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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Although the number of adults killed on the roads decreased by 3, 18
Persons being killed compared with 21 in 1959, the number of seriously injured
adults increased from 255 to 273 and the number of slightly injured from 1535
to 1668.
The total adult casualties increased from 1810 to 1959.
The figures for children also increased, 3 children being killed compared
with 2 in 1959, 59 were seriously injured compared with 44 and 276 slightly
injured compared with 204.
The combined total casualties for adults and children rose from 2060 to
2297.
The number of accidents per mile of road increased from 14.6 in 1959 to
16.2.
During the last seven years the number of adult casualties has increased
from 948 to 1959 and children from 227 to 338.
The figure for all road casualties has risen from 1,175 to 2,297, in fact
nearly doubled.
This presents a grim picture.