London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Month. | Stratford Mortuary. | Canning Town Mortuary. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number received. | No. of bodies remaining in and viewed at Queen Mary's Hospital. | 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. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Postmortems | No. of Inquests | |
| January | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 4 | ... | 9 | 8 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| February | 10 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ... | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| March | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| April | 19 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| May | 8 | 1 | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| June | 12 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 |
| July | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| August | 13 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | 9 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| September | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ... | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| October | 11 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ... | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| November | 11 | ... | 8 | 3 | 11 | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| December | 18 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ... | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 145 | 28 | 117 | 56 | 151 | 22 | 105 | 64 | 4 | 90 | 92 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| Grand Total | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||||||||||