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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Month. | No. t odies received. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Sent in bv Coroner. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on sanitary grounds. | No. of P.M.'8. | No. of Inquests held. | Number of days remaining in Mortuary, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | - | 6 | __ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13—1 day |
| February | 5 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28—2 days |
| March | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-3 „ |
| April | 4 | — | 4 | - | 4 | — | 2 | - | 5-4 „ |
| May | 6 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| June | 5 | — | 5 | - | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | |
| July | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
| August | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| September | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| October | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| November | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| December | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Totals | 54 | 3 | 51 | — | 31 | 23 | 16 * | 31 * | |
West Ham Mortuary.
No body was admitted to the above Mortuary during the year.