E. MORTALITY IN THE COLONIAL SCHOOLS. (CEYLON.) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGES. | Years of Life. | Deaths. | Annual Rate of Mortality per Cent. | Annual Rate of Mortality in England and Wales. | ||||||||
| Both Sex- es. |
M. | F. | Both Sex- es. |
M. | F. | Both Sex- es. |
M. | F. | Both Sex- es. |
M. | F. | |
| All ages | 35,339 | 20,721 | 14,618 | 341 | 301 | 40 | ·96 | 1·45 | ·27 | — | — | — |
| Under 5 years | 644 | 575 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1·24 | 1·04 | 2·90 | — | — | — |
| 5–10 years | 7,278 | 6,510 | 768 | 109 | 105 | 4 | 1·50 | 1·61 | ·52 | ·92 | ·92 | ·91 |
| 10–15 years | 23,090 | 9,377 | 13,713 | 160 | 129 | 31 | ·69 | 1·38 | ·23 | ·53 | ·52 | ·54 |
| 15 and upwards, say 17. | 4,327 | 4,259 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 1·48 | 1·43 | 4·41 | ·84 | ·82 | ·85 |
NOTE.—The mortality at all ages was ·96 per cent. of both sexes, but including the deaths of children who have been returned as leaving school to die at home, this number will be nearly doubled. | ||||||||||||
Sanitary Statistics of Native Colonial Schools and Hospitals
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The author compiles and analyzes returns from numerous colonial schools and training institutions to document attendance, age distribution, and mortality patterns. Results show higher death rates than those of comparable children at home, with infectious childhood epidemics dominating in some regions while tubercular disease is prominent in particular institutions. The analysis connects elevated mortality to poor building construction, inadequate ventilation, unsanitary surroundings, long instructional periods, and scarce play or physical education. It also highlights inconsistent, incomplete record-keeping and concludes that the available statistical material is insufficient to yield fully reliable practical guidance.