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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Month. | Stratford Mortuary. | Canning Town Mortuary. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number received. | Over 5 yrs. | Under 5yrs. | Sent in by Coroner. | Sent in by ' Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Postmortems. | Number of Inquests. | Number received. | Over 5 yrs | | Under5yrs | Sent in by Coroner. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Post- mo'tems | Number of Inquests. | |
January | 19 | 16 | 4 | 19 | .. | .. | 13 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | 5 | 7 |
February | 19 | 14 | 5 | 19 | .. | .. | 11 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
March | 16 | 15 | 1 | 16 | .. | .. | 12 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
April | 15 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 2 | .. | 7 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
May | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .. | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
June | 17 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | .. | 11 | 17 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
July | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .. | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
August | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .. | 5 | 11 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 |
September | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | .. | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
October | 20 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 | .. | 13 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 |
November | 24 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 9 | .. | 15 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 |
December | 22 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 4 | .. | 12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 206 | 159 | 47 | 162 | 44 | .. | 128 | 206 | 23 | 20 | 3 | .. | 19 | 4 | 17 | 19 |
West Ham Mortuary was not in use during 1926. All the above Inquests were dealt with at Stratford. |