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Dr. Johnson
asked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of deaths of people injured by accidents in the home in 1960; and if he will set out in tabulated form a specification of the principal causes of death or injury, and the number of deaths from each principal cause.
Miss Pitt
The following are the deaths from accidents in the home, England and Wales, 1960:
— | Males | Females | |
Coal gas poisoning | … | 391 | 526 |
Other poisoning | … | 160 | 212 |
Falls | … | 1,199 | 3,027 |
Burns and scalds | … | 221 | 432 |
Choking and suffocation | … | 285 | 226 |
Other accidents | … | 222 | 129 |
All accidents | … | 2,478 | 4,552 |