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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Number of Bodies received for Year 1903.
| Month. | No received. | Under 5. | Over 5. | Sent by Coroner. | Brought by Police. | No. of P.M.'s. | No. of Inquests. | No Inquests held. | Sanitary. | Number of days remaining in Mortuary. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 28 | l | 0 | 45—1 day |
| February | 13 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 12 | l | 0 | 60—2 days |
| March | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35-3 „ |
| April | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10—4 „ |
| May | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9—5 ,. |
| June | 22 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| July | 18 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| August | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| October | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| November | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| December | 19 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 159 | 57 | 102 | 138 | 20 | 96 | 155 | 3 | 1 |