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Show High Accident Rate In Bedrooms According To Safety Conncil Report Mr. Blanding's dream house might seem strange if it wore built without any bedrooms, a kitchen or a yard. But it would be a lot safer! According to th-- 1018 edition of "Accident Facts," statistical yearbook of the National Safety Council, nearly 50 per cent of home accident fatalities analyzed ana-lyzed in a special survey occurred oc-curred in those three locations. Inside and out.sid stairs accounted ac-counted for more than 10 per cent more of the fatalities. The hiyh accident rate in bed- ; rooms is due in part, the coun-jcil coun-jcil said, to the fact that elderly ; people spend much of their I time there because of infirmi-j infirmi-j ties. |