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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX II
PARTICULARS OF BODIES RECEIVED INTO THE MORTUARY DURING 1953.
STRATFORD MORTUARY
| Month | Number received | Males | Females | Over 5 years | Under 5 years | Sent In by Coroner | Sent in by Po 1 ic e | Sent in for sanitary reasons | Number of Post-Mortem Examinations | Number of Inquests held. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 31 | 3 | - | 34 | 5 |
| February | 39 | 31 | 8 | 39 | - | 33 | 6 | - | 39 | 6 |
| March | 26 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 3 | - | 26 | 2 |
| April | 39 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 27 | 12 | - | 39 | 15 |
| May | 27 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 3 | - | 27 | 1 |
| June | 25 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | - | 25 | 1 |
| July | 18 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 2 | - | 18 | 2 |
| August | 15 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | - | 15 | 3 |
| September | 24 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 4 | - | 24 | 3 |
| October | 18 | 13 | 5 | 18 | - | 13 | 5 | - | 18 | 4 |
| November | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 | - | 17 | 1 | - | 18 | 1 |
| December | 24 | 15 | 9 | 24 | - | 20 | 4 | - | 24 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 307 | 202 | 105 | 287 | 20 | 260 | 47 | - | 307 | 46 |