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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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REPORTED ACCIDENTS ANALYSED BY WORKPLACE AND SEX
ADULTS AND YOUNG PERSONS
| Class of Workplace | ADULTS (18 and over) | Young Persons (Under 18) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Total | |
| Offices | 6 | 4 | — | — | 10 |
| Retail Shops | 19 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 48 |
| Wholesale Departments, Warehouses | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 24 |
| Catering Estabs. Open to the Public | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Canteens | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Fuel Storage Depots | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 52 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 93 |
REPORTED ACCIDENTS ANALYSED BY PRIMARY CAUSE
| Primary Cause | Class of Workplace | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | Retail Shops | Wholesale Depts. Warehouses | Catering Estabs. open to the Public | Canteens | Total | % of total reported | |
| Machinery | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | 7.5 |
| Transport | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | - | 4 | 4.3 |
| Falls of Persons | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | 27 | 29.0 |
| Stepping on or striking against | |||||||
| object or person | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.5 |
| Handling Goods | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | 25 | 27.0 |
| Struck by falling object | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 7.5 |
| Fires and Explosions | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Electricity | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Use of Hand Tools | — | 12 | — | — | - | 12 | 12.9 |
| Not otherwise specified | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Total | 10 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 93 | 100.0 |