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UNDER this title the March issue of the Statistical Bulletin, which in spite of its austere title is remarkable for the sprightly character of its contents, illustrates the fact that life and limb are safer in the spring than at any other time of the year by the statement that, if all the year were April, the annual toll of fatal accidents in the United States would be 12,500 fewer than it has been in recent years. During the period 1934–37, the average number of deaths daily from accidents, particularly burns, falls and motor accidents in the United States was 285, whereas during the same years the daily average for April was 251, as compared with July, the worst month, when the average daily toll was 367. The deaths in March and May averaged only a few more daily than in April. In conclusion, the writer recommends that the spring should be the season not only for cleaning the house and making necessary repairs, but also for clearing out “the junk of the mind—the complacency of fixed daily habits which are fraught with hazards”.
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Springtime the Safest Time. Nature 146, 93 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146093a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/146093a0