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Hendon 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: TABLE VIICOMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1956 1957 1958 and 1959

TABLE VII

COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1956 1957 1958 and 1959

1956195719581959
Total number of Road Accidents involving personal injury8928731,0891,103
Accidents per mile of road5.235.096.336.41
CASUALTY FIGURES
Adults Killed17212116
Seriously injured171188229219
Slightly injured8138029901,057
Totals1,0031,011l,2401,292
Children
(0—15 years) Killed22--
Seriously injured29202227
Slightly injured109100168148
Totals140122190175
Combined Adults and Children Totals:1,1411,1331,4301,467
Casualties per mile of road6.696.618.328.53

Table: CLASSES OF ROAD USERS KILLED OR INJURED

CLASSES OF ROAD USERS KILLED OR INJURED

YEARPedestriansMotor DriversMotor CyclistsPillion PassengersPedal CyclistsOther Road Users
KilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlightKilledSeriousSlight
19561171123124215346192-534122128332230
19571554129231187351192-1344129118230232
19581047164554245364229-1044119184257292
1959963182341285-63251-1543228142236302

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
1956118421833-334
195721041-423-636
1958-1565-653-150
1959-1165-1244-439
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for supplying me with the figures,