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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA
HOSPITALS
There are six hospitals within the area of the Borough, but many
patients are referred to others for various reasons. The following
is a list of those to which the majority of 3orough patients
normally attend:-
Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, SE 13 Lewisham Group Hospital
Management Committee
Grove Park, Marvels Lane, SE 12 Lewisham Group Hospital
Management Cbmmittee
Hither Green, Hither Green Lane, SE 13 Lewisham Group Hospital
Management Cbmmittee
St John's, Morden Hill, SE 13 Lewisham Group Hospital
Management Committee
New Cross General, Avonley Road, SE 14 Board of Governors of
Guy's Hospital
Children's Hospital, Sydenham, SE 26 Bromley Group Hospital
Management Committee
Miller Wing, Greenwich High Road, SE lOGreenwich District Hospital
St Alfege's Wing, Vanbrugh Hill, SE 10 Greenwich and Deptford Group
Hospital Management
Committee
Brook General, Shooters Hill Road, 'Woolwich Group Hospital
SE 13 Management Committee
The London Teaching Hospitals
The Psychiatric hospitals that serve this area are Bexley (Bexley
Group Hospital Management Committee), Cane Hill (Cane Hill Group
Hospital Management Committee) and Darenth Park (Darenth and Stone
Group Hospital Management Committee) which is the main centre for
mental subnormality.
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
There are 122 general practitioners serving patients in Lewisham.
The numbers serving broad areas of the Borough are:
Bellingham, Catford, Lewi sham, Hither Green, 35
Sydenham, Forest Hill, Brockley, 40
Deptford, 25
Blackheath, Lee, Grove Park, Downham, 22
CHEST CLINICS
Deptford Chest Clinic, Harton Street, SE 8
Lewisham Chest Clinic, 1 Blagdon Road, SE 13
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