Show PT SAFETY IN THE HOME by eftie effie S barrows U S A C extension service thirty thousand accidental hone deaths occurred in america in 1931 this means if the same record continues 82 individuals who are alive and well today will be dead tomorrow as aa a result of 0 home accidents ci Is this sufficient cause causa tor for a study of 0 accident prevention beside the deaths it was estimated there were other accidents accidental ci deaths in the hone were nearly a third of all accidental deaths in 1931 Is it any wonder that insurance companies do da not consider women good risks that fiat they would rather insure the industrial worker surrounded eur rounded hy by belts tans fans and fly wheels than the housewife because these people are ar protected by safety ducat onby system and by law falls are cited as tile the mos frequent cause of fatal horn accidents these are fatal in thre 3 out of tour cases with ove klaty hiety civo ti e years of age aee ence in six 1 among i children five li l i fourte i and only aidy 13 per cent are fatal to children under five the most frequent fre quest caia of fatal home to children under five are burns scalds explosion also asphyxiation or suffocation L lu children five to fourt cel burna scalds explosions tor for adults up to 0 sixty five all types mentioned plus poisons pol soua among older people I 1 f alls a aro are the most outstanding inT acci accidents deats of 0 this group with stall apall c tho the most outstanding nonfatal non fatal accidents are train froin tails falls cuts and scratches sixty per cent of all ires fires occar in homes an occasional room by room check Is recommended ot of ill all heating equipment electric wiring and electrical equipment make sure every faintly member senses th tha I 1 importance of disconnecting I 1 electric t cords corda when equipment Is not in use and do not allow the use of 0 substitutes for or fuse plugs LT |