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The figures for road accidents and casualties again present
a grim picture.
The number of accidents occurring in Lambeth involving personal
injury increased by 234 during the year. This increase,
however, was not as great as that in 1958 when the figure was
293 but is still very disturbing.
Compared with 1958 the number of fatalities increased from
19 to 23, the number of seriously injured from 285 to 298 and the
number of slightly injured from 1,486 to 1,739. Ten more children
and 260 more adults were involved in accidents in which death or
injury occurred than last year. The accident rate per mile of
road increased from 12.6 to 14.6.
Whilst the over-all picture is most alarming, from the
figures given for the last six years it would appear that the
number of children involved in accidents in the Borough is not
increasing at the same rate as that for adults. In fact the graphs
appear to be fairly constant. Although a reduction in the number
would be ideal, it would seem that instruction given in schools
on the subject of road safety is having some effect.