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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA
DIVISION OF BUILDING RESEARCH
CODING MANUAL
FOR ANALYSIS OF ONTARIO
FIRE
DEATHS, 1956by
G, Williams-Leir
(Thf s report has been prepared for information and ret-,osrl
plnposes and is not be be cited as a reference in any p ~ ~ b l l c a t l o ~ j
Report No. 100 of the
Division of Building Research
Ottawa September 1956
PREFACE
The F i r e Research S e c t i o n of t h s D i v i s i o n of Bu%idfrAg Research, N a t i o n a l Research Council of Canada began on 1 2;~sn.la~y
1954 a s t a t i s t i c a l study of d e a t h s caused by f i r e , Two r e p c s t s
have appeared g i v i n g t h e c o n e l u s i o n s reached i n t h e f i r s t .
two
yea-s of t h i s survey:
" F i r e Deaths i n t h e Province of O n t a r i o , 1954" by G,W. S h o r t s r agd G - Williams-Leila, DBR ReportNo.
72,
and" F i s e Deaths i n t h e Province of O n t a r i o , 1955" by G, Whlliaas- L e i r
,
DBR Report No.86.
These r e p o r t s a r e of a n o n - t e c h n i c a l c h a r a c t e r ; i t i s hoped t h a t t h e y w i l l be of i n t e r e s t t o any r e a d e r concerned w i t h t h e himan l o s s e s r e s u l t i n g from f i r e .
The p r e s e n t r e p o r t i s intended f o r a much narrowe-
a u d i e n c e , s i n c e i t d e a l s w i t h t e c h n i c a l d e t a i l s of t h e marshallLng of a mass of r e p o r t s t o p r e p a r e them f o r s t a t i s t i c a l t r e a t m e n t ,
Thus i t w i l l have l i t t l e i n t e r e s t o u t s i d e t h e D i v i s i o n except" t o t h o s e who may be c a r r y i n g out a similar survey o r contemplating OP-e
T h i s Coding Manual, 1956, u n l i k e t h o s e used in p r e p a r a t l c n of t h e 1954 and 1955 r e p o r t s , has been prepared i n advance of
need. Having a b a s i s of two y e a r s 1 e x p e r i e n c e , i t r e p r e s e n t s a s u b s t a n t i a l advance over e a r l i e r v e r s i o n s (which d i d n o t appea? as r e p o r t s ) .
Any comments on, o r c r i t i c i s m s o f , t h i s Coding Manual w r l l be welcome,
Ottawa,
CODING MANUAL
-
QNT,AREO FIRE DEATkYC,,19'55
CONTENTSPROCEDURE
I,
GENERALG e n e r a l coding f ~ r all f l ~ e deaths
11, INFANT FIRE DEATHS
S p e c i a l c o d i n g f o r f i r e d e a t h s of c h i l d r e n l e s s t h a n seven years of age
1 CLOTHI%G-FIRE DEATHS: S p e c i a l c o d i n g
F J , BWILDING-FIRE DEATHS : S p e c i a l c o d i n g
Appendix 1 Coding systems f o r u s e w i t h m a r g i n a l l y -
punched c a r d s
Append1.x 2 D e f i t a i t i o n s : Classes of f i r e d e a t h ApperidZx
3
E x t r a c t from I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c a lC l a s s i f i c a t i o n of D i s e a s e s , I n j u r i e s and Causes of Death.
1948.
Vol. 1. Appendix 4 Code numbers f o r c o u n t i e s andd i s t r i c t s
Appendix
5
Green c a r d s 01- M u r ~ i c i p a l i t y ea.rdsCODING MANUAL
by
G. Williams-Leir
FOREWORD
Numbers of people l o s e t h e i r l i v e s each y e a r as a r e s u l t of f i r e , T h i s r e p o r t d e s c r i b e s a t e c h n i q u e f o r r e c o r d i n g t h e p a r t i c u l a r s of t h e s e d e a t h s f o r s t a t i s t i c a l purposes. It i s designed pkirnarily as a guide t o t h o s e doing t h e r e c o r d i n g .
CODING MANUAL 1956
PROCEDURE
Information regarding f i r e d e a t h s i s recorded on white 5 i n c h
by
8
inch Cope-Chat cards i n t h e following ways:Words and f i g u r e s t y p e w r i t t e n on c e n t r e of t h e c a r d , F i g u r e s and l e t t e r s around t h e margin.
Notches pmehed around edge of t h e c a r d .
The f i g u r e s and l e t t e r s r e p r e s e n t information by codes which a r e l i s t e d i n t h i s Coding Manual. The notches r e p r e s e n t f i g u r e s and l e t t e r s according t o t h e scheme described i n Appendix 1, The type- w r i t t e n p a r t c o n t a i n s t h e following information i n p r e c i s e l y t h e arrangement shown:
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Surname (caps)p given names ( l o c o ) of v i c t i m V i t a l S t a t s , Reg,
No,
County o r district M u n i c i p a l i t ~ r name Place of d e a t h
no.
