Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo.
- Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department
- Date:
- [1945]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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!['Extract? from the Municipal Commissioner^ Adminis FOR THE YEAR 1945.] APPENDIX C. REPORT OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1945. IWFR0WP3WIETY for the Promotion OF HEALTH (F fflfSTnv I took charge of the Department on August 8,1945, when Dr. C. H. Gunasekara went on long leave. Statistical Summary, 1945. Area within M. C. limits (exclusive of lake) Population at census of 1931 Estimated mean population, 1945 Number of live births registered ... Birth-rate per 1,000 population ... Birth-rate corrected for non-residents Number of infantile deaths Infant mortality rate per 1,000 births Number of stillbirths Stillbirth rate per 1,000 births, live and still Number of deaths Crude death-rate per 1,000 population Death-rate corrected for non-residents (Number of deaths “* (Death-rate per 1,000 population (Number of deaths '** (Death-rate per 1,000 population (Number of deaths **■ (Death-rate per 1,000 population (Number of deaths ... (Death-rate per 1,000 population (Number of deaths * (Death-rate per 1,000 population Pneumonia Phthisis Enteric Fever Diarrlicea and Enteritis Dysentery 8,317 acres 284,155 353,200 14,485 41*0 29*0 2,145 148 741 48*7 9,330 26*4 17*6 708* 2*0 678* 1*9 368* 1*0 897* 2*5 200* 0*6 Population. The estimated mean population for 1945 based on the census of 1931 was 353,200, exclusive of the Military, Shipping, and day workers. The census of March 19. 1946, has revealed that the population of Colombo on that date was approximately 364,000, but the 1946 census figures are still subject to correction. Births and Deaths. The birth rate was 41*0 per 1,000 population as against 43*8 for the previous year. The crude and corrected deathrates were 26*4 and 17*6 respectively as against 25*6 and 17*6 for the previous year. Infant Mortality. The infant mortality rate was 148 per 1,000 births as against 145 for the previous year. Major Infectious Diseases. There were 158 City cases of smallpox and none of cholera or plague. The 158 cases of smallpox comprised three outbreaks, the third continuing into 1946. The figures are as follows :— Town Cases. Contact Camp Cases. Total. 1st outbreak • • • S • • • 1 9 2nd outbreak 47 • •• j. » ••• 19 66 3rd outbreak up to 31-12-45 49 t « • JZ • 34 83 104 54 158 * Includes deaths of non-residents in hospitals.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31495448_0001.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
