HC Deb 24 June 1953 vol 516 c147W
77. Mr. Driberg

asked the Undersecretary of State for Air if he is aware that a scheme of extensions to the sewage disposal works at Wethersfield, Essex, was agreed between his Department and the Braintree Rural District Council after negotiations last January, but that, since details of the scheme were submitted on 27th April, only a postcard of acknowledgment has been received by the council, despite a further reminder on 3rd June; and if, in view of the continuing inconvenience to residents in this and adjoining parishes, he will expedite the necessary authority for this work to proceed at the cost of his Department.

Mr. Ward

Since the scheme proposed by the council is a complex one and would cost between £30,000 and £40,000 of public money, we had to examine it in detail. The council have now been in-

MONTHLY FIGURES OF CASUALTIES IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1952 AND 1953
— 1952 1953
Killed Injured Total Killed Injured Total
January … … 377 13,818 14,195 389 14,436 14,825
February … … 304 11,688 11,992 345 12,741 13,086
March … … 336 13,641 13,977 357 15,483 15,840
April … … 339 16,276 16,615 344 17,547 17,891
May … … 352 18,666 19,018 428* 20,723* 21,151*
Total—Five months … … 1,708 74,089 75,797 1,863 80,930 82,793
* Preliminary figures subject to revision.