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Lambeth 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
The following tables show the road traffic accidents and
casualties occurring within the Borough of Lambeth during the year
1957 and the comparative figures and casualties for the five year
period 1953 - 1957.
It should be noted that the figures shown refer not only to
Lambeth residents but also to persons living in other areas who
were involved in accidents within the Borough.
The figures for fatalities shown in these tables may not agree,
therefore, with those in the list of causes of death supplied by
the Registrar-General. The Registrar-General's figures refer to
Lambeth residents only, and the death may have occurred within the
Borough of Lambeth or outside the district.
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1957 WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
| Month | No. of Accidents | Adults | Children | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Seriously Injured | Slightly Inj ured | Killed | Seriously Injured | Slightly Inj ured | |||
| January | 91 | 20 | 75 | 1 | 10 | 106 | ||
| February | 88 | 13 | 77 | 1 | 8 | 99 | ||
| March | 84 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 3 | 17 | 94 | |
| April | 80 | 9 | 73 | 21 | 103 | |||
| May | 123 | 3 | 19 | 103 | 5 | 18 | 148 | |
| June | 117 | 1 | 22 | 107 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 154 |
| July | 96 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 15 | 107 | ||
| August | 102 | 1 | 12 | 97 | 2 | 17 | 129 | |
| September | 108 | 3 | 14 | 85 | 19 | 121 | ||
| October | 107 | 1 | 15 | 93 | 3 | 14 | 126 | |
| November | 104 | 1 | 24 | 96 | 1 | 8 | 130 | |
| December | 112 | 1 | 19 | 111 | 2 | 10 | 143 | |
| TOTALS | 1,212 | 12 | 196 | 1,052 | 1 | 24 | 175 | 1,460 |
| Accidents per mile of road 8.56 | ||||||||