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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
Richmond upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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Table XXVI.
Mr. M. S. Hebron, Borough Engineer and Surveyor, has kindly supplied the following details of road accidents to children under 15 years of age : —
| Month | Fatal. | Serious. | Slight. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| February | — | — | 19 | 19 |
| March | — | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| April | — | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| May | — | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| June | — | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| July | — | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| August | — | _ | 13 | 13 |
| September | — | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| October | *2 | 7 | 16 | 25 |
| November | _ | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| December | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Totals | 2 | 31 | 191 | 224 |
* 1. Pedestrian (male aged 10) ran into path of private motor car in Kew Road, Richmond.
* 2. Pedestrian (male aged 5) ran into path of private motor car in Twickenham Road,
Richmond.
Table XXVII.
It is with regret that I include the following details of local schoolchildren living in the Borough who died in 1970 : —
| Sex | Age | Cause of Death. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | ||
| 1 | 5 | Lacerations of spinal cord with fracture of thoracic vertabrae. (Road accident). | |
| 1 | 10 | Contusions of brain with fracture of skull. (Road accident). | |
| 1 | 10 | Cerebral anoxia due to bronchopneumonia and acute epilepsy. Electrical burns. Accidental death. | |
| 1 | 12 | Volvulus of small intestine. | |
| 1 | 15 | Asphyxia. Misadventure. | |
| 1 | 15 | Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy. | |
| 1 | 16 | Hanging. Took his own life. | |