Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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MONTH | STRATFORD MORTUARY. | CANNING TOWN MORTUARY. | |||||||||||||||||||
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No. of Inquests held on Bodies remaining in Queen Mary's Hospital | No. Received | Males | Females | Over 5 yrs | Under 5 yrs. | Sent in by Coroner | Sent, in by Police | Sent in on Sanitary Grounds | No. pf Post-Mortems | No. of Inquest | No. Received | Males | Females | Over 5 yrs | Under 5 yrs. | Sent in by Coroner | Sent in by Police | Sent in on Sanitary Grounds | No. of Post-Mortems | No.of Inquests | |
January | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
February | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
March | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | 10 | 4 | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
April | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | — | 15 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
May | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 |
June | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
July | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
August | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
September | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
October | 4 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 |
November | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
December | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 6 | — | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Total | 23 | 162 | 104 | 81 | 163 | 22 | 128 | 56 | 1 | 123 | 81 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 8 |
Grand Total | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 29 | 29 | 29 |