§ 29. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Home Secretary if he will state the number of persons killed and injured in this country on railways and roads, respectively, in each of the last 10 years?
§ Sir H. SAMUELAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will circulate the information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The numbers of persons known by the police to have been killed or injured by vehicles and horses in streets, roads, or public places in Great Britain are available only for the year 1926 and onward. Prior to 1926, the information collected related only to accidents resulting in death or personal injury. The figures for each of the last 10 years are as follow:
| Number of Accidents. | ||||
| Year. | Fatal Accidents. | Non-Fatal Accidents. | ||
| 1922 | … | 2,768 | … | 67,429 |
| 1923 | … | 2,979 | … | 80,122 |
| 1924 | … | 3,631 | … | 94,584 |
| 1925 | … | 3,971 | … | 111,502 |
| NUMBER of Persons Killed or Injured. | ||||
| Year. | Killed. | Injured. | ||
| 1926 | … | 4,886 | … | 133,888 |
| 1927 | … | 5,329 | … | 148,575 |
| 1928 | … | 6,138 | … | 164,838 |
| 1929 | … | 6,696 | … | 170,917 |
| 1930 | … | 7,305 | … | 177,895 |
| 1931 | … | 6,690 | … | 202,120 |
§ The numbers of persons (excluding trespassers and suicides) killed and injured on railways in Great Britain in each 447 of the years from 1921 to 1930 are as follow. The figures for 1931 are not yet available:
| Year. | Killed. | Injured. | ||
| 1921 | … | 416. | … | 18,873 |
| 1922 | … | 402 | … | 19,344 |
| 1923 | … | 407 | … | 23,104 |
| 1924 | … | 462 | … | 25,641 |
| 1925 | … | 465 | … | 26,393 |
| 1926 | … | 374 | … | 23,433 |
| 1927 | … | 435 | … | 25,403 |
| 1928 | … | 460 | … | 24,324 |
| 1929 | … | 417 | … | 25,364 |
| 1930 | … | 380 | … | 24,311 |