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of these training lectures, particularly with regard to senior schools
and Scouts and Guides, were required as part of the syllabus for
the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
Hospital Statistics
From January to December, 1966, Beckenham Hospital
received a total of 1,357 home accident cases admitted for treatment;
of these 451 were children.
The figures for Farnborough Hospital for the same period were
1,879 cases, of which 867 were children, while Orpington Hospital
recorded 3,204 cases, of these 1,419 being children.
This makes a total of 6,440 home accident cases having been
admitted to these three local hospitals, during the whole of 1966.
It is worthy of note, that in the annual report of 1965, the total
of home accidents recorded by the above three hospitals was 3,513
cases, but it must be mentioned that this figure represented the
following periods: BECKENHAM—April to December, FARNBOROUGH—May
to December, ORPINGTON—September to
December.
The three most prominent causes of these accidents, according
to the hospital's records are as follow :—
1. FALLS are the chief danger to the older people.
2. BURNS/SCALDS are chiefly applicable to the very young
and very old people.
3. POISONING is the danger to adults, especially in relation
to gas, medicinal substances, through overdoses, mistakes,
etc. Also a considerable number of young children were
admitted, having taken by mistake tablets and drugs which
had been left within reach of these youngsters.