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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX II
Particulars of Bodies Received into the Mortuary During 1955
| Month | Number Received | Males | Females | Over 5 yrs. of Age | Under 5 years | 1 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 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 5 | - | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| February | 34 | 20 | 14 | 31 | - | 28 | 6 | - | 34 | 5 | 1 |
| March | 44 | 30 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 39 | 5 | - | 44 | 7 | 3 |
| April | 22 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 1 | |
| May | 27 | 11 | 16 | 27 | - | 23 | 4 | - | 27 | 5 | 4 |
| June | 18 | 13 | 5 | 18 | - | 17 | - | 18 | 1 | 2 | |
| July | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 14 | - | - | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| August | 18 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| September | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 3 | - | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| October | 19 | 10 | 9 | 19 | - | 18 | 1 | - | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| November | 24 | 14 | 10 | 24 | - | 20 | - | 24 | 2 | 1 | |
| December | 34 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 6 | - | 34 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 312 | 196 | 116 | 2 92 | 20 | 266 | 15 | 1 | 311 | 51 | 23 |