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Hendon 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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INVESTIGATION OF SMOKING in a sample of members of various Clubs
who attended a meeting at the Burroughs Recreation Ground for a 3-mile
evening run. The boys attending this meeting were from the following
Clubs
Christ Church Boys' Club,
Mill Hill Youth Club,
Mill Hill Catholic Youth Club,
St. Mary's C. of E. Youth Club,
St. Mary Magdalen Youth Club,
Shaftesbury Harriers,
Spur Road Youth Club.
Age Never Smoked Non-Smoker Pipe Smoker Cigarette Smoker No. ,of cigarettes smoked per week
14 1. 1.1,1.
15 1.1.1.
16 1. 1. 1.1. 70. 70.
17 1.1. 40. 50.
18 1.1. 1.1.1.1.1. 1.1. 40.2.
Total number of boys attending — 22.
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
The following tables show the road traffic accidents and casualties occurring within the
Borough of Hendon during the year 1958 and the comparative figures for the years 1955, 1956, 1957
and 1958
It should be noted that the figures shown refer not only to Hendon residents but also to
persons living in other areas who were involved in accidents within the Borough.
The figures for fatalities shown in these tables may not agree, therefore, with those shown
in the list of causes of death supplied by the Registrar-General. The Registrar-General's
figures refer to Hendon residents only,, and the death may have occurred within the Borough of
Hendon or outside the district.
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