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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Table XXVI.
ROAD ACCIDENTS TO CHILDREN, 1971.
Mr. M. S. Hebron, Borough Engineer and Surveyor, has kindly supplied the following details of road accidents to children under 16 years of age:—
| Month | Fatal. | Serious. | Slight. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | *1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| February | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| March | — | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| April | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
| May | - | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| June | — | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| July | — | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| August | — | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| September | ‡1 | 5 | 18 | 24 |
| October | - | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| November | - | _ | 10 | 10 |
| December | - | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Totals | 4 | 29 | 169 | 202 |
*Passenger, 2 in car in Sandy Lane, Teddington, which collided with lamp post.
†Scooterist and passenger, both aged 15, in Broad Lane, Hampton, struck telegraph
pole.
‡Pedestrian, aged 15, in Lower Richmond Road, struck by car.
Table XXVII.
DEATHS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN.
It is with regret that I include the following details of local schoolchildren living in the Borough who died in 1971:—
| Sex | Age | Cause of Death. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | ||
| 1 | 16 | Acute influenzal pneumonia. | |
| 1 | 15 | Contusion and lacerations of brain with fractures of skull. | |
| 1 | 15 | Multiple injuries — accidental death. | |
| 1 | 6 | Drowning (Accident). | |
| 1 | 11 | Fractured skull and lacerated brain. Accidental death. Pedal cycle/motor car. | |
| 1 | 10 | Congenital bicuspid aortic valve. | |
| 1 | 14 | Fractured neck with severe spinal cord damage consistent with injuries received in a road traffic accident. Struck by private motor car while crossing road on foot — Accidental. | |
| 1 | 10 | la. Carcinomatosis. | |
| b. Papillary renal cell carcinoma of right kidney. | |||
| 1 | 7 | Asphyxia from drowning — Accidental death. | |
| 1 | 9 | Cerebral abscess. | |