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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

London County Council 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table IV— Home accidents reported by London Ambulance Service during year ended31-3-56Analysis of types and overall rates by Divisions

Table IV— Home accidents reported by London Ambulance Service during year ended31-3-56

Analysis of types and overall rates by Divisions

Cause of accidentDivisionTotal
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(Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington)(Hampstead, Paddington, St. Maryle- bone, St. Pancras, Westminster)(Finsbury, Holborn, Islington)(Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington)(Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney)(Deptford, Greenwich Woolwich)(Camberwell,Lewisham)(Bermond- sey, Lambeth, Southwark)(Battersea, Wandsworth)
Falls
on stairs16524314599741121461551341,273
from ladder2627119617302034180
from chair233030271631414038276
outside696734302333404950395
in garden474643412492984970510
in bath4442132—222
from one level to another507632293350625470456
same level1031651125837699486124848
unspecified265203147140791582122212821,707
Hit by object595334352263615077454
Cooking stove1012166926272014140
Tea pots1365251011101476
Other boiling water16171912925172030165
Electric shock1932—231324
Poisoning283625111926402238245
Gassing18307761110912110
Knife-like wounds556543252356505468439
Fires234225151425202726217
Windows6832—47112849
Suffocation23——221—111
Not specified34412110121822182198
Total1,0171,1837595624148339949161,1177,795
Rate per 10,000 persons22232721182725242524