HC Deb 12 July 1927 vol 208 c1964W
Colonel DAY

asked the Home Secretary the number of accidents, fatal and otherwise, that have taken place in the streets of the Metropolitan Police District from 1st January, 1927, to the last convenient date?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

The number of accidents known to the police for the period 1st January to 31st May are as follow:

Fatal accidents 381
Non-fatal accidents involving personal injury 16,378
Accidents involving damage to property only 24,455
Total number of accidents known to the police 41,214

As a result of these accidents, the total number of persons killed was 383 (two double fatalities), and injured, 17,694.