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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    V.—Principal Causes of Deaths. Pneumonia caused 925 deaths or 11 7 per cent, of the total number of deaths registered in the citj, and exclusive of 202 deaths of non-residents in hospitals the percentage corrected for non-residents was the same. Diarrhoea and enteritis caused 846 deaths and dysentery 163 or a total of 1,009 deaths representing 12 7 per cent, of the total deaths, but exclusive of 198 deaths of non-residents in hospitals the percentage corrected for non-residents was 13*1. The tuberculous diseases came next with 626 deaths. (2) Principal Causes of Deaths during 1930. Cause of Death. No. of Deaths. Pneumonia and Broncho-Pneumonia Diarrhoea and Enteritis * Dysentery ^Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis of the Meninges and Central Nervous System Tuberculosis of the Intestines and Peritoneum Tuberculosis of the Vertebral Column Tuberculosis of the Lymphatic System Tuberculosis of the Joints Tuberculosis of the Bones (Vertebral Column excepted) Tuberculosis of the Genito-Urinary System 925 846 1 163 J 583 7 15 2 4 1 1 1 1,009 Total Diarrhoeal > 626 Total Tubercular Diseases Tuberculosis of other Organs... 11 Disseminated Tuberculosis ... 1J Congenital Debility (under one year) 527 Influenza 418 Infantile Convulsions (under five years of age) 226 Enteric Fever 205 Malaria 149 Continued Fever 67 * Plague 27 (3) Certain Minor Causes of Death, 1930. Cause of Death. No. of Deaths. Cause of Death. No. of Deaths. Intestinal Parasites other than Tetanus (Under 1 year {1 year and over 121 73 Hookworm 182 61) Hookworm 168 Rabies • • • • • • 10 Cancer 122 ''Diphtheria • • • • • • 8 Paralysis (cause unspecified) ... 118 Whooping Cough • • • 2 Rickets 69 Lethargic Encephalitis • • • 2 (4) Causes of Deaths registered in Colombo Town during the Year 1930. Causes of Death. 4> O rt P3 All Causes < 7,938 I.—Epidemic, Endemic, and Inf ectious Diseases:— ],—Epidemic and Endemic Diseases • •• 980 2.—Infectious Diseases— a. Tuberculous Diseases # , 626 b. Venereal Diseases • • • 52 c. Other Infectious Diseases • • • 148 II.—General Diseases not in Class I.— 1. Cancer and Malignant Diseases • •• 127 2. Other General Diseases not in Class I. 206 III.—Diseases of the Nervous System and Organs of Special Sense ... 514 IV.—Diseases of the Circulatory System • •• 288 V.—Diseases of the Respiratory System ... 1,233 VI.—Diseases of the Digestive System • •• 1,418 VII.—Non-venereal Diseases of the Genito- Urinary System and Annexa • •• 326 VIII.—The Puerperal State ... 266 IX —Diseases of the Skin and of the Cellular Tissue ... ... 73 X.—Diseases of the Bones and of the Organs of Locomotion • •• 2 XI.—Malformations ... 13 XII.—Early Infancy ... 797 XIII.—Old Age ... ... 476 XIV.—External Causes— 1.—Suicide ... 16 2 —Homicide ... 26 3.—Judicial Hanging or Execution ... 16 4.—Accident and other External Violence 151 XV.—Ill-defined Diseases ... 184 * Notifiable Infectious Diseases. Note.—The deaths that occurred at the Infectious not included in the above statement. Nationality. C -\ m G Ol <D C3 CD a. <D rS a5 15 a5 <zf 02 >> m o U W bx H P W a r* •rH HI a cS H O o 3 15 s CD rG o ... 40 ... 353 ... 4,443 ... 1,494 ... 1,123 ... 239 ... 246 ... 3 ... 35 ... 451 ... 243 ... 172 ... 22 ... 54 ... 1 35 341 ... 121 ... 90 ... 16 22 ... — 2 ... 34 ... 11 ... 5 ... — ... — ... 3 2 ... 80 ... 43 ... 16 ... 1 ... 3 3 7 84 ... 19 10 ... 1 ... 3 ... 3 9 ... 115 ... 30 ... 29 ... 16 ... 4 3 36 2«2 81 ... 82 ... 19 11 5 23 ... 136 ... 61 ... 50 6 7 8 43 ... 698 ... 231 ... 148 ... 42 • •• 63 ... 2 69 ... 884 ... 240 ... 156 ... 32 • • • 35 2 13 183 ... 67 ... 42 ... 8 • • • 11 ... — 10 ... 165 ... 46 ... 31 ... 10 ... 4 ... — 3 ... 50 ... 11 ... 6 ... 1 ... 2 - — • • • 2 ... — ... — • •• — -. 1 • • • 6 • •• 2 ... 3 ■ .. — • •• 1 1 20 • • • 446 • •• 144 ... 151 ... 22 ... 13 ... 1 31 ... 251 ... 71 ... 85 ... 34 ... 3 1 1 9 4 ... — ... 1 ... — — • •• 20 ... 4 ... 1 ... — • •• 1 — — • •• 16 • •• — ... — ... — • •• — 1 7 • • • 85 • •• 35 ... 13 ... 5 • •• 5 3 6 ... 107 ... 28 ... 33 ... 3 ... 4 Diseases Hospital, which is beyond Municipal limits, are