Remainder of addreas of' f a t a l f i r e Place of r e s f dence no,
Name of any f i r e dept., t h a t a t t e n d e d t h e f i r e E Number
Qc rjupancy
N
NumberMaterial of walls and of c e i l i n g of room where t h e f i r e s t a r t e d
1, Reason f o r f i r e , and 2, Reason f o r f a t a l i n J u r y ,
When typing t h e t e x t on t h e card a I t - i n c h margin should be l e f t
a l l
around, This i s f a c i l i t a t e d by t h e hole numbers ac t h e c a r d , The t y p e w r i t e r srasgln may be s e t on hole 5 and t a b u l a t o r s t o p s a t h o l e s15
and 25, The c a r r i a g e can then be advanced s o t h a t t h e tisst l % n e of type comes l e v e l w i t h , o r a l i t t l e below, hole 98,It i s convenient t o use s t e n c i l s t o l o c a t e t h e proper pl.a,?es f o r code numbers and l e t t e r s i n t h e margin of t h e c a r d , The a t e n e i k s a r e e a s i l y prepared; examples a r e shown in F i g , 1, Use of s t e n c i l s wakes any p r i n t i n g on t h e f a c e of t h e card m e e e s s a r y , P r l n t l n g
is u ~ , d e s i ~ a b L e
in
t h i s p m j e c t because it would l f m i t I t s f l e x i b % k " u t ; y , What i a w r i t t e n ~ e g a r d i n g occupancyo m a t e r i a l s p and season goyf i x and f a t a l i n j u r y ahould be, if p o s s i b l e p in t h e words of t h e osi.ginal r e p o r t , but, above a l l , i t should make c l e a r why t h e p a r t i c u l a r c l a s s i f i c a t f o n coded i n t h e margin has been chosen,
One card should be made f o r each f a t a l i t y , When two OF more
people d i e i n one fire a15 t h e t y p e w r i t t e n p a r t i c ~ a l a k s ~ except name and m a s o n f o r f a t a l fnJury, w i l l be t h e same f o r a l l , Name and reason f o r f a t a l i n j u r y should be e n t e r e d on every card, but t h e ot.her p a r t i c u l a r s need only be e n t e r e d on one. The o t h e r s ahawld b e a r a note
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( ' w e card f o r. .
.
. .
.
( ~ a m e ) " .T a. 0 GENERAL General coding f o r a l l f i r e d e a t h s , C l a s s d f i c a t ion 1
-
4
Month of f % r e January Fe bsuaky December5
-
1 0 Day of month 1st 2nd Code Motes Ip~arach)11
-
16 How of day Midnight t o 1 2 , 3 8 a , m , 301 a , m . 1
2 a . m . 2
1 2 noon 1 2
1 p.m. 13
1 2 midnight 24
Before noon; hr.unspeci-
f i e d 27 A f t e r noon; h r , u n s p e c i - 2 8
f i e d 1 7
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29 LocationThe l o c a t i o n of t h e f a t a l f i r e i s recorded by means of two numbers, as f o l l o w s , They a r e
obtalned from t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c a r d i n t h e f i l e of green c a r d s (rnunicipalLtg c a r d s ) ; t h e
numbers a r e on t h e aame h o l e s i n both white and green c a r d s ,
Whew t h e c o r r e c t green card has been drawn f o r t h i s purpose, i t should be punched i n f i e l d 54-66 ( s e e Appendix 5 ) . T h i s w i l l f a c i l i t a t e t h e annual process of t r a n s f e r s i c g t h e t o t a l hunabes of white c a r d s f o r each m u n i c i p a l i t y on t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e gseen c a r d ,
17
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23 County o r d i s t r i c t 24-
29 M u n i c i p a l i t y30
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35 Vacant, These h o l e s a r e r e s e r v e d f o r i n f ormCf on on c l a s s of m u n i c i p a l i t y and of f i r e department; t h i s belongs on t h e green c a r d s and has been recorded t h e r e . L a t e r , i f i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o record i t on t h e white c a r d s a l s o , the aame codesshould be used as on t h e green c a r d s ( s e e Appendix
F i e l d Topic C l a s s i f i c a t i o n Code Notes 36
-
38
What f i r e department a t t e n d e d t h e f i r e ? ( d i r e c t coded) F , D , of m u n i c i p a l i t y concerned A Another m u n i c i p a l F.D, B Other F , D 1 s ( i n d u s t r i a l , armed s e r v i c e s , e t c ) C39
Sex of V i c t i m Male o r unknown Female40
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4 1 See s p e c i a l coding f o r i n f a n t s , below. 42 -49
Age-
I n f a n t s E n t e r number of completed y e a r s of age; e . g . , S i x months: e n t e r 0 . I f age as punched i s 7 o r o v e r , e n t e r 0 Age 0-6 1 5 1 Vacant h o l e 5 2-
54 Nature of f a t a l i n j u r y Asphyxia Burns Carbon-monoxide p o i s o n i n g Other 55-
59
Occupancy( ~ n t e s two d i g i t s a s shown; punch t h e
f i r s t on h o l e
55
and t h e second on h o l e s R e s i d e n t i a l Unshared s e p a r a t e d w e l l i n g Shared s e p a r a t e d w e l l i n g Apartment Rooming house B a r r a c k s , e t c , Hot e 1 Summer c o t t a g e Shack o r one-room d w e l l i n g Dwelling - no f u r t h e r p a r t i c u l a r s Other o r mixedF i e l d
--
Topic C l a s s i f i c a t i o n Not. R e s i d e n t l a l I n d u s t r i a l M e r c a n t i l e Off i c e I n s t i t u t i o n , e.g., h o s p i t a l , home f o r a g e d , e t c . P l a c e of r e s t r a i n i ; , e . g . , g a o l , m e n t a l h o s p i t a l P l a c e of assembly Barn, farm o u t - b u i l d i n g s S t a t i o n a r y v e h i c l e Outdoors O t h e r o r mixed 60-
63
R e s i d e n t d e n s i t y ( a p p l i c a b l e o n l y i f 0 i s Code Notes e n t e r e d on h o l e55)
From t h e f l o o r p l a n , o r , f a i l i n g t h a t , t h e o v e r a l l dimensions g i v e n , c a l c u l a t e t h e g r o s s f l o o r a r e a i n s q u a r e f e e t , c o u n t i n g i n p a s s a g e s p w a l l t h i c k n e s s e s,
e t c . T o t a l t h i s . f o r a l l f l o o r s e x c e p t t h e basement; i f t h e basementi s known t o have been used f o r s l e e p i n g , i n c l u d e i t , t o o . Then d i v i d e by t h e nwnbes of p e s s o n s n o r m a l l y r e s i d e n t i n t h e d w e l l i n g ( i , e
..
