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Deaths from Electric Shock in 1962 and 1963

1965; BMJ; Volume: 2; Issue: 5462 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.2.5462.616

0959-8138

W. Robert Lee,

Combustion and Detonation Processes

During this century the number of deaths from electric shock has risen from 8 in 1901 to 154 in 1963 (Registrar-General, 1902-1964), and there is no indication that we have seen the end of this increase.That is not to say there has been a deterioration in electrical safety.When the number of deaths in each year is related to the amount of electricity supplied it wi be seen (Table I) that the number of fatalities per million kilowatt hours consumed has steadily fallen.Nevertheless, the steady rise in fatalities merits serious attention.TABLE I.-Incidence of Death, Consumption of Electricity, and Ratio of Deaths to Electricity Consumed (1901-62) Average Rates Average of Deaths to Average No.