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Lewisham 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Within the Borough.—The deaths which occurred in
the Public Institutions in the Borough numbered 633, of which
number 372 were residents, the remainder having been brought
from other districts for treatment
The deaths were distributed as follows:—
| Institution. | Number of Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents. | Non-Residents. | |
| Lewisham Infirmary | 324 | 19 |
| „ Workhouse | 28 | 3 |
| Park Hospital for Children | 3 | 153 |
| Bermondsey Workhouse | — | 61 |
| St. John's Hospital | 9 | 12 |
| Home for Sick Children, Sydenham | 8 | 6 |
| Greenwich Workhouse, Grove Park | — | 3 |
| Flower House, Asylum, Southend | — | 2 |
| 372 | 259 | |
Without the Borough.—The deaths of residents who
died in Public Institutions outside the Borough were distributed
as follows:—
Asylums:— Banstead, 9; Cane Hill, 8; Caterham, 4;
Dartford Heath, 9; Horton, 7; others, 10.
Poor Law Institutions:—4 deaths.
Infectious Disease Hospitals:— Brook, 28; South.
Eastern, 7 ; South-Western, 1.
General Hospitals.—Charing Cross, 2; Children's Hospital,
Great Ormond Street, 2; Evelina Hospital for Children, 2;
Guy's, 11; Homœpathic, 2; London, 3; Middlesex, 2; Norwood
Cottage Hospital, 2; Royal Free, 2; St. Bartholomew's, 6; St.
Thomas's, 9; Seamen's, Greenwich, 5 ; Westminster, 4; others, 18.