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THE HONGKONG

Biggest Danger

TWO thousand,

sevon

hundred and thirty-

and

nino men, women children in Great Britain are going to get hurt to- day. Seriously, some of others. Slightly,

them.

But hurt, all of them.

By working in the mine? By driving on the roads? No; these are comparatively safe pursuits. These 2,739 will

get hurt just by being around the home.

For the home spolls danger.

At a guess, you would say that (Acts of War excepted) the roads are the greatest source of physical danger in this hazard- haunted world of ours. It is not

SO.

Accidental deaths in Britain overy year number 18,000; and more than half of them happen in or around the home,

The figure is official. About non- fatal accidents there are no corn- parable statistics. But

the experts estimate that the domestic ratio is similar to that for Industry: 200 non-fatal nceldents for every fatal one.

So every year there are many more than 1,000,000

nccidenta

rated as "domestic." And 365 into 1,000,000.

la, nar enough, 2,739,

"Baby swallows safety-pin... "Boy killed by umbrella.

'Girl

swallows pon-shooter..." You have seen those intriguing little para- graphs in which the newspapers record the odder accidents.

Sometimes they are tragic: like the constantly recurring deaths of small children through scalds and burna.

Sometimes they are very funny, like the story of the man whoSO board

in- became inextricably volved in the front wheel of his

bicycle, and could not be removed until ho hand become once more cican-shaven.

Frightful or farcical, there they a million reminders every are: year that "accidents wotit happen," and will go on happening Bo long as we are content not to

Gotliek.

It is so easy oven for us who have grown wise with age to slip loose mat. It is no tempting

on

to ignore that pleco-of-faulty wir- ing-until the son of the houso has a sharp shock to reward his in- quiring mind,

A loose handrail on the stairs, a window-sul tos low and unpro- tested, hot water boilers in bad

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MONDAY,

Home

When we get to building nursery schools as a matter of course toc shall not have children. scrambling round their mothers' feet on washing day... and facing the danger of scalds.

By S. E. R. WYNNE

condition, rotten sash-cords not renewed...

Bo the records plle up: 4,000 deaths from falls reported every year, 800 more from burns, 800 from drowning, 400 (nearly all children) from scalds, 400 from suffocation, 100 from fires, more from poisoning, explosions, swal- lowing "foreign bodies

the home.

Women suffer more than men, because they spend more time in Children under five are most often victims of scalding fatalities. Girls in their 'teens are burned most often because of Inexperience in cooking.

Only about 15 people a year die from bad food, only a few more But take poison by mistake. nearly 70 people die by falling out of bed, most of them women, and elderly. And, talking about beds,. the 400 auffocations every year aro mostly bables: because they sleep. in the same beds as their parents, Here's something Germany can teach us: they forbid this by law. On the roads the accident and

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We can emulate the methods of ti:ose who wage war on accidents in the factories and on the road: by spending wisely and cam- paigning vigorously,

It la, of course, more difficult to get at people in their homes. You cannot insist on the re- pairing of a broken flex in the kitchen as you can on the fenc- ing-off of a dangerous lathe in the factory. But you can still do something about it.

In 'industry accident preven-. tion is organised; and in indus→ tries where it is well organised the accident rates have been cut

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Likewise in the home: there is much that could be done to organ- ise accident provention.

FEBRUARY 28, 1938.

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Kon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

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and other currencies on terms which will

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BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sites TO LET, Hongkong. 26th February, 1938.

be quoted on application,

After all, it is fairly simple.ne year or shorter perioda in Local People have only to be taught to keep away from the edge of the cliff, to stay on the horse, to turn. off the main bofore they strike a match, to upload firearms before. they are cleaned, to keep old elec- trical appliances

out of wet bath- room13,

Even in what we smugly call modern

homes we rarely plan for safety: putting adequate lighting on staircases. avoiding floor-level steps, Installing Areguards, having switches out of reach of roving little hands. And in homes that inako no pretence, at modernity the risk is increased a thousand- fold.

Poverty, too, plays its part. . There is less chance of the newest baby being scalded to death in the nursery of one of the stately homes of England than there is in a slum tenement, where in a single room a whole family cooks and eats, and sleeps and lives.

There is less chance of some-

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In industry, the factory inspec- thing going wrong when the house- tors-overworked though they are wife has servants to assist her -force reactionary factory and than when she has a dozen jobs Cawnpore workshop owners to observe the to do at once and only two hands laws for the protection of workers to do them, with-and is quite (and now thero is a new Factory probably overtired and underfed,

but perhaps, Act-Inadequate. better than no new Act at all-to tighten penalties).

