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Lambeth 1958
[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 1958 and the comparative figures and casualties for the five
year period 1954 - 1958.
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.
| Month | No. of Accidents | Adults | Children | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 5 | 15 | 83 | - | - | 9 | 112 |
| February | 83 | 2 | 9 | 67 | - | - | 11 | 89 |
| March | 115 | 1 | 23 | 83 | - | 6 | 15 | 128 |
| April | 114 | 1 | 11 | 97 | - | 4 | 13 | 126 |
| May | 163 | 1 | 24 | 160 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 209 |
| June | 154 | - | 17 | 145 | - | 6 | 21 | 189 |
| July | 130 | - | 21 | 110 | - | 4 | 21 | 156 |
| August | 121 | 1 | 24 | 93 | - | 6 | 24 | 148 |
| September | 124 | 1 | 13 | 116 | - | 3 | 16 | 149 |
| October | 123 | 1 | 19 | 89 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 137 |
| November | 132 | - | 26 | 109 | - | 2 | 14 | 151 |
| December | 152 | 4 | 38 | 141 | - | 4 | 9 | 196 |
| TOTALS | 1505 | 17 | 240 | 1293 | 2 | 45 | 193 | 1790 |
| Accidents per mile of road 12.6 | ||||||||