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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Particulars of Bodies Received into the Mortuaries during 1932.
| Month. | Stratford Mortuary. | Camming Town Mortuary. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number received. | No. of bodies in Queen Mary's Hospital. >torty on whom inquests were held. | 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 6 yrs. | Sent in by Coroner. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Postmortems. | No. of Inquests | |
| January | 15 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 4 | ... | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | i | ... |
| February | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ... | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| March | 11 | 3 | ... | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ... | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| April | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| May | 12 | ... | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| June | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| July | 14 | ... | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | ... | 11 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| August | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ... | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| September | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| October | 16 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ... | 11 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| November | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ... | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| December | 15 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 8 | ... | 10 | 11 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Total | 144 | 24 | 117 | 51 | 146 | 22 | 114 | 63 | 1 | 94 | 99 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 4 |
| Grand Total | 168 | 168 | 108 | 168 | 26 | 26 | 26 | ||||||||||||||