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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX II
PARTICULARS OP BODIES RECEIVED INTO THE MORTUARY DURING 1954
| Month | Number Received | Males | Females | Over 5 years of Age. | Under 5 years | Sent In by the Coroner | Sent In by the Police | Sent in for Sanitary Reasons | No. of Post-Mortem Examinations Held | No. of Inquests Held | No. of Bodies Temporarily Embalmed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 2 | - | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| February | 37 | 24 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 36 | 1 | - | 37 | 6 | 2 |
| March | 39 | 17 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 34 | 5 | - | 39 | 5 | 5 |
| April | 25 | 12 | 13 | 25 | - | 18 | 7 | - | 25 | 4 | 1 |
| May | 33 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 27 | 6 | - | 33 | 7 | 8 |
| June | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| July | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | - | 12 | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| August | 20 | 13 | 7 | 20 | - | 18 | 2 | - | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| September | 23 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 4 | - | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| October | 22 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | - | 22 | 2 | 6 |
| November | 25 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 1 | - | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| December | 31 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 4 | - | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 312 | 180 | 132 | 297 | 15 | 274 | 38 | - | 312 | 41 | 40 |