The yearly death roll of persons killed on roads in Britain has now reached over 7000 a year, or about 20 a day. .The Pedestrians' Association points out that since the war, in 12 years of peace, 1,400,000 have been killed or injured in road accidents in Britain. This number is equal -to more than half the British casualties in the war. Even the footpaths have become a . danger, for now 100 - persons axp killed and 2500 injured in a year by motor vehicles mounting the footpaths. The Battle of Waterloo, cost the victors 10,000 casualties; this number of casualties occurs in London ' alone every three months. * A very serious point is the burden on the hospitals. the treatment ot" motor casualties costing £300,000 and so congesting the wards that there is often no room, for other urgent surgi.Cfti
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20488, 5 March 1932, Page 5
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139Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20488, 5 March 1932, Page 5
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