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

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department
Date:
[1910]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    5. Births.—The number of births registered in Colombo during 1910 was 4,819, giving a birth-rate of 24*9 per 1.000 persons living, which is above the average (23-4). 646 or 13-4 per cent, of these births were attonded by the Municipal mid wives. The race with the highest birth-rate was as usual the Burghers (36*4), who are the only race who have a consistently higher birth-rate than their death-rate. The Malays, however, in 1910 shared this distinction, their birth-rate being 29*5 and their death-rate 28 • 1. These racial rates cannot however be relied upon until they have been corrected in accordance with the recent Census populations which are not yet available. The birth-rates since 1900 are given in the annexed Tables :— Table V.—Colombo and Ceylon Birth-rates. Birth-rate per 1,000 , Population. Year. Colombo. Ceylon. 1900 • • • • 21-7 38-6 1901 • • • • 206 37-5 1902 • • . . 230 38*5 1903 , , , , 21-8 40-0 1904 . * . . 22-0 38-5 1905 • • . , 23 1 38-7 1906 , , , , 27 3 357 1907 • • , . 24-2 32 8 1908 • • • • 25 5 40 1 1909 . . 25-0 36 7 Average, 1900-1909 23 4 37*7 1910 24-9* _ * Reckoned on population of 193,867. Table VI.—Racial Birth-rates. Birth-rate per 1,000 Population. Race. Average, 1900-1909. 1910. Europeans 27-9 24-4 Burghers 32 1 36-4 Sinhalese 29-9 34-7 Tamils 121 13-0 Moors 20*3 21*7 Malays 27-3 29-5 Others 10-9 9-6 All Races .. 23-4 21-9* * Reckoned on population inclusive of Eastward extension. Table VII.—Ward Birth-rates. Birth-rate per 1,000 Population. Ward. Average, 1900-1909. 1910. Fort and Galle Face 6-7 6-6 Pettah 6-7 5-7 San Sebastian 20-4 22-1 St. Paul’s 173 16-4 Kotahena 20-0 22-7 New Bazaar 23-9 23-7 Maradana 22-8 23-4 Slave Island 24-1 23-5 Colpetty 17*2 19-7 Colombo Town 23-4 24-9* * Reckoned on population inclusive of Eastward extension. 6. Deaths.—The number of deaths in Colombo during 1910 was 5,750, giving a death-rate of 29‘ 7 per 1,000, reckoned on the old estimated population, and 28’8 on the revised estimated population. This is the lowest death-rate recorded since registration was placed upon a proper footing. [ 53 ]
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