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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
Lewisham 1915
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Within the Borough.—The deaths which occurred in
the Public Institutions in the Borough numbered 451, of which
number 208 were residents, the remainder having been brought
from other districts for treatment.
The deaths were distributed as follows:—
| Institutions. | Residents. | NonResidents. |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisham Infirmary | 137 | 35 |
| „ Workhouse | 28 | 6 |
| St. John's Hospital | 8 | 8 |
| Home for Sick Children | 14 | 13 |
| Park Hospital | 10 | 94 |
| Bermondsey Workhouse | — | 77 |
| Other places | 11 | 10 |
| Totals | 208 | 243 |
Without the Borough.—The deaths of residents who
died in Public Institutions outside the Borough were distributed
as follows:—
Asylums :—Banstead, 4; Cane Hill, 9; Dartford Heath
28; Tooting-Bec, 15; Caterham, 5; others, 13.
Poor Law Institutions:—192 deaths.
Infectious Disease Hospitals: — Brook, 5; SouthEastern,
4; South-Western, 2.
General Hospitals.—Charing Cross, 2; Children's Hospital,
Great Ormonde Street, 2; Evelina Hospital for Children, 1;
Guy's, 16; King's College, 6; London, 7 ; Middlesex, 5 ; Miller, 9;
St. Bartholomew's, 5; St. Thomas's, 4; Westminster, 4; others, 33.