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

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department
Date:
[1911]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 8.—Death-rate per 1,000 population from:— Zymotic Diseases .. .. .. — Tuberculous Diseases :— (a) Phthisis .. .. .. 2’82 1 (b) Others . . . . . . 0*14 J Diseases of Respiratory System :— (a) Pneumonia .. . . . . 3- 70 > (&) Others . . . . . • 1 • 27 j Diseases of Circulatory System Diseases of Nervous System Malignant Diseases (Cancer, &c.) Septic Diseases Violence Premature birth All other causes All causes 2*52 2-96 4-97 0-52 3-31 0-21 0*15 0-60 0-59 11-01 26-84 N.B.—These rates have been calculated exclusive of deaths in hospitals of non-residents. [For Tables 9 and 10 see pages 38 and 39.] No. 11.—Principal Causes of Deaths, 1902-1912, All Races, All Ages. Rate per 1,000 Population. Cause of Death. Average, 1902 to 1911. Crude 1912. Corrected 1912. Increase or Decrease (Crude). Diarrhoea and enteritis .. 3-79 .. 2-85 .. 2-58 .. — -94 Phthisis .. 3-48 .. 3 14 .. 2-82 .. — -34 Pneumonia .. 3-40 .. 3-90 .. 3-70 .. + -50 Infantile convulsions. . .. 2-67 .. 2-14 .. 2-08 .. — -53 Ill-defined causes .. 2-63 .. 1-59 .. 1-45 .. —1-04 Dysentery .. 1-97 .. 1-20 .. 1-07 .. — -77 Enteric fever .. 1-31 .. 1-10 .. 0-96 .. — -21 Bronchitis .. 1-23 .. 0-97 .. 0-97 .. — -26 Tetanus .. 1-15 .. 0-51 .. 0-50 .. — -64 Remittent fever .. 0-62 .. 0-25 .. 0-24 .. — -38 Simple and ill-defined fever .. 0-47 .. o-io .. 0-10 .. — -37 Anchylostomiasis .. 0-40 .. 0-30 .. 0 -20 .. — -10 Intermittent fever .. 0-01 .. o-oo .. 0-00 .. — -01 No. 12.—Mortality from Groups of Diseases, 1902 to 1912. Rate per 1,000 Population. Year. Pulmonary. Diarrhoea! Fevers. 1902 7-15 .. 6*64 2-73 1903 7-40 6-89 , , 3-00 1904 7-40 5-32 , , 2-10 1905 8-10 6-89 . , 2-01 1906 9-08 7-85 . , 3-28 1907 8-04 5-11 • • 2-53 1908 9-12 5-40 • • 2-72 1909 9-32 4-78 , , 2-10 1910 7-19 4-19 , , 1-69 1911 8-24 4-57 2-29 Average, 1902 to 1911 8-11 5-76 • ii 2-41 1912 (crude) 8-01 4-05 • • 1-45 1912 (corrected) 7-49 3-65 1-30 Increase or Decrease (crude) — *10 —1*71 —0‘96
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