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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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The total number of accidents involving personal injury fell by 71, but the
lumber of adults killed increased by 1 and the number of seriously injured
adults by 8.
The number of adults slightly injured decreased by 118.
With regard to children, compared with 1960 the number killed fell from
3 to 1 and the number of seriously injured from 59 to 58 but the figure for slightly
injured rose from 276 to 292.
The comhined totals lor all types of casualties, adults and children, fell
from 2,297 in 1960 to 2,201 this year.
Although it might be said that the picture for 1961 is better than that for
1960, the situation with regard to road casualties is still alarming.