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This figure is slightly below the same period for 1962, due to the
extreme weather conditions in the early months of the year.
Although in many cases class-rooms were made available where
lectures could be given, proper training had to wait until the weather
conditions could enable the children to have practical training in the
school playgrounds.
The figures above were only attained through the excellent
co-operation afforded me by the Head Teachers and their staff of the
schools concerned, for which I extremely grateful.
General
(a) Many Junior and Infant schools were visited prior to the
Christmas holidays, lectures and demonstrations given, whilst a
considerable amount of propoganda material, in the form of games,
painting books puzzles, etc., were distributed to the children.
(b) The 'Tufty Club' at the West Wickham Clinic, has now a
membership of 160 children, all under the age of five years. Great
assistance and co-operation has been given to the Local Safety Officer
by the Clinic Staff and parents of these young children in the
preparation of demonstrations.
(c) The new Road/Home Safety handbook for the Borough has
now been received from the printers, and arrangements made for the
full distribution of this excellent booklet, through the good offices of
the W.V.S., Schools, Libraries, Clinics, and other public services.
(d) Series of lectures on Road and Home Safety have been given
by the Local Safety Officer to Youth Clubs, St. John Ambulance,
Rangers etc., during the past few weeks. Many of these lectures and
demonstrations are needed as part of the syllabus required to
qualify for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
Accident Statistics
An analysis of personal injury road accidents, throughout the
Borough, as supplied by the Police Authorities, is shown below, with
comparisons for the previous year.
1962 1963
ACCIDENTS reported 390 400
CASUALTIES, resulting 512 504
FATAL 4 13
SERIOUS 66 76
Age Groups
15 years and under 71 88
16-50 years of age 359 321
Over 50 years of age 82 95
Classes of Road User involved, 1963
Motor Cars and passengers 197
Motor Cyclists and pillion passengers
Scooters, Moped and pillion passengers
Pedal Cyclists 90
Pedestrians 78
Total 504
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