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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

Croydon 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: HOME SAFETYAccidents taken to Hospital by Ambulance during 1959.

HOME SAFETY

Accidents taken to Hospital by Ambulance during 1959.

Type of AccidentUnder 5Age Groups45-6465 +SexTotal
5-2415-44MF
Palls69694365119162203365
Burns and Scalds15111196262652
Poisoning157342201131
Suffocation--------
Miscellaneous5763341688989178
Totals1541509192135297329626

Table: DEATHS

DEATHS

CauseNumberAge GroupComments
Falls6All over 70 yearsProm falls
Electrocution153 yearsMending cleaner while switched on.
Burns262 and 77 yearsClothes caught fire.