e x c l u d e v i s i t o r s ) . I n m u l t i p l e d w e l l i n g s do t h i s f o r t h e b u i l d i n g as a whole, p r o v i d e d t h e dimensions a r e a v a i l a b l e ; f a i l i n g t h a t , do i t f o r t h e i n d i v i d u a l a p a r t m e n t , e b c . Code t h e r e s u l t as f o l l o w s : - Square f e e t p e r p e r s o n : - L e a 8 t h a n 50 50 b u t l e s h than 70 70"
I I " 100 100"
I I"
150 150"
I I " 200 200 ' I I 1"
300 300"
I 1"
500 500"
I 1 I I " 700 700"
"
1000 1000 o r more # 64-
6 5 Number of d e a t h si n
t h i s f i r e One TWO T h r e e or moreF i e l d Topic C l a s s i f i c a t i o n Code Notes 66 S p e c i a l comment
E n t e r 1 if t h e r e i s s i g n i f i c a n t i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e r e p o r t s f o r which t h e scheme of'
coding d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s manual p r o v i d e s no p l a c e ; and summarize t h e i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e back of t h e c a r d , 6 7
-
7 1 Source of r e o r t s -@EZ&T F i r e S e c t i o n , D i v i s i o n of B u i l d i n g A Researc.h O f f i c e of O n t a r i o F i r e Marshal B P o l i c e C F i r e Chief D Newsclipping E 72 Inque s t E n t e r 1 i f a n i n q u e s t was h e l d 73-
77 Source of i g n i t i o n (must be t h e same f o r a l l t h e d e a t h s ' i n e a c h f i r e , u n l e s s Code 1 a p p l i e s ) B u i l d i n g i g n i t e d as r e s u l t of a c l o t h i n g f i r e as d e f i n e d below (Appendix 2 ) P l a y i n g w i t h matches Someone f e l l a s l e e p w h i l e smoking Other i n s t a n c . e s of smoking In j u d i c i o u s u s e of flammable 1 i q u i d s Use of open f l a m e s , w e l d e r s 1 s p a r k s , e t c , Burning r u b b i s h n o t i n i n c i n e r a t o r ; b o n f i r e s E x p l o s i o n s S e l f - h e a t i n g o r spontaneous i g n i t i o n I n c e n d i a r i s m F a u l t y maintenance o r u s e of : - E l e c t r i c a l :-
Cooking o r c o o k i n g - h e a t i n g a l s ~ l i a n c e s 11 S a s ; - h e a t i ne
a p p l i a n c e s8
12 0 h e r , i n c l u i n g w i r i n g , l i g h t i n g , - - - - r a d i o s , e t c . N o n - ~ l e c t r ~ c a l : - 13 Cooking o r c o o k i n g - h e a t i n g a p l i a n c e s 1 4s
ace-Reat in8 a p p l i a n c e s ~ F h e r , i n c l u i n g lamps,15
chimneys and f l u e s , e t c , 1 6 F a u l t y d e s i g n of a p p l l . a r ~ c e s 17 F a u l t y i n s t a l l a t i o n of a p p l i a n c e s18
Other known c a u s e s 19F i e l d Topic C l a s s i f i c a t i o n Code Notes
78 Clothing
E n t e r 1 I f t h e d e a t h was due t o a
c l o t h i n g f i r e as d e f i n e d i n Appendix 2
79
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97 See s p e c i a l Coding, below98
-
101 Yeas of f i r eEnter l a s t d i g i t of y e a r number.
(This system good up t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e )
11, INFANT FIRE DEATHS: S p e c i a l Coding
Use t h i s s e c ~ t i o n i f , and only i f , 1 has been e n t e r e d on hole 50.
