Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo.

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Preventive Measures.—The usual preventive measures were carried out special attention being paid to the endemic areas. Statement 18 shows the work done by the Anti-Plague Squad. (16) Human Plague, 1980. Distribution by Wards. Ward. No. of Cases, No. of Deaths. Ward. No. of Cases. No. of Deaths. Fort ... - • • • Slave Island — _ Pettah 8 7 Ivollupitiya 1 1 San Sebastian 3 3 Cinnamon Gardens ... — #M _ St. Paul’s ... 15 15 Bambalapitiya 2 2 Ivotahena ... ... — ... — Timbirigasyaya — • • • - Mutwal 1 1 Wellawatta 3 2 New Bazaar 4 4 Untraced 1 1 Maradana North 1 1 Maradana South ... — ... — Total ... 40 38 Dematagoda 1 1 (17) Human Plague in Colombo during the Year 1930—Distribution by Race, Sex, and Age. Race. All Races Europeans Burghers Sinhalese Tamils Moors Malays Others Sex. 0 to 5 Years. 5 to 10 Years 10 to 15 Years. 15 to 20 Years. 20 to 25 Years. 25 to 30 Years. 30 to 35 Years. 35 to 40 Years. 40 to 50 Years 50 to 60 Years. | 60 Years and Over. Total. Total of each Race. No. of Deaths (in¬ clusive of Deaths of Colombo cases at I.D.H.) f Males 2 9 7 5 8 1 5 37 ) 40 38 1 Females — — 1 1 1 — 3 J | Males — — — — — 1 _ (Females — — — — J f Males — — — — 1 1 Females — — — — f Males — 1 4 2 1 — 8 1 h 11 10 (Females — — 1 1 1 — 3 . (Males — 1 1 2 4 1 2 — 16 L 16 16 (Females — — — — (Males — 4 3 1 3 1 — 12 t 12 11 (Females — — — — 1 f Males — — — — L - (Females — — — — — ( (Males — — — 1 — 1 L l 1 (Females — ■ ■ ' — — 1 cS O U <D Ph :£-• o 95 90'9 100 91*7 100 (18) Work done by the Plague Staff during the Year 1930. Ward. CO bX „ c ^ 1ZJ O *rH o <+H cS c <—* o° £ No. of Dwelling's Unroofed. i No. of Rat Holes Claytonized. No. of Rats killed by Claytons. No. of Recently Head [fats found. No. of Mummified Rats found. No, of Dwellings Pesterined. No. of Dwellings Disinfected. No. of Rat Nests found. 1 No, of Cart Loads of Rubbish j removed, > Fort Pettah 6,887 6,887 7,402 476 14 4 2,064 4,842 12 2961 San Sebastian ... 1,802 .1,802 2,042 74 — — 1,396 379 3 107 St. Paul’s 4,904 4,904 4,922 398 5 2 3,524 1,376 6 3671 Kotahena 37 37 56 18 — — 15 22 — 12l Mutwal 976 976 1,147 121 4 2 578 398 3 192 New Bazaar 106 106 154 72 — — 78 28 — 52f Maradana North 899 899 991 57 — — 403 496 1 97i Maradana South 357 357 240 61 2 — 162 195 3 82 Dematagoda 219 219 152 39 — — 22 187 — 751 Slave Island 358 358 848 106 2 — 176 182 — 1021 Kollupitiya 107 107 305 56 — — 91 16 — 331 Bambalapitiya ... 88 88 73 37 2 — 42 45 — 14 Timbirigasyaya 8 8 8 4 — — 5 3 — u Wellawatta 181 181 102 18 — — 73 91 — 13 Cinnamon Gardens / Total ... 16,929 16,929 18,443 1,537 29 8 8,629 8,260 28 1,447