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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE VI
CLASSES OF ROAD USER KILLED OR INJURED DURING I960
| 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 | 3 | 5 | 15 | - | 6 | 24 | - | 1 | 15 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 12 | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| February | - | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | - | 3 | 28 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | 4 | 28 |
| March | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | - | 10 | 15 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 24 |
| April | - | 4 | 11 | - | 2 | 27 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 3 | 27 |
| May | - | 4 | 15 | - | 5 | 36 | - | 7 | 21 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 11 | - | 1 | 23 |
| June | - | 8 | 19 | - | 5 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | 36 |
| July | - | 10 | 17 | - | 6 | 24 | - | 7 | 33 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 18 | - | 2 | 31 |
| August | 1 | 7 | 15 | - | - | 14 | - | 8 | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | - | - | 18 |
| September | - | 12 | 17 | - | 6 | 44 | - | 7 | 32 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 14 | - | 4 | 30 |
| October | - | 9 | 17 | - | 4 | 22 | - | 5 | 29 | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 4 | 24 |
| November | - | 12 | 26 | - | 4 | 35 | - | 6 | 21 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 9 | - | 7 | 46 |
| December | - | 7 | 23 | - | 3 | 50 | - | 5 | 18 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | 34 |
| TOTALS | 5 | 90 | 199 | 3 | 50 | 354 | 1 | 71 | 255 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 116 | 1 | 40 | 344 |
TABLE VII
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1957, 1958, 1959 & 1960
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of road accidents involving personal injury Accidents per mile of road | 873 | 1, 089 | 1,103 | 1,177 | |
| 5.09 | 6.33 | 6.41 | 6.82 | ||
| Casualty Figures | |||||
| Killed | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 | |
| Seriously injured | 188 | 229 | 219 | 242 | |
| Slightly injured | 802 | 990 | 1,057 | 1,187 | |
| Totals: | 1,011 | 1,240 | 1,292 | 1,440 | |
| Killed | 2 | _ | 2 | ||
| 20 | 22 | 27 | 31 | ||
| Slightly injured | 100 | 168 | 148 | 148 | |
| TotaIs: | 122 | 190 | 175 | 181 | |
| 1,133 | 1,430 | 1,467 | 1,621 | ||
| 6.61 | 8.32 | 8.53 | 9.39 | ||