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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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ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1959 WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
| Month | No. of Accidents | Adults | Children | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Seriously Iniured | Slightly Injured | Killed | Seriously Injured | Slightly Injured | |||
| January | 134 | 3 | 22 | 125 | - | 3 | 11 | 164 |
| February | 70 | 2 | 10 | 58 | - | 3 | 5 | 78 |
| March | 139 | 2 | 24 | 119 | - | 2 | 20 | 167 |
| April | 136 | 1 | 23 | 116 | - | 7 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 162 | 4 | 15 | 134 | - | 4 | 27 | 184 |
| June | 166 | 1 | 22 | 153 | - | - | - | 176 |
| July | 166 | - | 22 | 166 | - | 2 | 22 | 212 |
| August | 126 | - | 7 | 102 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 140 |
| September | 168 | 1 | 24 | 144 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 199 |
| October | 159 | 1 | 16 | 141 | - | 4 | 23 | 185 |
| November | 142 | 3 | 26 | 121 | - | 4 | 14 | 168 |
| December | 171 | 3 | 43 | 156 | - | 3 | 14 | 219 |
| TOTALS | 1,739 | 21 | 254 | 1,535 | 2 | 44 | 204 | 2,060 |
Accidents per mile of road 14.6