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If we deduct these 165 deaths and add 29 deaths at the Mental
Hospital, Warlingham, and 41 deaths of Croydon residents known
to have occurred outside the district during the same period, we
get a nett total of 1879 deaths, which is equal to 117 per 1,000, as
compared with 14.5 for England and Wales, 15.6 for the 76 great
towns, i4.5 for the 143 smaller towns, 13.6 for England and Wales
less the 219 towns.
Corrections for deaths of strangers occurring within the Borough
and of deaths of Croydon people dying outside the Borough are
more complete than was formerly possible. This is due to returns
being now available for the deaths of Croydon lunatics occurring
at the Mental Hospital, Warlingham, and of Croydon people dying
in London institutions. The latter return has been furnished by the
courtesy of the Superintendent of Statistics, Somerset House, and
has been available since 1903. Since these deaths have been added
to those registered in the Borough, all deaths of strangers occurring
at the General Hospital, Cottage Hospital, Purley, and Cottage
Hospital, Upper Norwood, have been deducted. Formerly, these
were included in the total number of deaths on the supposition that
they were balanced by Croydon deaths in London institutions.

WARD DEATH.RATES.— Table II. gives the number of deaths
assignable to each district in the Borough. Institution deaths have
been, as far as possible, debited to the Wards in which the deceased
lived orior to admission to hospital.