Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Number of Bodies received during Year ending 1904.
Month. | No. received. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Sent by Coroner. | Brought by Police. | No. of P.M.'s. | No. of Inquests. | Sanitary. Cases. | Number of days Bodies remained in Mortuary. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 117—1 day |
February | 24 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 75—2 days |
March | 18 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 20-3 „ |
April | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4—4 „ |
May | 20 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1—5 „ |
June | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
July | 17 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 | |
August | 21 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 3 | |
September | 16 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | |
October | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
November | 19 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 0 | |
December | 25 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | |
Totals | 217 | 88 | 129 | 185 | 27 | 138 | 212 | 5 |