Show People Killed in U. U US U.S. S. S During Past Year CHICAGO Ill m. The National Sa Safety Council reported people peo peo- pie le were killed in accidents during 1650 1150 were Injured with a n total cost to the public amounting to Huge as the toll was it represented represented a saving of 10 1000 0 lives from the 1949 1049 total total total-a a reduction of one per cent Motor vehicle accidents led the list as the nations nation's number one killer with home accidents second The darkest part of the accident picture for 1950 1050 was the failure to hold the line against motor vehicle deaths the council reported BoomIng Booming DoomIng Boom Boom- Ing auto production and soaring travel sent traffic deaths up 11 per percent percent percent cent to the highest toll since 1911 1941 Americans Safer Sater But Dut away from the wheels of their cars Americans generally were safer sater In 1950 Although occupational deaths went up slightly as a are re result re- re sult suit of greater employment home accident deaths and those occurring In public places not involving a motor motor mo mo- tor vehicle decreased more than enough to offset the rise in traffic deaths The 1950 all-accident all death rate was per hundred thousand pop pop- This is the lowest rate on record bettering the previous record record record rec rec- ord low loci rate of In 1949 1940 Nevertheless one out of every 17 persons In the United States suffered suf suf- suffered a disabling Injury In 1950 The estimated economic loss of ot from accidents in 1950 covers both fatal and non nonfatal accidents accidents accidents ac ac- ac- ac and Includes wage losses medical expense and overhead costs of Insurance for tor all accidents production production pro pro- Suction delays damage to equipment equipment equip equip- ment mint In occupational accidents and property damage from traffic accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents and fires Aged persons 65 years and older made up the only age group to show a decrease decrease ll 11 per cent Deaths of children under 15 were about the same In 1950 as is 1949 There were 3 8 per cent more deaths in the 24 15 year group and 5 per cent more among persons 44 25 years of age The 4 64 45 64 year group has a 1 per percent percent percent cent increase Falls FaUs a Heavy Killer Falls always a heavy killer brought death to persons in 1950 1950 13 13 per cent fewer than in 1949 Deaths from burns numbered 7 7 an an 8 per cent increase from 1949 Drowning totaled In 1950 a 1950 a decrease of 9 per cent Firearms deaths dropped 11 per percent percent percent cent to 2100 Catastrophes in which the toll was at least five lives occurred about as often in 1950 as in 1949 but resulted in more deaths Up to the closing days of 1950 the number of deaths in such catastrophes totaled nearly 1500 an 1500 an increase of about from 1949 Three catastrophes in 1950 caused more than 50 deaths each the each the November November November No No- vember wind and snow storm in the northeastern states the collision ol or two suburban trains in New York and the crash of a scheduled air transport plane into Lake Michigan Eight other catastrophes caused between between be be- tween 25 and 50 deaths As in past years the bulk of the accident total was made up of one or two two death death accidents |