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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

Hendon 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: TABLE VICOMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1960, 1961, 1962 AND 1963

TABLE VI

COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1960, 1961, 1962 AND 1963

1960196119621963
Total number of road accidents involving personal injury1,1771,1341,1221,084
Accidents per mile of road6.826.556.466.17
CASUALTY FIGURES
AdultsKilled11281819
Seriouslv injured242205217216
Slightly injured1,1871,1011,0851,099
TOTALS1,4401,3341,3201,334
Children (0—15 years)killed231
Seriously injured31312831
Slightly injured148134127136
TOTALS181168155168
Combined Adults and Children TOTALS1,6211,5021,4751,502
Casualties per mile of road9.398.688.508.56

Table: CLASSES OF ROAD USERS KILLED OR INJURED

CLASSES OF ROAD USERS KILLED OR INJURED

YEARPedestriansMotor DriversMotor CyclistsPillion PassengersPedal CyclistsOther Road Users
KilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlight
19605901993503541712552747115116140344
196114681883472926562371945214130542343
19621164186-513482631982103311495243352
19638761615493791421812113521475255404

Table: Included in the above tables are the Children's Accident figures which are as follows:—

Included in the above tables are the Children's Accident figures which are as follows:—

PEDESTRIANSPEDAL CYCLISTSOTHER ROAD USERS
KilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlight
1960125551334—357
19611205715311646
1962—2261—528—138
1963—20601423—753