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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
Hendon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE VI
CLASSES OF ROAD USER KILLED OR INJURED DURING 1956.
| PEDESTRIANS | MOTOR DRIVERS | MOTOR CYCLISTS | PILLION PASSENGERS | PEDAL CYCLISTS | OTHER ROAD USERS | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | |
| January | 3 | 4 | 12 | - | 2 | 25 | - | 3 | 8 | - | - | l | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| February | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 8 |
| March | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 15 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 2 | 19 |
| April | - | 5 | 11 | - | 3 | 14 | - | 6 | 17 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 3 | 21 |
| May | - | 8 | 11 | - | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 23 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 19 | - | 1 | 17 |
| June | - | 3 | 11 | - | 1 | 15 | - | 7 | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 11 | - | 3 | 13 |
| July | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | 4 | 18 | - | 5 | 18 | - | - | 5 | - | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| August | - | 6 | 6 | - | 2 | 22 | - | 7 | 18 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 1 | 26 |
| September | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | 3 | 13 | - | 3 | 26 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 2 | 30 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 12 | - | 1 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | 14 | - | 4 | 27 |
| November | - | 5 | 14 | - | 2 | 21 | - | 1 | 19 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 10 | - | 1 | 18 |
| December | - | 5 | 13 | - | 2 | 24 | - | 1 | 14 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 9 | 26 |
| To ta1s: | 11 | 71 | 123 | 1 | 24 | 215 | 3 | 46 | 192 | - | 5 | 34 | 1 | 22 | 128 | 3 | .32 | 230 |
TABLE VII
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1953, 1954, 1955 AND 1956.
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of Road Accidents | ||||||
| involving personal injury | 695 | 776 | 930 | 892 | ||
| Accidents per mile of road | 4.. 17 | 4 64 | 5.57 | 5.33 | ||
| Adults | Killed | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
| Seriously Injured | 117 | 148 | 196 | 171 | ||
| Slightly Injured | 584 | 706 | 830 | 813 | ||
| Totals. | 714 | 871 | 1,043 | 1,001 | ||
| Children (0 - 15 years) | Killed | Nil | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seriously Injured | 20 | 28 | 16 | 29 | ||
| Slightly Injured | 114 | 92 | 117 | 109 | ||
| Totals: | 134 | 121 | 134 | 140 | ||
| Combined Adults and Children | Totals. | 848 | 992 | 1,177 | 1,141 | |
| Casualties per mile of road | 5.23 | 5.09 | 7.05 | 6.82 | ||