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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1927
[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 5 yrs. | Sent in by Coroner. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Postmortems. | Number of Inquests. | Number received. | Over 5 yrs. | Under 5 yrs. | Sent in by Coroner. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Postmortems. | Number of Inquests. | |
| January | 20 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 7 | ... | 13 | 20 | i | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| February | 22 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 2 | ... | 18 | 22 | i | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| March | 22 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| April | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| May | 6 | 6 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| June | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ... | 0 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| July | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | ... | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| August | 13 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| September | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| October | 17 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 7 | ... | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| November | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ... | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| December | 17 | 17 | ... | 9 | 8 | ... | 10 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 17. | 132 | 45 | 122 | 53 | 4 | 101 | 134 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
21 Extra Post-Mortem Examinations were held in Hospitals. West Mam Mortuary was not in use during 1027.