If
t h e v i c t i m was a c h i l d l e s s t h a n f i v e y e a r s o l d i t i s assumed t h a t some o t h e r person was r e s p o n s i b l e f o r h i s w e l f a r e . Then o u r obJect i s t o a s c e r t a i n t h e reasons which prevented t h i s person from safeguarding t h e i n f a n t . The same remarks apply g e n e r a l l y t o c h i l d r e n of5
o r 6, and t h e coding system provides f o r asking t h e same q u e s t i o n s i n a l l c a s e s of f i r e d e a t h s of c h i l d r e n under 7, F i e l d Topic C l a s s i f i c a t i o n40 Who was, a t t h e time of t h e f i r e , t h e " r e s ~ o n s i b l e ~ e r s o n " ?
If It w a s anyone o t h e r t h a n t h e i n f a n t ' s p a r e n t s , e n t e r 1, 1
-
42 Age of t t l s zesponsible personCode Note3
-
ITrader 2 1
21
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34F i,e l d Topic Classif i c s t i o n
43
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46 Reason f o r LnfantBs fatal i n j u r yResponsible person busy s a v i n g o t h e r p e r s o n ( s ) o r t r y i n g t o
Responsible person i n j u r e d (non-
f a t a l l y ) i n t h e same f i r e
Responsible p e r s o n i n J u r e d ( f a t a l l y )
ir, same f i s e
Someone performed hazardous o p e r a t i o n in pffesence of i n f a n t Respo9sible p e s s a n l s judgement i m - pa3:ed ( e , g o by l i q u o r o r d r u g s ) Hesponsfble p e r s o n ' s judgement i m - p a i r e d ( p a n i c , h y s t e r i c s , e t c . ) Hesponsible person n o t t h e r e ) o r n o t I n t i m e , and no f u r t h e r p a r t i c u l a r s Responsible person n o t t h e r e : had l e f t
i n f a n t f o r 5 minutes o r more
Responsible person i n same b u i l d i n g a t time of' E i r e , but was n o t i n time t o
save i n f a n t
Q t h e r known r e a s o n s
Code Notea
-
.-1 CLOTHING-FIRE DEATHS: S p e c i a l Coding
Use t h i s a e c t i ~ n %F, and o n l y i f , 1 i s e n t e r e d on h o l e 7 8 ,
If d e a t h was due t o a c l o t h l n g f i r e , t h e i n t e r e s t l i e s i n t h e p r o p e r t i e s of t h e garment involved, how S t became i g n i t e d , and t h e measures t a k e n by t h o s e p s e s e n t . F i e l d Topic C l a s s i f i c a t i o n
79
-
81 S t y l e of garment f f s s t i g r i i t e d S h l ?t T r o u s e ~ 6 J a c k e t or s w e a t e r O v e r a l l s Ey jamas Dressing gown O t b e s Code Motes Blouse S k i r t J a c k e t or s w e a t e r Dreaa9 apron, smock pyjamas, nightgownDressing gown Other
F i e l d Topic C1,assff bcat ion 8 2
-
89 Vacant h o l e s 90-
9 1 F a b r i c : predomtnant c o n s t i t u e n t Cotton Other n a t u r a l f i b r e s S y n t h e t i c f i b r e s 92-
93
Were t h e r e o t h e r s p r e s e n t , i , e , w i t h i n s i g h t o~aE?!eaxal,,ng?- -- No Yes Code-
Notes94
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97 Reaction of v i c t i m T r i e d t o beat o r smother f i r e 1 T r i e d t o use water o r o t h e r e x t i n g u i s h a n t 2 T r i e d t o remove c l o t h i n g3
Unable t o t a k e e f f e c t i v e a c t i o n because i n f a n t , s e n i l e o r i n v a l i d 4 No e f f e c t i v e a c t i o n ( i n f l u e n c e of l i q u o r OF d r u g s ) No e f f e c t i v e a c t i o n ( p a n i c ) 65
No need t o a c t : o t h e r s t o o k a c t i o n immediately7
Other r e a c t i o n s8
IV,
BUILDING-FIRE
DEATHS: S p e c i a l Coding Use t h i s s e c t i o n i f , and only i f , 0 i s e n t e r e d on h o l e 78, If d e a t h wasaaetc
caused by a c l o t h i n g f i r e , t h e p r o p e r t i e s oft h e b u i l d i n g i n which i t occurred a r e t h e t o p i c s of major i n t e r e s t . F i e l d Topf c C l a s s i f % c a t i o n
-
Code Notes79
- 81
A ~ e a t o which f i r e was confinedContents only, room of o r i g i n 1
Room of o r i g i n 2
S t o r e y of o r i g i n 3
Bullding of o r i g i n ( i n c l u d i n g 1-room
d w e l l i n g ) 4
F i e l d Topic C1.assif i c a t i o n Code Notes 85
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89 Reason f o r f a t a l i n j u r( n o t t o be confused wiTh "cause of f i r e " )
Asleep in burning b u i l d i n g and d i d not wake i n time t o attempt escape ( i ~ c l u d i n g - corns ir.dueed by drugs, l i q u o s
,
