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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table IX.
Bodies received into mortuaries: 1937.
| Month. | Stratford Mortuary. | Canning Town Mortuary. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number received. | Sex. | Age. | Admitted. | Number of post-mortems. | Number of inquests. | Total received. | Sex. | Age. | Admitted. | Number of post-mortems. | Number of inquests. | |||||||||||
| Remaining in Queen Mary's Hospital. | Received to mortuary. | Total | Male. | Female. | Under 5. | Over 5. | By Coroner. | By Police. | On sanitary grounds. | Male. | Female. | Under 5. | Over 5. | By Coroner. | By Police. | On sanitary grounds. | ||||||
| January | 1 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | — | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | — |
| February | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| March | 4 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 2 | - | 23 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| April | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| May | 5 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 4 | - | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| June | — | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| July | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | — |
| August | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | — |
| September | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 1 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | — | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 1 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | — | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| December | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | — | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total ... | 23 | 181 | 204 | 127 | 77 | 29 | 175 | 156 | 48 | — | 151 | 75 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 |