HC Deb 14 July 1966 vol 731 c247W
Mr. Berry

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reports he has had from the Metropolitan Police as to the effect of the unofficial signs erected by the Southgate Borough Council and retained by the Council of the London Borough of Enfield reminding drivers about the 30 miles an hour speed limit.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

I have received no reports about the effect of these signs.

TABLE 1 FINALLY ADJUSTED NUMBER OF MURDERS KNOWN TO THE POLICE, AND NUMBER OF OFFENCES REDUCED TO MANSLAUGHTER BY REASON OF DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY UNDER s.2 OF THE HOMICIDE ACT 1957
Number of victims Number per million of home population* of England and Wales
Murder s.2 Manslaughter Total Murder Murder and s.2 Manslaughter
1931 –401 annual average … 130 — 130 3.2 3.2
1941 –50 … 152 — 152 * *
1951 –55 … 137 — 137 3.1 3.1
1956 … … … 150 — 150 3.4 3.4
1957 … … … 151 23 174 3.3 3.9
1958 … … … 125 28 153 2.8 3.4
1959 … … … 141 20 161 3.1 3.5
1960 … … … 135 31 166 3.0 3.7
1961 … … … 130 29 159 2.8 3.4
1962 … … … 142 37 179 3.0 3.8
1963 … … … 133 56 189 2.8 4.0
1964 … … … 155 35 190 3.3 4.0
1965 … … … 153 48 201 3.2 4.1

* No figure for home population is available for the war years, since this represents persons actually living in the country at the time.

TABLE 3 COMPARISONS BETWEEN DEATHS PROVISIONALLY AND FINALLY RECORDED AS DUE TO MURDER
Deaths provisionally recorded as murder Deaths found not to be murder (excl. s.2 cases) Deaths found to be manslaughter under s.2 (diminished responsibility)) Deaths finally recorded as murder
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1952 … 180 100.0 39 21.7 — — 141 78.3
1953 … 174 100.0 34 19.5 — — 140 80.5
1954 … 166 100.0 21 12.7 — — 145 87.3
1955 … 152 100.0 19 12.5 — — 133 87.5
1956 … 179 100.0 29 16.2 — — 150 83.8
1957 … 224 100.0 50 22.3 23 10.3 151 67.4
1958 … 184 100.0 31 16.9 28 15.2 125 67.9
1959 … 192 100.0 31 16.2 20 10.4 141 73.4
1960 … 217 100.0 51 23.5 31 14.3 135 62.2
1961 … 214 100.0 55 25.7 29 13.6 130 60.7
1962 … 238 100.0 59 24.8 37 15.5 142 59.7
1963 … 225 100.0 36 16.0 56 24.9 133 59.1
1964 … 236 100.0 46 19.5 35 14.8 155 65.7
1965 … 262 100.0 61 23.3 48 18.3 153 58.4