e t c , ) 1 Trapped by f i r e owing t o : f i r e i n any one of t h e a v a f l a b l e e x i t s 2 f a i l u r e t o f i n d e x i t i n d a r k n e s s p smoke, e t c , 3 i n a b f i l t y t o open e x i t door 4attempt t o warn o r save o t h e r ( s )
5
attempt t o save m a t e r i a l o b j e c t s 6 l o s s of Judgmept due t o f i r e ( e ,g,, p a n i c )7'
l o s s of judgment due t o o t h e r c l r c m - a t a n c e s ( e , g , , I f q u o r , d r u g s )8
being overtaken by r a p i d l y s p r e a d i n g f i r e , o r fumes from t h e f i r e9
f ope s t / g r a s s f i r e 10 o t h e r known r e a s o n s 11 s e a s o n s Linknown 12 e x p l o s i o n 13 l g S 1 7 i n j u r e d a sa
r e s u l t of being engaged I n f i r e -f i g h t i n g o r salvage o p e r a t i o n s during f i r e14
i? i n J u s e d because of panic of o t h e r s p r e a - e n t 15 i n J u r e d by f a l l s , f a l l i n g o b j e c t s , e t c , while e s c a p i n g from f i r e 16 Snfant: no o t h e r reason i s a p p l i c a b l e t h a n t h a t g i v e n i n f i e l d43
-46
1 7 15(va
zant )18
o t h e r known causes19
90-
93 Surface m a t e r i a l forming i n t e r i o r f i n i s h ofw a l l s and p a r t i t i o n s of the room i n which m i r e s t a r t e d
( E n t e r two digits as shown; punch t h e f i r s t an h o l e
Flald Topic Cla~sjfication
Lath and plaster 0
11
Plasterboard 072
Ceramic tile
Other incombust f bles or mixture there~f
015
016Combust i ble
L u b e s or w ~ o d panelling Plywood
Soft fibreboard, insulation board9 etc, Pressed paperboard
Hardboard
Othes eombustibles or mixture thereof
Mfxed combustible and incombustible 047
94
-
97
Surface material forming interior finish of ceilings of the room ~JI which the fire startedEnter according to the same acheme as used in the previsua field.
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PoACKNOWLEDGMENT
Many i d e a s i n c o r p o r a t e d I n this manual were suggested by
Mr.
R.A. S t e ~ n e i n the e a r l y stages of i t s p s e p a r a t i o n ,1.
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Appendix 1
Coding systems f o s use w i t h marginally-punched
-
c a ~ d s ,1, D i r e c t Coding
One c l a s s i f i c a t i o n f o r each h o l e , Punching t h e hole i n d i c a t e s t h e c l a s s i f i c d t i o n a p p l i e s ; l e a v i n g I t unpuwched
indicates t h e c o n t r a r y ,
Any number of c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s can be i n d i c a t e d on each c a r d ,
2 . Seauence Codfna
One c l a s s i f i c a t i o n f o r each combination of a l l t h e h o l e s i n t h e f i e l d , Only one of t h e c l a s s i F l c a t i o n s can be
i n d i c a t e d on each c a r d , 2 a .
7 4
2 1 system f o r numerals, . o w 0 4 2 1 i n d i c a t e s"459"
hundreds t e n s u n i t sEach d i g i t i s r e p r e s e n t e d by one o r two notches only, except t h a t when
7
has t o be punched and only3
h o l e s a r e provided, t h e y m a y a l l be punched, 2b. 0 I E CB
system f o r l e t t e r s i n d i c a t e s "BE" A = no punch J = IB R = QCB B - B C = C D = CB E = EF
-
EB
G-
EC H = ECB I = I L =: ICB Mac= IE M = I E BN
= IEC S = OE T = OEBu
= 01 V = OIBW
--
OIC X = OICB Y-
OIE Z = O B BF i n e - s o r t i n g i n sequence-coded f i e l d s
31
-
To put t h e c a r d s i n nwner1,cal o r a l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r , n e e d l e each h o l e i n t h e f i e l d i n t u r n , s t a r t i n g from t h e r i g h t ,
P r e s e r v e t h e o r d e r of t h e c a r d s t h a t drop and put themat t h e back of t h e deck b e f o r e n e e d l i n g t h e n e x t h o l e .
Work always from p a r t i c u l a r t o g e n e r a l ; e . g . t o p u t c a r d s i n o r d e r by d a t e , n e e d l e f i r s t t h e day-of-month f i e l d , n e x t t h e month-of-year f i e l d .
4,
Breakdown s o r t i n gI f t h e s e a r e t o o many c a r d s t o f i n e - s o r t comfortably ( i , e , over
l o o ) ,
break them down i n t o two s t a c k s by n e e d l i n g on t h e l e f t hand h o l e of t h e f i e l d . If e i t h e r s t a c k i s s t i l l t o o E e , break down a g a i n on t h e n e x t h o l e , and s o on. Whena l l t h e s t a c k s a r e of convenient s i z e , f i n e - s o r t them one by one and reassemble t h e s t a c k i n t h e c o r r e c t o r d e r .
