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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Lambeth 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: BOROUGH OF LAMBETH COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR THE PERIOD 1954 - 1959

BOROUGH OF LAMBETH COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR THE PERIOD 1954 - 1959

195419551956195719581959
Number of accidents involving personal injury1,0321,2461,2721,2121,5051,739
Accidents per mile of road7.298.808.988.5612.614.6
Casualty Figures Adults Killed121412121721
Seriously Injured180187174196240254
Slightly Injured7561,0021,0671,0521,2931,535
Totals9481,2031,2531,2601,5501,810
Children Killed112122
Seriously Injured303529244544
Slightly Injured196189211175193204
Totals227225242200240250
Combined Adults and Children Totals1,1751,4281,4951,4601,7902,060