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Stepney 1961

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HOME ACCIDENT CASES REPORTED BY THE LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE

Accidents due to Falls.	1961		1960		1959		1958
Accidents due to Falls.	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5	London	Divn. 5
On stairs	1119	65	1221	69	1175	42	1235	76
From Ladder	111	4	113	1	134	2	119	5
From chair	174	15	199	7	237	15	233	20
Outside(i.e.windows,balconies,roofs,etc.)	217	12	234	4	300	21	210	10
In garden	227	11	251	8	305	4	294	8
In bath	15	2	18	1	27	1	19	1
From one level to another (i.e. tables, boxes, beds, etc.)	412	15	348	19	386	28	385	28
On same level (i.e. in room, over objects)	920	40	888	32	1004	47	972	51
Unspecified	3261	170	2868	162	2369	124	2096	107
TOTAL DUE TO FALLS:	6456	334	6140	303	5937	284	5563	306
Other Accidents.
Hit by object	202	5	184	8	172	13	127	11
Scalding fromobjects on cooking stove (saucepans, water, fats, etc.)	123	4	108	1	125	3	95	5
Scalding from teapot	45	1	53	4	55	4	56	1
Other boiling water	151	6	129	l	134	6	158	8
Electric Shock	39	3	26	3	26	2	17	3
Poisoning (including foreign objects)	338	12	318	15	255	11	241	16
Gassing	165	14	137	12	188	23	130	12
Knife-like wounds (including spikes and cuts from glass)	337	24	321	11	327	11	315	13
Fires	178	16	141	11	128	15	163	9
Windows (trapping)	42	-	47	2	34	1	48	3
Suffocation	18	2	17	1	21	3	20	3
Unspecified	337	19	326	25	412	22	411	25
TOTAL OTHER ACCIDENTS;	1975	106	1807	94	1877	114	1781	109
TOTAL-ALL ACCIDENTS	8431	440	7947	397	7814	398	7344	415