§ Mr. Shoreasked the Minister of Transport how many people were killed or seriously injured in road accidents in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney in each of the years 1955 to 1965; and whether she will give separate figures for children under the age of 11 years.
§ Mr. SwinglerFrom 1st January, 1955, to 31st March, 1965, the fatal and serious injury accidents to adults and children218W in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney were:
Fatal Seriously injured 1955 7 111 1956 5 127 1957 2 89 1958 14 146 1959 8 149 1960 13 145 1961 8 154 1962 16 168 1963 12 149 1964 11 186 1st January to 31st March 1965 2 34 98 1,468 The figures for children under 11 are readily available only from 1961 onwards. They are:—
Fatal Seriously injured 1961 — 16 1962 1 18 1963 — 15 1964 — 31 1st January to 31st March, 1965 — 4 1 84 After the 1st April 1965 the figures of accidents in the area of the former Metropolitan Borough of Stepney were included 219W in those for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and cannot be readily extracted.