Table: Table V— Home accidents to children under5years of age during year ended31-3-56reportedby health visitors
Table V— Home accidents to children under5years of age during year ended31-3-56reported
by health visitors
Cause | 0- | 1- | 2— | 3- | 4— | Boys | Girls | Total |
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Burns | 17 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 50 | 93 |
Scalds | 15 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 34 | 92 |
Falls | 5 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 72 |
Poison and foreign objects | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | 11 | 14 | 25 |
Hitting or hit by object | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
Cuts | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Miscellaneous | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Total | 55 | 128 | 92 | 38 | 23 | 187 | 149 | 336 |
Table: Table VI— Falls in the home by persons aged60and over during year ended31-3-56,reportedby District Nursing Associations
Table VI— Falls in the home by persons aged60and over during year ended31-3-56,reported
by District Nursing Associations
Same level | 17 | Illness | 12 | 21 |
Bed | 10 | Poor eyesight and blindness | 9 |
Standing on chair | 10 | Poor lighting | 4 | 31 |
Over objects | 6 | Over-reaching | 2 |
Outside steps | 4 | High windows | 1 |
Over mats | 3 | In other person's house | 2 |
Polished floor | 2 | Miscellaneous | 12 |
Miscellaneous | 14 | Unspecified | 10 |
Unspecified | 19 | Polished linoleum | 2* | 10 |
| | Broken or light chair | 2 |
| | Faulty stair carpet | 1 |
| | Torn mat | 1 |
| | Bad linoleum | 1 |
| | Old slippers | 1 |
| | Apple peel | 1 |
| | Untidy house | 1 |
Total | 105 | | | 105 |