Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table XV Home Accidents, 1953
| Age | Nature of Injury | Cause of Injury | Known to have Died, i.e. in hospital, at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 years | Burn | Iron | |
| 4 years | Burn | Poker | |
| 2 years | Scald | Teapot | |
| 1 year | Burn | Milk | |
| 1 year | Burn | Tea | |
| 2 years | Injury to left eye | Crockery | |
| 75 years | Burn | Clothes caught fire | |
| 16 years | Burn | Fire | West Middlesex Hospital |
| 80 years | Cut head | Fell down stairs | |
| 3i years | Concussion | Fall | |
| 80 years | Fractures | Fell down stairs | |
| 68 years | Fractures | Fell out of bed | Hillingdon Hospital |
| 81 years | Fractures | Fall | |
| 4 years | Foreign body in ear | Not known | |
| 80 years | Fractures | Fell out of bed | |
| 90 years | Fractures | Fell down stairs | Hillingdon Hospital |
| 69 years | Haemorrhage of brain | Fall | King Edward's Hospital |
| 70 years | Burn | Saucepan of water | |
| 72 years | Injured back | Fall | |
| 63 years | Fractured skull | Fall | |
| 86 years | Concussion | Fall | |
| 3 years | Burn | ||
| 2 years | Scratched by dog | ||
| 3i years | Lacerated lip | Fall | |
| 77 years | Fractured femur | Fall | |
| 2 years | Camphorated oil poisoning | ||
| 15 years | Fracture | Fall | |
| 56 years | Scald | Cup of water | |
| 1 year | Burn | Electric iron | |
| 92 years | Bruising | Fall | |
| 34 years | Scald | Boiling kettle | |
| 71 years | Fractured femur | Fall | |
| 5 years | Cut head | Fall | |
| 63 years | Fracture | Fell on stairs | |
| 3 years | Fracture | Fell on kerb | |
| 9 years | Barbiturate poisoning | ||
| 48 years | Barbiturate poisoning | ||
| 1 year | Burn | Fell on electric fire | |
| 65 years | Bruise | Fall | |
| 86 years | Dislocation | Fall | |
| 73 years | Wound of hand | Chopping firewood | |
| 14 months | Burn | Electric fire |