Home Accidents (Deaths)

Sir J. Duncan
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT in tabular form a statement showing the number of deaths and injuries of people in their homes in Scotland last year, specifying the causes of death and injuries.

Mr. Maclay
Accidents in the home caused 1,050 deaths in Scotland during 1960, made up as follows: ------------------------------------------
|Poisoning by solid and liquid substances|
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|Poisoning by gases and vapours          |
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|Falls                                   |
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|Fire, explosion, hot substance, etc.    |
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|Suffocation                             |
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|Other and unspecified accidents         |
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|Total                                   |
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There is no means of ascertaining the total number of injuries so caused.