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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX II
PARTICULARS OP BODIES RECEIVED INTO THE MORTUARY DURING 1951. STRATFORD MORTUARY
| Month | Number Received | Males | Females | Over 5 years | Under 5 years | Sent in by Coroner | Sent in by Police | Sent in for Sanitary Reasons | Number of Port-Mortem examinations | Number of Inquests held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56 | 32 | 24 | 49 | 7 | 52 | - | 56 | ||
| February | 36 | 22 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 4 | - | 36 | 6 |
| March | 29 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 6 | - | 29 | 6 |
| April | 23 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 6 | - | 23 | 2 |
| May | 22 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 22 | - | - | 22 | 2 |
| June | 22 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 21 | k |
| July | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | - | 13 | 2 | - | 15 | 3 |
| August | 23 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - | 23 | 7 |
| September | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| October | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | - | 16 | 4 | - | 20 | 2 |
| November | 20 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | - | 20 | 3 |
| December | 32 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 2k | 8 | - | 32 | 10 |
| TOTALS: | 316 | 190 | 126 | 287 | 29 | 263 | 51 | 2 | 314 | 51 |