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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
Havering 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Accidents - Analysed by Workplace
| Workplace | No Reported | Total No Investigated | Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 3 | 2 | - |
| Retail Shops | 57 | 46 | - |
| Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | 9 | 8 | - |
| Catering Establishments open to public, canteens | 21 | 16 | - |
| Fuel Storage Depots | - | - | - |
| 90 | 72 | - | |
Analysis of Reported Accidents
| Offices | Retail Shops | Wholesale warehouses | Catering establishments open to public-canteens | Fuel storage depots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Transport | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| Falls of persons | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Stepping on or striking against object or person | 1 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Handling goods | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Struck by falling object | - | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| Fires and explosions | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Electricity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Use of hand tools | - | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| Not otherwise specified | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| TOTAL | 3 | 57 | 9 | 21 | - |
| Comparison 1970 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 4 | - |