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West Ham 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Particulars of Bodies Received into the Mortuaries during 1929.
Month.
Stratford Mortuary.
Canning Town Mortuary.
Number
received.
Bodies view'd
Queen Mary's
Hospital by
the Coroner
Males
Females
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.
Males
Females
Over 5 yrs.
Under 5 yrs.
Sent in by
Coroner.
Snt in by
Police.
Sent in on
Sanitary
grounds.
Number of
Postmortems
No. of
Inquest
January
33
2
23
10
29
6
27
8
...
22
18
7
3
4
4
3
5
2
...
6
2
February
22
...
10
12
14
8
18
4
...
19
7
6
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
5
2
March
18
3
13
5
18
3
1?
8
1
8
12
1
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
April
10
3
9
1
11
2
8
5
...
7
6
7
6
1
6
1
5
2
...
5
1
May
12
1
8
4
11
2
10
3
...
9
4
5
5
3
4
...
1
4
...
June
9
1
4
5
9
1
7
3
...
7
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
July
7
2
5
2
8
1
5
4
...
6
5
9
6
3
7
2
2
2
5
2
1
August
9
1
5
4
9
1
5
5
...
5
5
4
3
1
3
1
3
1
4
September
9
...
6
3
7
2
7
2
...
8
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
October
12
1
8
4
12
1
7
5
1
4
8
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
...
2
1
November
9
3
7
2
10
2
9
3
...
9
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
December
10
4
8
2
11
3
10
4
...
8
8
1
1
1
1
...
...
1
Total
160
21
106
54
149
32
125
54
2
112
84
43
30
13
30
13
25
11
7
29
7
Grand Tot
il 181
100
181
181
43
43
43
West Ham Mortuary was not in use during; 1929.