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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Particulars or Bodies Received into the Mortuaries during 1928.
| Month. | Stratford Mortuary. | Canning Town Mortuary. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number received. | No. remaining & viewed at Queen Mary's Hospital | 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. | No. 0 Inquests | |
| January | 24 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 8 | ... | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 |
| February | 21 | ... | 17 | 4 | 16 | 5 | ... | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| March | 16 | ... | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | ... | 11 | 8 | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| April | 19 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 6 | ... | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| May | 15 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ... | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... |
| June | 11 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ... | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| July | 8 | 2 | 10 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| August | 9 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | ... | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| September | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ... | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| October | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ... | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| November | 11 | 3 | 14 | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| December | 15 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | ... | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 172 | 24 | 167 | 29 | 134 | 61 | 1 | 107 | 105 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 10 |
| Grand Total | 196 | 196 | 196 | 107 | 105 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 10 | |||||||
West Ham Mortuary was not in use during 1928.