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Stepney 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table 5

HOME ACCIDENT CASES REPORTED BY THE LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE

Accidents due to Falls	1963		1962		1961		1960
Accidents due to Falls	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5	London	Divn.5
On stairs	961	73	998	57	1119	65	1221	69
From ladder	102	1	101	2	111	4	113	1
From chair	132	13	149	8	174	15	199	7
Outside (i.e. window, balcony, roof, etc.)	233	13	198	10	217	12	234	4
In garden	174	4	219	4	227	11	251	8
In bath	23	1	23	2	15	2	18	1
From one level to another (i.e. table, box, bed, etc.)	400	21	434	20	412	15	348	19
On same level (i.e. in room, over objects)	866	56	751	31	920	40	888	32
Unspecified	4009	207	3692	164	3261	170	2868	162
Total due to Falls:	6900	389	6565	298	6456	334	6140	303
Other Accidents
Hit by object	189	9	221	12	202	5	184	8
Scalding from - teapot	140	7	53	2	45	1	53	4
- objects on cooking stove	52	-	136	5	123	4	108	1
Other boiling water	194	5	179	8	151	6	129	1
Electric shock	43	-	22	2	39	3	26	3
Poisoning (including foreign objects)	393	18	340	10	338	12	318	15
Gassing	294	30	192	17	165	14	137	12
Knife-like wounds (including spikes and cuts from glass)	319	27	326	13	337	24	321	11
Fires	267	14	185	8	178	16	141	11
Windows (trapping)	36	-	29	2	42	—	47	2
Suffocation	45	2	31	2	18	2	17	1
Unspecified	436	22	328	14	337	19	326	25
Total Other Accidents:	2408	134	2042	95	1975	106	1807	94
TOTAL - ALL ACCIDENTS	9308	523	8607	393	8431	440	7947	397