But accidents in the home- they are nobody's business. Chil- dren die in a firo while their parents are at work. A baby falls from the arms of its twelve-year- old sister--and dies. A boy of eight knocks a pan of boiling water over himself and dies.

Shocking, we say, politely rals- ing our eyebrows; but what can be done?

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)

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"HAKUSAN MAHU,“ having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kewloon; whence delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 8th March, 1033, will be subject to rent. Damaged packages must be left in tha Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage period. For the examination of damaged dutiable goods, the con- signees must arrange for a Revenue Omcer to be present.

presented All claims must be within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which, date they cannot be recognized.

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No fire insurance has been effected, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 20th February, ̄ 1938, ̈ ̈

Socially, this problem has im-tankow

A

we could analyse those inillion acct- dents

year great majority of to have them would be scen occurred in the homes of the over- crowded and the underpaid.

Bo, when we come to listing the ways in which accidents-can-be avoided, set down as Method Num-!

Trentain

• Tongkah

(Bhuket)

Tsingtao Yokoliama Zamboanga

Foreign Exchange and General Bank ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposit received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application

The

Office in London Dank's Head undertakes Executor & Trustee business and claims recovery of Brush Income ascertained at any of Its Agencies à Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Branches.

ber One: a higher standard or The P. & O. Banking

Uving all round.

When we get to bullding play Corporation, Ltd.

centres and day nurseries as a matter of course and not as a re- volutionary experiment we shall not have childronacrambling around their mothers feet .on washing day-and we shall not have to record that nearly 400 chil- dren die every year from scalds,

When we have razed the last slum we shall not have an appal- ling death roll from burns and falls and suffocation.

wants

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(Incorporated in England, 1920).

Authorised Capital Subscribed and Paid-up Reserve Fund wil......***

£5,000,000

· £2,504,100 #100,000

HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Lendenhall Street, London, E.C.M. WEST END BRANCH: 14-18, Cockapur Street, London, S.W.J. [DUANCHES:-kombay, Calcutta, Cali- Colombo. Hongkong. cut Coimbatore,

Agencies:In all the principal towns of the world.

Madras, Shanghai, Singapore.

And until then? Well, oven from this Government we might expect

General Exchange and Banking busi- a more practical attitude "towards

incs transacted. Lasns and averdrafts Current Но accident-provention.

granted on approved security. terrorist campaign and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR frightening people by horring

RENCY--Interest allowed at 2% per warnings of impending calamities. But would that be more disastrous annum.

ACCOUNTE SAVINGS STERLING than the present complete, indif Interest allowed at rates which may be

obtained on application. ference?

-

Well, perhaps not complète difference. There is the National Safety First Ascociation which achlaves wonders considering, its Umited finances. There are en- lightened municipalities which do excellent publicity work within re- stricted areas.

But so far as Whitehall is con- cerned, the problem presented by A million accidents a year is no- body's baby.

But one day, perhaps, Whitehall will bo persuaded to lead a tho national campaign - and

gures that record the everyday threat to life and imb will come tumbling down.

The sooner that campaign comes the better it will be for all of us. I, for one, would rather bo acct- dent-conscious than approach a gas-leak with a lighted match and be unconscious afterwards..........

To-day's Thought- IT'S tillle things that lead to the big moments, in Rƒtam great happiness

great tragedy.

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-L. D'ALTON.

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1 A safo investment? (B).

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this part of the car? (0),

9 One of the U.S.A. (0).

10 Unpleasant but useful

(a).

liness

12 Would a junk-builder- get his

wood from him? (0),

13 Store from 8 down (5).

14 Famous fighter (4). 10 Feeling (7).

19 Monday's dish perhaps (7).

21 This English statesman was eer-

tainly not a Red (4).

24 "Sedan" (anag.) (6).

25 No, this view on the singe need not be of some waterfall (9).

27 This may mean parochial power

28 Many motorists and this not on

easy time for driving (8). 20 Modern arila! (0).

30 Itude off Ryde. perhaps (0),

DOWN

1 It taken art at first to make this

food (8).

A milltary formation familiar to presamen (0),

'3'Wash (B).

4. This worker is always more ddy

Current Accounts opened In Local Curexclung 10 serosa perhaps (D).

Local ane one year or shorter periods in Foreign Currencies on terms which will ¿bs quoted on application

Binte Deposit, foxes To L01.

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(4),

13 This makes rats clean' (0).

17 Though she is distinctly bad she advises putting off what is bad (8).

in One of the US.A. (0),

20 Well this fuas in prosperous (4).

21 These sands might be popular

with punters. but

not with

others, on the water (7). 22 Scanty (B)..

23 This comes from the ten-toe (8).

20 This sort of salute always has

a report afterwards (5).

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