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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Months. | Stratford Mortuary. | Camming 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 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 23 | ... | 18 | 5 | ... | 18 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| February | 19 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 8 | ... | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
| March | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | ... | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| April | 18 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 6 | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| May | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| June | 18 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| July | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| August | 13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| September | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| October | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| November | 16 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 9 | ... | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | .. | ... | |
| December | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ... | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Total | 162 | 30 | 134 | 58 | 168 | 24 | 116 | 69 | 7 | 107 | 98 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ... |
| Grand Total | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||