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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX II
PARTICULARS OF BODIES RECEIVED INTO THE MORTUARY DURING 1952.
| 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 Post-Mortem Examinations | Number of Inquests held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 28 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 34 | 4 | - | 38 | 3 |
| February | 28 | 20 | 8 | 28 | - | 24 | 4 | - | 28 | 4 |
| March | 27 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| April | 26 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 |
| May | l6 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 16 | - | - | 16 | 2 |
| June | 19 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - | 19 | 8 |
| July | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| August | 15 | 12 | 3 | 15 | - | 13 | 2 | - | 15 | 2 |
| September | 19 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 3 | - | 19 | 3 |
| October | 28 | l6 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 5 | - | 28 | 5 |
| November | 26 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | - | 26 | 3 |
| December | 48 | 30 | 17 | 44 | 3 | 43 | 4 | - | 47 | 3 |
| TOTALS: | 300 | 202 | 98 | 276 | 24 | 252 | 44 | 4 | 296 | 45 |