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

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1947]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Exclusive of deaths of non-residents the number of deaths was 89 comprised as follows ;— Number of deaths 1947. Number of deaths 1948. Acute bronchitis • • • 37 46 Chronic bronchitis • • • 42 45 3 Bronchiectasis • • ■ 2 Unspecified ... ■4 n A A fT n • ri • • • Total Influenza. 8 ... 89 3 97 13,997 cases of influenza were treated at the Municipal Free Dispensaries as as against 14,765 the previous year. 262 deaths, exclusive of deaths of non-residents in Colombo Hospitals, were registered, representing a rate of 0'7 per 1,000 population as against 0*9 the previous year. Pneumonia. The number of deaths registered during the year was 764 as against 766 the previous year. Exclusive of non-residents the number of deaths was 531 representing a rate of 1*5 per 1,000 population. 59 cases were reported during the year. Vaccination Against Smallpox. Under the Vaccination Ordinance the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services is the proper authority to carry out vaccination throughout the Island, including the City of Colombo, Needless to say as pointed out by Dr. C, V. Aserappa in his report submitted recently to the Hon. the Minister for Health, this work should by right be in the hands of the Municipal Council for reasons given by him in his report. VIII.—Maternal Mortality. The maternal mortality rate corrected for non-residents was 8*9 per 1,000 births as against 12’4 for the previous year. The puerperal septicaemia rate corrected for non-residents was 1*8 as against 5*4 for the previous year. 106 cases of puerperal pyrexia were registered during the year. Part II.—Administration. IX.—Municipal Council Free Dispensaries. Ten dispensaries functioned during the year out of a total of 11, one of which had to be closed down as the building was requisitioned by Service Authorities. Tables (10) and (11) give the statement of work done at the Municipal Free Dispensaries and the number of persons treated during the year 1947. (10) Work done at the Municipal Free Dispensaries, 1947. Dispensary. No. of patients treated. No. of visits of patients. Daily average attendance No. of houses visited by Medical Officers. No. of persons inoculated against Typhoid. Slave Island ... 9,714 26,886 87 7 38 St. Paul’s 11,077 23,207 75 6 19 Maradana South 15,035 30,685 99 90 23 Mutwal North 20,349 42,674 137 38 104 Wellawatte 16,691 36,378 117 23 142 San Sebastian... 9,915 23,718 76 13 23 Timbirigasyaya 11,303 21,594 70 29 — Kollupitiya ... 6,186 16,698 54 29 27 Maradana North 9,241 20,680 66 14 17 New Bazaar ... 15,590 29,438 95 83 146 Total 125,101 271,958 876 332 539 Total for previous year ... 118,822 251,217 808 256 755