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75
Deaths.
The total number of deaths in 1898 was 1,670, as
compared with 1,370 in 1897.
Males 843
Females 827
Births. Deaths. Death Rate.
Lewisham 1,244 762 15.9
Sydenham 971 491 11.5
Penge 442 291 13.3
Lee 116 126 17.4
The number of deaths in public institutions in the District
amounted to 471; of these 198 were of persons who
did not belong to the District.
There were 247 deaths in the Lewisham Union Infirmary,
222 of which were of persons belonging to the District;
of these 165 were residents in Lewisham Village;
43 were residents in the Sydenham Chapelry; 14 belonged
to Lee; and none to Penge. The remaining 25 were of
persons who did not belong to the District.
There were 22 deaths in St. John's Hospital, 13 being
of residents.
There were 16 deaths in the Lower Sydenham Home
for Sick Children, of which 13 were of residents in the
District.
There was 1 death in the North Surrey District Schools,
and 1 death in the Watermans' Asylum, Penge.
The were 184 deaths in the Park Hospital, Lewisham,
23 being of residents in the District and 161 outsiders.
The deaths of 85 residents in the District were registered
as having occurred in various hospitals, asylums, &c.,
outside the District. Of these
54 belonged to Lewisham.
17 „ to Sydenham.
12 „ to Penge.
2 „ to Lee.