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Show ' Home Accidents Take Heavy Toll A man's home may be his castle, but last year it was a death trap for 33,500 persons. One-third of all accidental deaths in 1945 occurred in the home, according to the National Safety Council, and nearly half the 10,300,000 injuries were sustained sus-tained at home. Fifty per cent of the accidental deaths in the home resulted from falls with more fatalities from falls from ladders and stairways in 1944 than from motor vehicle accidents. Eighteen per cent of home accidents occur m the kitchen. |