184 AROUND THE WORLD VIA INDIA. 



Syphilis. — Colombo. Kandy and Galle are provided 

 with a special hospital for the treatment of women 

 suffering from venereal diseases. The total number of 

 new cases admitted was 351 which, with 20 remaining 

 from the previous year, makes a total of 371. Of the 

 371 women treated in these hospitals 27 were affected 

 with primary syphilis, 68 secondary, C2 tertiary, 4 

 hereditary, 156 gonorrhea and 54 unclassified syphi- 

 litic lesions. 



Parangi. — The hospital records show that this dis- 

 ease has steadily increased during the last five years. 

 The death rate is remarkably small; out of 3,434 ad- 

 missions for this disease during the year there were 

 only 10 deaths. 



Vaccination. — Vaccination is carried out vigorously 

 in the island, as is shown by the Eeport on Sanitation. 

 During the year 149,901 subjects were vaccinated; of 

 this number 7,760 were revaccinat.ions. 



Lack of Sewerage. — In Colombo, Kandy and Galle 

 the fecal matter is removed at night and buried. In 

 Colombo the experiment was made of using the con- 

 tents of the cesspits as a fertilizer, but it proved unde- 

 sirable and was abandoned as a failure. What these 

 cities need is a system of sewerage, as they all have an 

 excellent location to carry out such a plan with suc- 

 cess. 



SOYSA BACTERIOLOGIC INSTITUTE, COLOMBO. 



Since its opening this institution has undertaken 

 work of diverse character, and is now supplying a long- 

 felt want in the colony by its researches in bacteriologic 

 analyses of tissues, secretions, blood, etc., so indis- 

 pensable to scientific diagnosis of diseases. The act- 

 ing director, Dr. S. C. Paul, F.E.C.S.. is consulted by 

 government medical officers and private practitioners 

 for reports on specimens submitted to him on bacterio- 

 logic and allied subjects. 



