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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE V
CLASSES OF ROAD USER KILLED OR INJURED DURING 1962
| 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 | - | 6 | 9 | - | 5 | 22 | - | 2 | 11 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | - | 2 | 29 |
| February | 2 | 4 | 12 | - | 5 | 18 | - | 3 | 15 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 30 |
| March | 1 | 4 | 15 | - | 2 | 43 | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
| April | - | 6 | 9 | - | 4 | 24 | - | 2 | 22 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 33 |
| May | 1 | 4 | 18 | - | 6 | 29 | - | 6 | 22 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 11 | - | 8 | 26 |
| June | 2 | 8 | 12 | - | 4 | 22 | - | 9 | 12 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 7 | - | 4 | 20 |
| July | - | 4 | 16 | - | 3 | 35 | 1 | - | 22 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 11 | - | 3 | 30 |
| August | - | 6 | 16 | - | 2 | 26 | - | 6 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | - | - | 18 |
| September | - | 3 | 19 | - | 4 | 30 | - | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 7 | - | 5 | 32 |
| October | - | 5 | 19 | - | 5 | 27 | - | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 7 | 36 |
| November | 2 | 9 | 19 | - | 7 | 35 | - | 3 | 17 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | 33 |
| December | 2 | 5 | 27 | - | 4 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 5 | 33 |
| TOTALS | 11 | 64 | 186 | - | 51 | 348 | 2 | 63 | 198 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 95 | 2 | 43 | 352 |
TABLE VI
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR 1959, I960, 1961 & 1962
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of road accidents involving personal injury | 1,103 | 1,177 | 1,134 | 1,122 | |
| Accidents per mile of road | 6.41 | 6.82 | 6.55 | 6.46 | |
| CASUALTY FIGURES | |||||
| Killed | 16 | 11 | 28 | 18 | |
| Seriously injured | 219 | 242 | 205 | 217 | |
| Slightly injured | 1,057 | 1,187 | 1,101 | 1,085 | |
| TOTALS: | 1,292 | 1,440 | 1,334 | 1,320 | |
| Killed | - | 2 | 3 | - | |
| Seriously injured | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | |
| Slightly injured | 148 | 148 | 134 | 127 | |
| TOTALS: | 175 | 181 | 168 | 155 | |
| Combined Adults and Children TOTALS: | 1,467 | 1,621 | 1,502 | 1,475 | |
| Casualties per mile of road | 8.53 | 9.39 | 8.68 | 8.50 | |