Report of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services / [Ceylon].

  • Ceylon. Civil Medical Department.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Report of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services / [Ceylon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2.—COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. Tables of Communicable Diseases.—The following tables show the number of cases and deaths from the communicable diseases notified for the whole Island inclusive of the three Municipal towns, and their distribution according to months and provinces :— Table I. Notified Cases of Communicable Diseases with Deaths and Fatality Rates. Fatality Cases. Deaths. Fatality Rate. Rate for 1937. Chickenpox 7,315 7 •09 •03 Cholera — • * ~ . . — . . — Diphtheria 165 24 14-54 15-55 Dysentery- 4,989 487 9-76 9-88 Enteric 2,670 630 19-85 19-09 Measles 6,178 14 •23 •35 Mumps 4,122 4 •09 •26 Pulmonary tuberculosis 2,780 806 28*99 33-09 Plague 9 7 77-77 96-55 Smallpox — — . . — — Whooping cough 620 5 •81 1-21 Table II. Distribution by Provinces of Notified Communicable Diseases. Chicken- Province. pox. Cholera. Diph¬ theria. Dysen¬ tery. Enteric. Measles. Mumps. Pulmo¬ nary Tuber- Plague. Small¬ pox. Whoop¬ ing Western Province 4,115. - 129. . 1,861. . 1,112. . 1,679. . 1,260.. culosis. 1,651.. 9 . __ Cough .. 349 ‘ Central Province .. 884. — 20. 162. 238. 768. 455.. 242.. _ - 43 Southern Province 1,038. . — 3. 881. 607. . 1,119. 214.. 330.. — — 40 Eastern Province.. 62. — 1. 89. 29. 251. 77.. 29.. — — 7 Northern Province 327. . — — 320. 253. 957. . 1,451.. 48. . — — 93 North-Central Pro¬ vince 3. , . 17. 21. 179. 23 17.. 9 N orth-W estern Pro¬ vince 189. _____ 1. 965. 139. 431. 364.. 221. . 44 Sabaragarauwa .. 591. — 10. 666. 207. 617. 252.. 207. . — — 35 Uva 106. . - . • 1. 28. 64. 177. 26. . 35. . — — . . — Total .. 7,315 — 165 4,989 2,670 6,178 4,122 27,80 9 — 620 Table III. Distribution by Months of Notified Communicable Diseases, 1938. Chickenpox—- January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. Septembei October. November December Total. Cases .. 954.. 831.. 855.. 509.. 307.. 209.. 276.. 477.. 475.. 698.. 818.. 906. . 7,315 Deaths .. . . - . . - . . 1.. - . . — . . - . . 1.. 3.. 1.. — .. 1. . ' 7 Cholera— Cases .. .. — .. Deaths .. • • - . • - . . • • ~ • • -■ . . ' • • -* . * -- • . - . . - . . - . . — . . — Diphtheria—■ Cases .. 6.. 14., 13.. 14.. 9.. 15.. 17.. 13.. 17.. 20.. 13.. 14. 165 Deaths .. 3.. • • 4.. 2.. — .. 5.. —.. 2.. 3.. 2.. 1.. 2. 24 Dysentery— Cases .. 639.. 270.. 234.. 225.. 221.. 317.. 425.. 511.. 699.. 655.. 518.. 275. . 4,989 Deaths .. ., 66.. 31.. 20.. 20.. 28. . 31.. 53.. 49.. 57.. 46.. 54.. 32. . '487 Enteric—- Cases .. 191.. 179.. 260.. 233.. 247.. 225. . 224.. 248.. 214.. 224.. 189.. 236. . 2,670 530