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

Southwark 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: Table 1 Falls

Table 1 Falls

on stairs28
from ladders2
from chairs5
outside5
in garden4
from one level to another9
on same level12
in bath1
unspecified147
Total falls213
Hit by object7
Cooking stove6
Teapots2
Other boiling water8
Electric shock3
Poisoning13
Gassing.5
Knife wounds12
Fires5
Windows2
Suffocation1
Unspecified16
Total292
Rate per 1,000 population3.4

Table: Table 2 Age Group

Table 2 Age Group

Under 1 year62.0 per cent
1-134.4
2-43010.4
5-14279.4
15-24237.8
25-443913.4
45-644916.7
65-743612.3
75 & over6923.6
Total292

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