[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 114

Croydon 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: HOME SAFETYAccidents taken to Hospital by Ambulance during 1960.

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HOME SAFETY

Accidents taken to Hospital by Ambulance during 1960.

Type of Accident	Under 5	Age Groups		45-64	65 +	Sex		Total
Type of Accident	Under 5	5-14	15-44	45-64	65 +	M	F	Total
Falls	78	67	34	64	88	158	173	331
Burns and Scalds	15	13	22	9	3	27	35	62
Poisoning	35	3	5	2	9	26	28	54
Suffocation	2	1	-	-	-	1	2	3 (fatal)
Miscellaneous	29	39	34	12	8	77	45	122
Totals	159	123	95	87	108	289	283	572

Table: DEATHS

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DEATHS

Cause	No.	Age	Comments
Falls	4	All over 78 years
Burns	3	1. Girl 2 years	Matches found in bed.
		2. Lady 84 years	Nightdress caught fire.
		3. Lady 59 years	Cooking.
Poisoning	2	Ladles 68 and 72 years	Carbon-monoxide.
Suffocation	3	2 girl babies under	1. Overlaying
		3 months old	2. Smothered by turning over into pillow.
		1 boy 6 years	Smothered by swimming cap over face.
Electrocution	1	Male 50 years	Using electric drill outside building.
Total	13	Male 50 years	Using electric drill outside building.