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Southall 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table XV Home Accidents, 1953

AgeNature of InjuryCause of InjuryKnown to have Died, i.e. in hospital, at home
4 yearsBurnIron
4 yearsBurnPoker
2 yearsScaldTeapot
1 yearBurnMilk
1 yearBurnTea
2 yearsInjury to left eyeCrockery
75 yearsBurnClothes caught fire
16 yearsBurnFireWest Middlesex Hospital
80 yearsCut headFell down stairs
3i yearsConcussionFall
80 yearsFracturesFell down stairs
68 yearsFracturesFell out of bedHillingdon Hospital
81 yearsFracturesFall
4 yearsForeign body in earNot known
80 yearsFracturesFell out of bed
90 yearsFracturesFell down stairsHillingdon Hospital
69 yearsHaemorrhage of brainFallKing Edward's Hospital
70 yearsBurnSaucepan of water
72 yearsInjured backFall
63 yearsFractured skullFall
86 yearsConcussionFall
3 yearsBurn?
2 yearsScratched by dog
3i yearsLacerated lipFall
77 yearsFractured femurFall
2 yearsCamphorated oil poisoning
15 yearsFractureFall
56 yearsScaldCup of water
1 yearBurnElectric iron
92 yearsBruisingFall
34 yearsScaldBoiling kettle
71 yearsFractured femurFall
5 yearsCut headFall
63 yearsFractureFell on stairs
3 yearsFractureFell on kerb
9 yearsBarbiturate poisoning
48 yearsBarbiturate poisoning
1 yearBurnFell on electric fire
65 yearsBruiseFall
86 yearsDislocationFall
73 yearsWound of handChopping firewood
14 monthsBurnElectric fire