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

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department
Date:
[1927]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (4) Racial Birth-rates, 1927. Average Rate Births, 1927. Birth-rate Race. per 1,000 Population. per 1,000 Popu¬ 1917 to 1926. lation, 1927. All Races 28*5 8,491 32*4 Europeans 27’4 91 29*9 Burghers 35'0 594 37*3 Sinhalese 35*9 4,925 40*1 Tamils 16*9 1,176 20*3 Moors 23*9 1,199 28*2 Malays 44*0 304 48*4 Others 10*8 202 15*5 (5) Ward Birth-rates, 1927. Ward. Average , Rate per 1,000 Population, of 1917 to 1926. Birth-rate per 1,000 Population 1927. Colombo Town ... • • • 28*5 8,491 32 4 Fort • • • 2*0 ... 3 1*0 Pettah • • • 3*5 27 3*3 San Sebastian ... • • • 20*0 283 23*0 St. Paul’s 18*6 494 19*7 Kotahena 1 ■ 24*2 ( ... 581 19*7 Mutwal J 1 ... 636 31*7 New Bazaar 23*3 646 25*8 Maradana North • • • ] f ... 587 25*4 Maradana South > 21*0 292 14*7 Dematagoda J l ... 481 25*7 Slave Island • • • 24*6 682 29*5 Kollupitiya • • • 1 ■ 16*8 j 263 17*1 Cinnamon Gardens 90 8*9 Bambalapitiya ... • •• 1 f 162 15*9 Timbiri gasyaya... • • • 20*8 \ 223 330 Wellawatta • • • J ( 270 23*3 Hospital ... — 2,771 ' — (6) Stillbirths in Colombo during the Year 1927, by Race. Race. All Races • No. of Stillbirths. 612 Rate per 1,000 Births (Live and Still.) 67*2 Europeans • • • 3 31*9 Burghers • • • 29 46*5 Sinhalese • • . 375 70*8 Tamils • a • 109 84*8 Moors • a a 69 54*5 Malays . a a 14 44*0 Others a a a 13 60*5 (7) Stillbirths during the Year 1927, by Ward. Statement Showing the Number of Stillbirths, by Ward, and the Rates per -1,000 Total Births (Live and Still)- Ward. Xn nf * Rate Per L000 Stillbirths. (Livfan^StiU). No. of Stillbirths. Rate per 1,000 of Total Births, (Live and Still). Colombo Town 612 67*2 Maradana South 13 42*6 Fort ... - — Dematagoda 24 47*5 Pettah ... ... - — Slave Island 32 44*8 San Sebastian 12 40*7 Kollupitiya 12 43*6 St. Paul’s 47 86*9 Cinnamon Gardens ... 2 21*7 Kotahena 30 49*1 Bambalapitiya 5 29*9 Mutwal 23 34*9 Timbirigasyaya 10 42*9 New Bazaar ... 38 55*6 Wellawatta 10 35*7 Maradana North 24 39*3 Hospital 330 ... 106*4