Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Table 1 Falls
| on stairs | ||
| from ladders | ||
| from chairs | 5 | |
| outside | 5 | |
| in garden | 4 | |
| from one level to another | 9 | |
| on same level | ||
| in bath | 1 | |
| unspecified | 147 | |
| Total falls | 213 | |
| Hit by object | 7 | |
| Cooking stove | ||
| Teapots | ||
| Other boiling water | ||
| Electric shock | 3 | |
| Poisoning | 13 | |
| Gassing | .5 | |
| Knife wounds | ||
| Fires | 5 | |
| Windows | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | |
| Unspecified | ||
| Total | 292 | |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 3.4 | |
Table 2 Age Group
| Under 1 year | 6 | 2.0 per cent | |
| 1- | 13 | 4.4 | |
| 2-4 | 30 | 10.4 | |
| 5-14 | 27 | 9.4 | |
| 15-24 | 23 | 7.8 | |
| 25-44 | 39 | 13.4 | |
| 45-64 | 49 | 16.7 | |
| 65-74 | 36 | 12.3 | |
| 75 & over | 69 | 23.6 | |
| Total | 292 | ||
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