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(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the
First Schedule: 36
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule: 2
(6) Number of certificates issued: 24
Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of
certificates: 38
(8) Obj ections by tenants to cancellation of certificates: 13
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenant's objection 4
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority: 29
(11) Number of certificates outstanding at 31st December, 1959 including
those under the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954: 212
Certificates as to the Remedying of Defects
listed in Landlords' Undertakings
(12) All defects remedied: 29
(13) Some defects not remedied: 28
(14) No defects remedied 8
Accidents in the Home
With the co-operation of the Prince of Wales's Hospital a study has been made of the home
accidents coming to their notice during the latter part of 1959. 29 cases were investigated in
this way, of which 13 were due to falls, 8 to burns, 7 to scalds and 1 to dropping furniture on
foot.
Falls-(13) These involved 2 infants aged 11 and 14 months, 9 women, and 2 men.
Causes
Falling from bed accounted for the 2 babies, a man aged 70 years and 2 women aged 70 and
80 years.
3 middle aged women fell downstairs, in one instance while carrying a number of articles.
2 middleaged women had falls associated with standing on chairs. One fell off and in the
other case the chair, which was old, collapsed.
A man aged 40 slipped and fell.
2 women aged 65 and 88 had falls associated with other physical disabilities.
Conclusions
Most of these accidents lend emphasis to points frequently made regarding safety in the
home.
1. Babies and young children should sleep in cots and senile old people should have
similar protection from falling from bed.