[Report 1967-1968] / School Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough.

  • Reading (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1967-1968] / School Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Road Accidents I am indebted to the Police Authority and the Borough Surveyor for the following road accident statistics. Schoolchildren injured on the roads 1968 (1967 figures in brackets) Month Boys Gi rls Cyclists Pedestrians Injury Total Passengers Slight Severe Fatal January 3 (1) 3 (2) - (2) 6 (1) - (-) 3 (3) 2 (-) 1 (-) 6 (3) February 7 (4) 3 (4) 7 (-) 3 (8) i (-) 9 (5) 1 (3) - (-) 10 (8) March 7 (5) 5 (8) 4 (6) 6 (5) 2(2) 9 (6) 3 (6) - (1) 12 (13) April 10 (2) 1 (-) 2 (-) 9 (1) -(1) 9 (2) 1 (-) 1 (-) 11 (2) May 6 (6) 6 (4) 4 (4) 8 (4) - (2) 8 (7) 4 (3) - (-) 12 (10) June 9 (9) 6 (4) 5 (7) 6 (6) 4 (-) 13 (10) 2 (3) - (-) 15 (13) July 6 (7) 5 (3) 3 (3) 7 (6) 1(1) 8 (7) 3 (3) -(-) 11 (10) August 10 (4) 3 (1) 1 (1) 7 (3) 5(1) 10 (4) 3 (1) - (-) 13 (5) September 2 (12) 2 (2) 1 (6) 3 (8) - (-) 3 (10) 1 (4) - (-) 4 (14) October 11 (11) 8 (2) 7 (6) 10 (7) 2 (-) 15 (8) 4 (5) - (-) 19 (13) November 8 (5) 3 (5) 3 (3) 8 (6) - (1) 8 (8) 3 (2) - (-) 11 (10) December 4 (2) 1 (-) 2 (1) 2 (1) 1 (-) 4 (2) 1 (-) * (-) 5 (2) Totals 83 (68) 46 (35) 39 (39) 75 (56) 16(8) 99 (72) 28 (30) 2(1) 129 (103) The following figures indicate the severity, or otherwise, of the accident according to the category of the victim. (1967 figures in brackets). Slight 30 (32) Cyclists Serious 9 (6) Fatal - (1) Slight 55 (32) Pedestrians Serious 18 (24) Fatal 2 (-) Physical Education Report on Physical Education 1967/68:- Physical Education has continued satisfactorily during this period with little change in the pattern as mentioned in previous reports. It is recognised that there is, in Reading, insufficient provision for sport and recreation for the general public. During 1968, therefore, the use of school recreation facilities by members of the community at large has been under consideration. One obvious advantage of such joint schemes is that there would be a saving of public money. Also, school leavers would be encouraged to continue active participation in sport.