London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Particulars of Bodies Received into the Mortuary.
| 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 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 2 |
| February | 33 | 23 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 9 | - | 33 | 6 | 8 |
| March | 32 | 19 | 13 | 32 | - | 26 | 6 | - | 32 | 4 | 6 |
| April | 28 | 19 | 9 | 28 | - | 20 | 8 | - | 28 | 4 | 2 |
| May | 23 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 3 | - | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| June | 21 | 14 | 7 | 21 | - | 15 | 6 | - | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| July | 22 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| August | 22 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 3 | - | 22 | 5 | 5 |
| September | 18 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | 18 | - | 6 |
| October | 24 | 15 | 9 | 24 | - | 21 | 3 | - | 24 | 1 | 9 |
| November | 39 | 22 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 35 | 4 | - | 39 | 4 | 5 |
| December | 49 | 27 | 22 | 49 | - | 45 | 4 | - | 49 | 6 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 338 | 201 | 137 | 331 | 7 | 281 | 56 | 1 | 337 | 48 | 57 |