V. SINGHALESE HOSPITALS. COLOMBO AND MALABAR.

Of the Admissions into Hospitals, the Proportion per Cent. who died and who recovered, during Four Years, 1855–59.

Table V., Part 1
—— All Ages. Under 5 Years. 5 and under 15 Years.
Died in Hospital. Recovered. Died in Hospital. Recovered. Died in Hospital. Recovered.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
All diseases 20·7 18·1 84·0 80·4 6·1 6·6 93·9 93·4 17·3 10·6 82·7 88·3
Variola 11·2 9·9 88·8 90·1 10·0 6·7 90·0 93·3 4·3 4·2 95·7 95·8
Dysenteria 49·0 54·1 51·0 45·9 25·0 100·0 75·0 40·8 38·1 59·2 61·9
Diarrhœa 30·9 52·3 68·5 47·7 20·0 20·0 80·0 80·0 62·5 26·7 37·5 73·3
Cholera biliosa or Cholera spas­mo­di­ca 45·6 70·0 54·4 30·0
Periodic fevers 1·7 0·8 98·3 99·2 2·9 97·2 100·0 100·0 100·0
Continued fevers 2·3 97·7 100·0 33·4 66·6
Rheu­ma­tis­mus acutus or Rheu­ma­tis­mus chronicus 2·0 1·9 98·2 98·1 100·0
Scrofula or Phthisis or Hæ­mop­ty­sis 15·2 29·4 84·8 70·6 100·0
Brain and nervous system 12·6 12·6 76·3 58·6 100·0 33·3
Chest diseases 20·7 24·2 79·3 72·7 100·0
Liver diseases 12·0 33·3 88·0 66·7 100·0
Table V., Part 2
—— 15 and under 40 Years. 40 and upwards.
Died in Hospital. Recovered. Died in Hospital. Recovered.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
All diseases 12·9 17·0 86·6 81·8 25·6 24·8 74·4 72·6
Variola 13·0 7·9 87·0 92·1 14·3 26·5 85·7 73·5
Dysenteria 43·3 51·8 56·7 48·2 62·9 62·6 37·1 37·4
Diarrhœa 25·3 54·2 74·7 45·8 47·5 57·4 48·5 42·6
Cholera biliosa or Cholera spas­mo­di­ca 46·0 57·1 54·0 42·9 40·0 100·0 60·0
Periodic fevers 1·4 1·5 98·6 98·5 3·6 96·4 100·0
Continued fevers 1·8 98·2 100·0 2·4 97·6 100·0
Rheu­ma­tis­mus acutus or Rheu­ma­tis­mus chronicus 2·0 3·0 98·0 97·0 2·1 97·9 100·0
Scrofula or Phthisis or Hæ­mop­ty­sis 14·3 33·3 85·7 66·7 18·8 81·2 100·0
Brain and nervous system 8·3 8·1 83·5 67·6 20·0 20·6 62·9 44·1
Chest diseases 14·7 26·3 85·3 73·7 35·0 23·1 65·0 69·2
Liver diseases 7·4 50·0 92·6 50·0 18·2 81·8 100·0

NOTE.—In some instances the number of admissions were exceeded by the deaths + the recoveries; in calculating the per-centages, the aggregate of the deaths and recoveries (D. + R.) were in these instances regarded as the number of admissions.