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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Number of Bodies received during Year ending 1904.
| Month. | No. received. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Sent by Coroner. | Brought by Police. | No. of P.M.'s. | No. of Inquests. | Sanitary Cases. | Number of days Bodies remained in Mortuary. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 68—1 day |
| February | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 62—2 days |
| March | 22 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 17-3 „ |
| April | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4-4 „ |
| May | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1-5 „ |
| June | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
| July | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | |
| August | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |
| September | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |
| October | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
| November | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 0 | |
| December | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 152 | 54 | 98 | 127 | 25 | 96 | 152 | 0 |