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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
Woolwich 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE 1b
Deaths of Persons belonging to the Borough of Woolwich occurring in various Institutions, 1905.
| Names of Institutions, &c. | Number of Deaths. | Grand Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Woolwich Union Infirmary | 137 | 107 | 244 | 266 |
| Lewisham do | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
| Total Poor Law Infirmarie | ||||
| Herbert Hospital | 15 | ... | 15 | 24 |
| Female do | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Royal Arsenal do | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Cottage Hospital, Woolwich | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| do Eltham | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| do Blackheath & Charlton | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Fever Hospitals | 16 | 13 | 29 | 29 |
| Seamen's Hospital | 3 | ... | 3 | 63 |
| Guy's do | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
| King's College do | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| London do | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| St. Bartholomew's do | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Charing Cross do | l | 3 | 4 | |
| St. Thomas's do | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Westminster do | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| West London do | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| East London do | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Poplar do | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| St. Peter's do | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Soho Square, Heart do | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Ear. Nose and Throat do | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Total in General Hospitals | ||||
| Children's Hospitals | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Brompton Chest Hospital | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bethnal Green do | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Total in Chest Hospitals | ||||
| Lunatic Asylums | 23 | 15 | 38 | 38 |
| Five other Institutions | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Totals | 253 | 197 | 450 | 450 |