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The Theocrat
Zion, Lake County County, Illinois
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Fires and burns cause nearly one-fourth of fatal accidents for pre-school boys and two-fifths for girls, per Metropolitan Life Insurance. Child accident deaths have declined least since 1930 compared to diseases. U.S. Office of Education notes 3 in 10 fire deaths are children under elementary school age.
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HARDEST BY FIRE
Fires and burns account for nearly one-fourth of all fatal accidents to pre-school-age boys, according to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's Statistical Bulletin. The rate jumps to almost two-fifths among girls. Accidents now outrank every other cause of death for this age group and have shown the least improvement over previous years.
Since 1930, child fatalities from common diseases have declined as much as 75 to 90 per cent, whereas the accident death rate for the same period has dropped only 9 per cent for boys and 19 per cent for girls.
The U. S. Office of Education reports that 3 out of every 10 fire deaths occur to children of elementary school age and under.
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Since 1930
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fires and burns account for nearly one-fourth of fatal accidents to pre-school-age boys and almost two-fifths among girls; accident death rate dropped only 9% for boys and 19% for girls since 1930; 3 out of every 10 fire deaths to children of elementary school age and under.
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Fires and burns are a leading cause of fatal accidents among pre-school children, outranking other death causes with minimal improvement; child disease fatalities declined 75-90% since 1930 while accidents declined less.