairs178180998961
From ladder2515101102
From chair1612149132
Outside (i.e.windows, balconies,roofs,etc.)4126198233
In garden1410219174
In bath342323
From one level to another (i.e.tables,boxes,beds)6957434400
On same level (i.e. in room over objects)125153751866
Unspecified5555763,6924,009
Hit by object3020221189
Cooking Stove (saucepans,water,fats,etc.)1816136140
Teapot695352
Other boiling water2324179194
Electric Shock382243
Poisoning (including foreign objects)3650340393
Gassing4128192294
Knife-like Wounds
(including spikes and cuts from glass)
4639326319
Fires3533185267
Windows (trapping)5122936
Suffocation553145
Not specified3966328436
TOTAL1,3131,3438,6079,308
Rate per 10,000 population26.827.427.129.2
+ Division 2 - Hampstead, Paddington, St.Marylebone, St.Pancras and Westminster.