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iii
Appendix 2
D e f i n i t i o n s : c l a s s e s of f i r e d e a t h
The q u e s t i o n s a r e d i v i d e d i n t o f o u r g r o u p s , The f i r s t
,
General, a p p l i e s t o e v e r y c a s e , The second, I n f a n t s , a p p l i e s when, and o n l y when, t h e v i c t i m i s a c h i l d u n d e r eeven, Qft h e o t h e r two groups, one o r t h e o t h e r always a p p l i e s , but
n e v e r b:>th, The r u l e f o r d e c i d i n g which a p p l i e s i s as f o l l o w s ,
1, C l o t h i n g f i r e d e a t h s
When any one of t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s is s a t i s f i e d t h e d e a t h i s a c l o t h i n g f i r e d e a t h , u n l e s s t h e e x c e p t i o n s a p p l y , Conditions
( a > The c l o t h i n g worn by t h e v i c t i m i g n i t e d , and was t h e f i r s t or*only m a t t e r n o t
i n t e n d e d f o r burning t h a t d i d burn
04
The c l o t h i n g worn by t h e v i c t i m wasi g n i t e d , from b u r n i n m a t t e r n o t
6
intended f o r burning
,
and s o f a r a s canbe ,+judged he Would h a v e ' x r v i v e d i f h i s
c l o t h i n g had n o t been i g n i t e d :
( 4
Some p a r t of t h e v i c t i m ' s body o r of t h e c l o t h i n g he was wearing was covered w i t h flammable l i q u i d a l r e a d y h r n i n g o rl a t e r i g n i t e d , E x c e p t i o n s
( a > Deaths due t o smoking i n bed,
&
b1
Deaths due t o f o r e s t o r g r a s s f i r e s , e t c ,2 , B u i l d i n g f l ~ e d e a t h s
Any d e a t h due t o " a c c i d e n t caused by f i r e and e x p l o s i o n o f combustible m a t e ~ i a l " (I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c a l
C l a s s i f ' l c a t i o n E 916) which i s n o t a c l o t h i n g f i r e d e a t h i s t r e a t e d f o r t h e p r e s e n t purpose as a b u i l d i n g f i r e d e a t h , ( ~ o t e t h a t t h i s c l a s s i n c l u d e s some o t h e r c a s e s b e s i d e s
t h o s e t o which i t o b v i o u s l y a p p l i e s ) ,
*
The p h r a s e "not i n t e n d e d f o r b u r n i n g " i s used f o r t h e sakeof b r e v i t y , but should be understood t o i n c l u d e : "intended f o r burning, but n o t t h e r e , o r n o t t h e n " , as w e l l as "not
Appendix
3
E x t r a c t from I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c a l Class- i f i c a t i o n of Diseases, I n j u r i e s and Causes of
Death. 1948. Vol. 1 A . EXTERNAL CAUSE OF I N J U R Y ( p .263)
-
E . g l 6
-
Accident caused by f i r e and explosion of combustiblesE.917
-
Heat from e l e c t r i c h e a t i n g appliance-
.O Resident l a 1.1 Farm (excluding farm d w e l l i n g s ) .2 Mine/quarry . 3 I n d u s t r y .4 S p o r t s , r e s o r t s , e t c . .5 Street/highway .6 Public b u i l d i n g .7 I n s t i t u t i o n .8 Miscellaneous .g Not s p e c i f i e d B. NATURE OF I N J U R Y (p.305)
-
Burn confined t o : Face, head, neck Trunk
Upper limbs Wrists, hands
Lower limbs
Face, head, neck, limbs Trunk, limbs
Face, head, neck, t r u n k , limbs Unspecified
Poisoning (p.311)
N 968 Carbon monoxide
N 969 Other gases and vapours:
poisoning s u f f ocat i o n
by i n h a l i n g fumes, g a s , smoke, e t c .
except carbon monoxide.
Appendix
Lb
Code Numbers f o r Counties and D i s t r i c t s
TPe f i;t!3= d i g i t ~f each number i s an i n d i c a t i o n of
geogsap~alcab l o c a t i o n ; e , g o , a l l . c o u n t i e s whose f i r s t d l g i t i s
3
ape a d j a c e n t t o one a n o t h e r , Glengarry . O O o O o o . o 59 Grenville . . , , o . o . a 54 Grey c . ~ , u , a , , . e , o o 22 Hald-nd...
03 MalBb~rton . . o o , o o o 42...
Malton31
Hastings Q O O O O 0 0 43 Huron D oO oO Y OO O. . OO 23...
Kenora [I)72
Kenora p a t p i c i a ).
73
Kent...
04...
Lambton 24 Lanark . . , , o . o o o o . . 52 Leeds...
53 ~ennox/Addington.
, 44 Lincoln , o , , , o , . , o . 32 N i p i s s i n g...
64...
Norfolk 05 No~thumberland , , , 45 Ontario O O O O O . . O O o o D33
...
Oxford 1 4...
~ a r ~ y sound 65 Peel O O O O O O O O O O O . O O e34
...
P e r t h 15 P e t e ~ b o r o u g h o . . , . . Q 47 P r e s c o t t o u o g . o o o o o o 55 Prince Edward...
48 Rainy River , , . , o.,..
74...
R e n f ~ e w 49...
R u s s e l l56
Thunder Bay . . o . , o O o 75. . .
Timfakamfng 76...
V i c t o r f a 35 -. . , Waterloo...
16
Welland...
06. . .
Wellington 17...
Wentworth 36 Y Q F ~ : ~ e t r o P o ~ % Y f f ~ o 37 ~ o r k : r e s t of county38
...
Manitoulln 62 Middleaex O O o O o O O U 1 3 ~ u s k o k a . O O O , . ~ , , , ,63.
