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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX . 2.
PARTICULARS OF BODIES RECEIVED INTO STRATFORD MORTUARY DURING 1949
| Month. | Number Received | Males | Females | Over 5 years | Under 5 years | Sent in by Coroner | Sent in by Police | Sent in on Sanitary Grounds | No. of postmortem examinations | Number of inquests. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 6 | - | 25 | 4 |
| February | 19 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - | 19 | 8 |
| March | 25 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - | 25 | 6 |
| April | 17 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - | 17 | 2 |
| May | 22 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - | 22 | 5 |
| June | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | - | 11 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| July | 18 | 13 | 5 | 18 | - | 13 | 5 | — | 18 | 4 |
| August | 11 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 14 | 5 |
| September | 17 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 17 | 4 |
| October | 22 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 6 | — | 22 | 8 | |
| November | 29 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 8 | — | 29 | 6 |
| December | 23 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 23 | — |
| TOTaL: | 247 | 171 | 76 | 224 | 23 | 179 | 67 | 1 | 246 | 55 |