§ 52. Mr. Keenanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many persons have been killed and how many injured on the roads during the quarter ended 30th September, 1954, compared with the corresponding quarter of 1953; and how many children under 15 years of age were killed and how many injured in this quarter compared with the corresponding quarter in the previous year.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIn the quarter ended 30th September, 1954, 1,259 persons were killed and 68,567 injured, of whom 194 and 13,827 respectively were children under 15. In the corresponding quarter of 1953 the comparable figures were 1,319 killed and 63,943 injured, including 229 children killed and 12,985 injured.
§ 53. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many pedestrians were killed and how many injured in the Metropolitan Police area during 1953; and of that number how many were killed and how many injured on police-controlled crossings.
§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenter314 pedestrians were killed and 11,207 injured in the Metropolitan Police area during 1953. Of these, one person was killed and 73 injured on police-controlled crossings.