;T-e
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Appendix5
4 x e n casds or Municipality cards
C e r t a i n s t a t l s t % c a l e n q u i s i e s demand that f i r e d e a t h s be
r e l a t e d t o ~ h a s a e t e r i s t i c a of t h e m u n f c f p a l i t i e s in which t h e y
o c c u r , For example, see Repopt 86: " F i r e Beatha i n Qntas3.0~ 1955"9 t a b l e s 1,
3
and 4 , To make t h e s e e n q u l ~ i e s p o s s i b l e , a f i l e of Cope-Chat c a r d s bas been p r e p a r e d , one f o r eachm ? ~ . n f c i p a l i t y . 5 i n c h by
8
i n c h keen c a s d s were used, There ape c e r t a i n e x t r a c a r d s-
aee r o oh
noe
1 9 ,Qn t h e f a c e of each c a r d spaces are provided f o r r e c o r d i n g t h e name and the
a m a
F n a c r e s of a m u n i c i p a l i t y o and f o r t h ec o m t y o r d i a t . ~ i c t name and t h e coded a r e a . Columns a s ? pso- vided f o r k e c o ~ d i n g y e a r by year (until 1966, .if n e c e s s a r y ) t h e
number of f i ~ e d e a t h s i n each y e a r , t h e p ~ p u l a t i o n and t h e coded p o p u l a t i o n , The s p a c e s a r e l o c a t e d by a ~ t e n e i . 1 , remade each y e a s ,
The scheme of' coding for t h e green c a r d s 3.8 a s follows:
F i e l d Topic C l a s s i f i c a t i o n
-
Code Notes1
-
16 M u n i c i p a l i t y nameThe f i r s t two l e t t e r s a r e coded on h o l e s
1
-
10 i n a t s i c t accordance w i t h t h e QPECB system ( s e e Appendix1 1 ,
Thus, t o f i n d one p l a c e name when the f i l e i s not a l p h a b e t i c a l l y a s ~ a n ~ g e d , h o l e s 1-
10 shoul-e needled F f ~ s t ,The remaining h o l e s , 11
-
16, a r e p u n ~ h e d i nsuch a manner t h a t t h e whole f i l e c a c be put i n exact a l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r by f ine-worteng t h e whole f i e l d . Note the fsadexiwg r u l e s ( f o o t n o t e
201 '
The R a m b e ~ s are a s s i g n e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e 118t.
given i n Appendix
4,
Xnbt9ally9 t h e numbers were t h o s e g i v e n in the
left-tsand margin of the c o u n t y pages in +.he
1955
e d P ' f ; d , ~ a ~ of "Munlcfpal, Bbkeotory" , N e w l y f orrned rnwi..3lr.ipslitles, o~ changes, S~m t h e stratus of
ex-
Fstjng ones, @.an and skoukd be taken c a r e of each :Tear (when t h e D i r e c t o r y comes out! by
F i e l d Topic Claasl.ffcation Class of M u r i c i ~ a l i t ~ City Separated town Town V i l l a g e Improvement d i s t r i c t Township
Unincorporated, LaadIan
Reserve9
or Comiaerlon
What f i r e p r o t e c t i o n has t h i s m u n i c l p a l i t ~ ? m o l e 33
-
2 ;34
= 1; hole35
SCode M ~ t a s
-
FLD.
with 100 o r more f u l l - t i m e menNone
03
1F , D . w i t h
51
-
100 f u l l - t i m e menVolunteer P.D. 2
13
Municipality owns equipment but staff'
9s f u r n i s h e d by a n o t h e r m u n i c i p a l i t y 24
P O D ,
with7
-
50 f u l l - t i m e men3
F%re
p r o t e c t i o n f u r n i s h e d by a n o t h e rm u n i c i p a l i t y
33
Population d e n s i t y
E n t e r t e n times t h e logarithm t o base t e n of the number of people p e r 1000 a c r e s .
N O R ,
An
easy way of computing t h i sapproximately i s i n d i c a t e d i n f o o t n o t e 2 2 . S t e n c i l Punching t h i s hole i n d i c a t e s t h e c a r d i s a s t e n c i l , not a m u n i c i p a l i t y c a r d . Vacant hnch3,n.g 54 l a d i c a t e s t h i s m u n i c i p a l i t y
had owe oFxnore f i r e deatha in 1954;
-
~ i m d l a ~ l y 55 and s o on.Vacant
Must remain vacant t o permit s e p a r a t i o n from white fire d e a t h cards f o r 1955
78
-
97
Vacant and a v a i l a b l e98
-
102 Must rematn vacant t o permit s e p a r a t i o n from white fire death c a r d s f o r years o t h e r t h a n 1955.Appendix 6 F o o t n o t e s
I , Code z e r o ( n o h o l e s punched) f o r "unhown"
,
"no inkormat i o n " , "not a p p l i c a b l e " o r " i n f o r m a t i o n a p p e a r s u n r e l i a b l e"
, Thf Pi s t o be underst.ood f o r every f iel.d, w i t h o u t r e p e t i t i o n ,
thlao~zghout t h i s Manual,
2, If EDT i s g i v e n , convert t o EST. Take n e a r e s t h o u r ,
If t h e t h e 3.8 an e x a c t h a l f - h o u r , t a k e n e a r e s t even h o u r ,
I f t h e time i s n e a r midnight, f o l l o w t h e p r a c t i c e i l l u s t r a t e d : - Late evening: 10s30 pm = Code 22
1 0 ~ 3 1 " 2 3 1 1 ~ 2 9 l r 2 3 1 1 ~ 3 0 2 4 12: 00 midnight 24 E a r l y morning 12:01 am = 30 n e x t day 12:30 I t 30 1 2 . 3 1 I' 0 1
3,, Location of f i r e i s r e q u i r e d ; t h i s may or may n o t be t h e same a s t h e m e of r e s i d e n c e o r t h e p l a c e of d e a t h .
