Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE VI
CLASSES OF ROAD USER KILLED OR INJURED DURING 1957.
| MONTH | 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 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | 11 |
| February | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | 9 | - | 3 | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| March | 1 | 7 | 9 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 2 | 19. | - | - | 5 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 4 | 13 |
| April | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 15 | - | 5 | 21 | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 13 | - | 1 | 23 |
| May | 2 | 4 | 15 | - | 3 | 20 | - | 3 | 15 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | - | - | 29 |
| June | 1 | 6 | 11 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 8 | 17 | - | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 4 | 5 |
| July | 1 | 4 | 13 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 8 | 21 | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | 15 | - | 1 | 15 |
| August | - | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | 19 | - | 4 | 20 | - | 2 | 7 | - | 3 | 9 | - | 2 | 23 |
| September | 1 | 5 | 12 | - | 5 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 30 |
| October | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - | 5 | 21 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 2 | 19 |
| November | 1 | 4 | 17 | - | 2 | 24 | - | 6 | 10 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | 33 |
| December | - | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 30 | - | 2 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 54 | 129 | 2 | 31 | 187 | 3 | 51 | 192 | - | 13 | 44 | 1 | 29 | 118 | 2 | 30 | 232 |
TABLE VII.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1954, 1955, 1956 AND 1957.
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of Road Accidents | ||||||
| involving personal injury | 776 | 930 | 892 | 873 | ||
| Accidents per mile of road | 4.64 | 5.57 | 5.33 | 5.19 | ||
| Silled | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | ||
| Seriously Injured | 148 | 196 | 171 | 188 | ||
| Slightly Injured | 706 | 830 | 813 | 802 | ||
| Totals: | 871 | 1,043 | 1,001 | 1,011 | ||
| killed | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| (0 - 15 years) | Seriously Injured | 28 | 16 | 29 | 20 | |
| Slightly Injured | 92 | 117 | 109 | 100 | ||
| Totals: | 121 | 134 | 140 | 122 | ||
| Combined Adults and Children | Totals: | 992 | 1,177 | 1,141 | 1,133 | |
| Casualties per mile of road | 5.09 | 7.05 | 6.82 | 6.74 | ||