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Hendon 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: TABLE VII.COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958.

TABLE VII.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958.

1965195619571958
Total number of Road Accidents involving personal injury9308928731,089
Accidents per mile of road5.465.235.096.33
CASUALTY FIGURES
Adults Killed17172121
Seriously injured196171188229
Slightly injured830813802990
Totals:1,0431,0011,0111,240
Children Killed122-
(0—15 years) Seriously injured16292022
Slightly injured117109100168
Totals:134140122190
Combined Adults and Children Totals:1,1771,1411,1331,430
Casualties per mile of road6.916.696.618.32

Table: CLASSES OF ROAD USERS KILLED OR INJURED

CLASSES OF ROAD USERS KILLED OR INJURED

PedestriansMotor DriversMotor CystiatsPillion PassengersPedal CyclistsOther Road Users
YEARKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlight
19551252151-44172355203-1234122154227233
19561171123124215346192-534122128332230
19571554129231187351192-1344129118230232
19581047164554245364229-1044119184257292

Table: Included in the above table are the Children's Accident figures which are as follows:—

Included in the above table are the Children's Accident figures which are as follows:—

YEARPedestriansPedal CyclistsOther Road Users
KilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlight
1955-1240-3361141
1956118421S33-334
195721041-423to636
1958-1565-653-150

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I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for supplying me with the figures.
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