4,
A l i s t of county numbers i s given i n Appendix4,
5 , The V i t a l Statistics r e p o r t i s u s u a l l y t h e b e s t guide t o t h e c o r r e c t m ~ m i c i p a l i t y . If a n a d d s e s s i s g i v e n as a s u m 1 koute number based on a p a r t i c u l a r town, e t c ,
,
t h e c o r r e c t a d d r e s s i s probably t h e a d j a c e n t townshi ; s l m - i l a r l y , if "one ( o r more) m i l e s from. .
.
( a towny" i sg i v e n , t h e a d d ~ e s s i s probably o u t s i d e t h e town l i m i t s , If t h e p l a c e name i s n o t found i n t h e g r e e n c a r d s , look f i r s t i n t h e ifidex i n t h e f r o n t of t h e Municipal D i r e c t o r y , where it may be found a s a "See" sntxay, e , g , Aberdeen ( s e e MaL?Donald) ., IS t h i s f a i l s , t r y t h e index t o P o l i c e
V i l l a g e s a t t h e back of t h e D i r e c t o r y , Large s c a l e maps a r e a v a i l a b l e and may be used f o r checking; s o may t h e
Vktal S t a t t s t i c s n ~ m b e r s ,
If t h e a d d r e s s given i s i n a county, n o t a d i s t r i c t , but c a n ~ s t be a s a i g n e d t o one of t h e titles, s e p a r a t e d towns, towns o r v i l l a g e s , t h e n i t i s i n a township ( o r an I n d i a n ~ e s e r v e ) ,
If t h e a d d r e s s 1 s i n a d i s t r i c t t h i s does n o t f o l l o w , If
i t i s n o t i n a c i t y , town, v i l l a g e o r improvement d i s t r i c t S t
may be i n a township, o r a n I n d i a n Resesve, but a h l g h pro- postlor, of t h e a r e a of districts 1s " u n i n c o r p o r a t e d " and should
be s o e n t e r e d ,
If t h e a d d s e s s i s i n a d i s t r i c t and i n c l u d e s t h e word
" t ~ w n a h f p " , beware. If t h e township name i s n o t l i s t e d i n t h e green s a ~ d s o r t h e Municipal D i r e c t o r y I t i s s t i l l
Age vnkrom
-
0 with "infant" h o l e (number 5 0 ) a l s o u n p ~ ~ n e h e d ,Do n o t use c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s u g g e s t e d by newspaper o r o t h e ~ ; r e p o r t s w i t h o u t checking t h a t i t i s covzaect by t h e fall-
owing d e f i n i t i o n s ,
Classkf'$cat$on 1/1 i n c l u d e s t h e y a r d of an i n d u s t r i a l
p l a c t (Thus, a p l a n t y a r d is n o t punched as " o u t d ~ o ~ s " ] ,
-
A d w e l l i n g u n i t c o n s i s t s of two o r more rooms used by one p e r s o n o r two o r mom peraona k e e p i n g house t o g e t h e r ,
A s a p s s a t e dwelling i s a d w e l l i n g lanit which ha8 a a e p a r a t e fsowt doos,
A n apartment i a a d w e l l i n g u n i t which s h a s e a i t s f r o n t doos with
(an
g o t h e r dwellingQa) ,A s h a r s d s e p a r a t e d w e l l i n g 1s a d w e l l i n g whose k i t c h e n a n d / o r sanitary f a c i l i t i e s a r e s h a r e d by two s e p a r a t e
housekeeping gkoups, E s t a b l i s h m e n t s l e t t i n g rooms t o Fewer t h a n f o u r people a r e , t o be t r e a t e d as s h a r e d d w e l l i n g s ,
A rooning house i s a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t o t h e r t h a n a h o t e l
whf~~kk l e t s sooms t o f o u r o r more p e o p l e , b u t which does
c o t p r o v i d e m e a l s ,
A b a a s d i n g house i s an establisknanent o t h e s t h a n a h o t e l
w h 9 h l e t s rooms t o f o u r o r more p e ~ p l e and provides m e a l s , Use c l a s a i f i c a t % o n
147
o r119
f o r c h i c k e n house, o u t d o o r p l a y s t r u c t u r e , e t c ,When a b u i l d i n g c o n t a i n s a d w e l l i n g and a l s o a n o n - r e s % d e n t i a l occupancy ( e , g o shop k i t h apartment abovd t h e n o n - r e s i d e n t ial area should be l e f t o u t of t h e c a l @ u l a t i o n , The " r e s i d e n t s "
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