Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX II.
Particulars of Bodies Received into the Mortuary,During 156
Month | Number Received | Males | Females | Over 5 years of age | Under 5 years | Sent in by the Coroner | 0 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 |
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January | 44 | 25 | 19 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 9 | - | 44 | 4 | - |
February | 42 | 22 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 39 | 3 | - | 42 | 3 | 5 |
March | 32 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 28 | 4 | - | 32 | 8 | 7 |
April | 21 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 20 | i | - | 21 | 4 | 1 |
May | 34 | 25 | 9 | 34 | - | 26 | 8 | - | 34 | 7 | 6 |
June | 25 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
July | 18 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 2 | - | 18 | 3 | 6 |
August | 22 | 12 | 10 | 22 | - | 18 | - | 22 | 3 | 1 | |
September | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | - | 13 | 2 | 4 |
October | 22 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 5 | - | 22 | 4 | 4 |
November | 35 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 30 | 5 | - | 35 | 8 | 5 |
December | 30 | 19 | 11 | 30 | - | 23 | 7 | - | 30 | 5 | 3 |
TOTAL | 338 | 195+ | 143 | 316 | 22 | 284 | 53 | 1 | 337 | 61 | 46 |