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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table 16.
Residents and Non Residents dying in Public Institutions situated in the Borough.
| Institution. | Deaths of Residents. | Deaths of Non. Residents. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Park Hospital | 20 | 97 | 117 |
| Lewisham Infirmary | 349 | 28 | 377 |
| Lewisham Workhouse | 13 | — | 13 |
| Bermondsey (St. Olave's) Workhouse | 1 | 71 | 72 |
| St. John's Hospital | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Home for Sick Children, Lower Sydenham | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Greenwich Union Work. house, Grove Park | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Flower House, Southend Catford | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 395 | 221 | 616 |
In addition to the above, deaths of non.residents occurred
as follows:— Two on the London, Brighton and South Coast
Railway, thrHee on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, one
in Stanstead Road and 1 in Beckenham Place Park.