Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |||
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Total number of road accidents involving personal injury | 1,177 | 1,134 | 1,122 | 1,084 | ||
Accidents per mile of road | 6.82 | 6.55 | 6.46 | 6.17 | ||
CASUALTY FIGURES | ||||||
Adults | Killed | 11 | 28 | 18 | 19 | |
Seriouslv injured | 242 | 205 | 217 | 216 | ||
Slightly injured | 1,187 | 1,101 | 1,085 | 1,099 | ||
TOTALS | 1,440 | 1,334 | 1,320 | 1,334 | ||
Children (0—15 years) | killed | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
Seriously injured | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | ||
Slightly injured | 148 | 134 | 127 | 136 | ||
TOTALS | 181 | 168 | 155 | 168 | ||
Combined Adults and Children TOTALS | 1,621 | 1,502 | 1,475 | 1,502 | ||
Casualties per mile of road | 9.39 | 8.68 | 8.50 | 8.56 |
YEAR | Pedestrians | Motor Drivers | Motor Cyclists | Pillion Passengers | Pedal Cyclists | Other Road Users | ||||||||||||
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Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | |
1960 | 5 | 90 | 199 | 3 | 50 | 354 | 1 | 71 | 255 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 116 | 1 | 40 | 344 |
1961 | 14 | 68 | 188 | 3 | 47 | 292 | 6 | 56 | 237 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 14 | 130 | 5 | 42 | 343 |
1962 | 11 | 64 | 186 | - | 51 | 348 | 2 | 63 | 198 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 95 | 2 | 43 | 352 |
1963 | 8 | 76 | 161 | 5 | 49 | 379 | 1 | 42 | 181 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 75 | 2 | 55 | 404 |
PEDESTRIANS | PEDAL CYCLISTS | OTHER ROAD USERS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | |
1960 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 34 | — | 3 | 57 |
1961 | 1 | 20 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 46 |
1962 | — | 22 | 61 | — | 5 | 28 | — | 1 | 38 |
1963 | — | 20 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 23 | — | 7 | 53 |