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Motor Traffic.
In dealing with the causes of death in the district, it seems to
me that the time has come when the record of deaths caused by
modern motor traffic should be put in its proper perspective. Appended
are the actual numbers of the deaths which have occurred
in this district over the last five years, the particulars having been
furnished by the kindness of the Commissioner of Police at New
Scotland Yard. Nearly half the accidents have occurred on the
Great West Road, and it will be seen how great a menace one road
with fast moving traffic can be to a neighbourhood.
A further list, also furnished by the kindness of the Commissioner,
gives the number of non-fatal accidents during the past five
years. These lists, considered together, show how our hospital
beds are being occupied to the exclusion of local residents.