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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX II
Particulars of Bodies Received into the Mortuary During 1958
| 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 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 47 | 2 | - | 49 | 3 | 10 |
| February | 41 | 26 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 4 |
| March | 34 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 6 | - | 34 | 4 | 5 |
| April | 36 | 21 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 6 | - | 36 | 9 | 4 |
| May | 32 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 28 | 4 | - | 32 | 6 | 4 |
| June | 30 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 6 | - | 30 | 6 | 3 |
| July | 18 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| August | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 3 | - | 20 | 5 | 5 |
| September | 38 | 27 | 11 | 38 | - | 27 | 11 | - | 38 | 6 | 8 |
| October | 24 | 15 | 9 | 24 | - | 20 | 3 | 1 | 23 | l | 3 |
| November | 30 | 19 | 11 | 30 | - | 24 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 |
| December | 44 | 29 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 38 | 6 | - | 44 | 4 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 396 | 2k3 | 153 | 374 | 22 | 334 | 59 | 3 | 393 | 54 | 57 |