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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
Edmonton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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LIST 1
HOME ACCIDENTS
| Date | Sex | Age | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd January, 1958. | F | 70 | Contusion of heart following fall at home |
| 25th January, 1958. | F | 71 | Hypostatic pneumonia due to fracture of dorsal vertebrae following fall downstairs. |
| 27th January, 1958. | F | 81 | Suppurative bronchitis following burns sustained when she was burned by a gas fire. |
| 9th June, 1958. | F | 69 | Salicylate poisoning. |
| 22nd August, 1958. | F | 87 | Hypostatic pneumonia following fracture of femur due to fall at home. |
| 27th August, 1958. | F | 90 | Suppurative bronchitis following fracture of femur due to fall at home. |
| 29th August, 1958. | F | 84 | Suppurative bronchitis following fracture of femur due to fall at home. |
| 18th September, 1958. | F | 36 | Coal gas poisoning. |
| 19th September, 1958. | F | 75 | Shock due to burns when clothing caught fire. |
| 25th September, 1958. | F | 83 | Suppurative bronchitis and acute Cystitis following fracture second and third lumbar vertebrae due to fall at home. |
LIST 2
POSSIBLE HOME ACCIDENTS
| 2nd January, 1958. | F | 85 | Hypostatic pneumonia following fracture of femur. |
| 5th January, 1958. | M | 88 | Suppurative bronchitis following fracture of femur following fall. |
| 25th February, 1958. | M | 84 | Hypostatic pneumonia due to fracture of femur due to fall. |
| 8th March, 1958. | F | 90 | Suppurative bronchitis following fracture of the femur resulting from a fall. |
| 25th May, 1958. | F | 82 | Hypostatic pneumonia and toxaemia due to pressure sores following fracture of the femur due to fall. |
| 3rd August, 1958. | F | 83 | Hypostatic pneumonia following fracture to femur resulting from a fall. |
| 11th August, 1958. | F | 71 | Toxic absorption from pressure sores following fracture of the sacrum resulting from a fall. |
| 13th October, 1958. | F | 78 | Toxic absorption due to pressure sores following fracture of femur due to fall. |
| 29th November, 1958. | F | 87 | Haemorrhage due to fractured ribs due to fall. |
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