W. COLOMBO AND MALABAR. SINGHALESE HOSPITALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| —— | Proportion of Deaths from each Cause to 100 Admissions from each Cause. | Proportion of Admissions from each Cause to 100 Admissions from all Causes. | Proportion of Deaths from each Cause to 100 Deaths from all Causes. | |||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| All causes | 20·7 | 18·1 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 |
| Variola | 11·2 | 9·9 | 1·1 | 8·5 | ·8 | 4·6 |
| Dysenteria | 49·0 | 54·1 | 14·2 | 10·2 | 43·6 | 30·1 |
| Diarrhœa | 30·9 | 52·3 | 8·2 | 7·8 | 16·1 | 22·3 |
| Cholera biliosa or Cholera spasmodica | 45·6 | 70·0 | ·4 | ·5 | ·9 | 2·0 |
| Periodic fevers | 1·7 | ·8 | 20·3 | 16·0 | 2·1 | ·7 |
| Continued fevers | 2·3 | — | 1·3 | ·2 | ·2 | — |
| Rheumatismus acutus or Rheumatismus chronicus | 2·0 | 1·9 | 4·8 | 4·3 | ·6 | ·4 |
| Scrofula or Phthisis or Hæmoptysis | 15·2 | 29·4 | ·7 | ·7 | ·7 | 1·1 |
| Brain and nervous system | 12·6 | 12·6 | 1·6 | 3·2 | 1·5 | 3·1 |
| Chest diseases | 20·7 | 24·2 | 1·0 | 1·3 | 1·3 | 1·7 |
| Liver diseases | 12·0 | 33·3 | ·3 | ·1 | ·2 | ·2 |
| Other diseases | 11·0 | 13·2 | 46·1 | 47·2 | 32·0 | 33·8 |
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NOTE.—The deaths + recoveries have been taken as the admissions in making these calculations. | ||||||
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.