Administration report / Public Health Department, Colombo Municipality.

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1916]
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Credit: Administration report / Public Health Department, Colombo Municipality. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (g) MIDWIVES. Mo. of confinements attended „ children born „ still births ,, deaths within 2 weeks Death-rate exclusive of still births 1*50 % (/<) ENTERIC HOSPITAL. No. of patients remaining from previous year „ admissions during the year „ discharged cured Number died Case mortality per cent 17-3. (i) SLAVE ISLAND DISPENSARY. Medical Officer. No. of patients treated „ visits by patients Daily average attendance No. of Municipal employees treated „ outdoor visits paid by the Medical Officer ” confinement cases visited by Medical Officer Health Visitors. No. of visits paid to houses ••• houses where instructions re infant feeding were given „ visits to hand fed children „ labour cases visited „ dispensary tickets issued (j) ST. PAUL’S DISPENSARY. Medical Officer. No. of patients treated ,, visits by patients Daily average attendance Health Visitors. No. of visits paid io houses houses where instructions re infant feeding were given „ visits to hand fed children „ labour cases visited „ dispensary tickets issued (k) SLAUGHTER-HOUSE. No. of cattle slaughtered „ sheep and goats slaughtered „ pigs slaughtered „ cattle rejected before slaughter „ cattle rejected owing to poor condition „ sheep and goats rejected „ cattle rejected after slaughter „ pigs rejected after slaughter 666 674 19 10 4 52 43 9 15,939 30.207 82-7 168 708 66 14,805 1,563 499 95 20 8,137 13,698 37*5 24,552 1,720 366 46 22,870 74,350 2,600 286 260 73 64J 2 No. 27.—Births and Deaths by Wards, 1916. WARD. BIRTHS. DEATHS. Total Births. Nationality. Total Deaths. Nationality. Persons. Males. Females. Europeans. to fH a> A U Sh 2 M Sinhalese. Tamils. Moors. Malays. Others. Persons. Males. Females. Europeans. Burghers. Sinhalese, Tamils. Moors. Malays. Others. Infant deaths. Colombo Town ... 5552 2895 i 2657 67 512 3088 726 814 225 120 6971 40012970 1 58 363 3349jl487 1195 193 326 1297 Fort and Galle Face 3 1 2 1 — -- 1 1 — — 59 58 1 13 — 6 6 4 — 30 — 37 15 22 — 1 23 8 1 1 3 80 57 23 — — 24 23 26 — 7 12 Sebastian 232 129 103 — 9 101 18 91 5 8 285 158 127 — 5 88 36 139 10 7 Go 118 215 203 ■— 16 90 183 104 2 23 573 312 261 1 17 93 287 145 5 25 122 97!) 521 458 — 88 674 121 62 13 2l 992 504 488 1 63 655 167 81 4 21 234 535 25f> 279 1 41 204 56 206 13 14 582 290 292 — 45 184 67 258 9 19 160 881 481 400 3 92 483 62 176 51 14 1067 547 520 5 94 491 141 246 58 32 267 Slave Island o.U 311 237 3 40 184 83 98 117 26 550 292 258 2 22 170 108 127 90 31 135 177 229 248 38 81 241 74 29 8 6 403 224 179 9 39 229 90 21 8 7 79 Eastward Extension 222 117 105 2 17 172 21 7 3 — 171 89 82 1 3 136 26 2 — 3 55 Wellawatte Extension 185 92 93 1 21 132 12 11 4 1 136 81 55 — 14 77 25 17 1 2 29 Hospitals (Town residents) 1 ( 991 63 5 356 10 44 474 291 93 5 do. (Untraced) 1 ••• 1032 525 507 18 103 784 87 28 8 4 \ 383 273 110 1 7 191 142 24 1 17 139 do. ( Non-residents) J l 699 481 218 15 10 531 78 12 2 51 J