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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Month. | No. bodies received. | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Sent in by Coroner. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on sanitary grounds. | No. of P.M.'s. | No. of Inquests held. | Number of days remaining in Mortuary. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17—1 day |
| February | 8 | — | 8 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 33—2 days |
| March | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11—3 „ |
| April | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4—4 „ |
| May | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| June | 6 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| July | 6 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | |
| August | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| September | 5 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| October | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| November | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| December | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 65 | 5 | 60 | — | 26 | 39 | 18 | 26 * |
*These were dealt with at Stratford.
West Ham Mortuary.
No body was admitted to the above Mortuary during the year.