Malaria in Ceylon 
(8) Rules to enforce adequate disposal of recently opened and 
discarded cocoanuts for drinking purposes. Owing to the abundance 
of firewood in Kurunegala, these shells are not used for fuel as elsewhere. 
In the spacious hollow water collects and forms an ideal breeding ground 
for all species of mosquitoes. 
(9) Enforcement of a “ Cattle Straying Ordinance.” Could cattle 
be prevented from straying into paddy fields, the “ goiyas ” would then 
be able to reside at a greater distance from their work. At present, 
although realizing in some instances that these situations are unhealthy, 
they are unable to move further away on account of the damage to their 
crops arising from stray cattle. 
Appendix I. 
Statistics. 
435 children examined, mostly between the ages of one and 12 years (there 
were a few of 14 and one of 16 years of age). 239 of these were males and 196 females. 
Total spleen rate 34'7 per cent. ; parasite rate 10 5 per cent. 
Fifteen children were found with malaria parasites in their blood, who had no 
enlargement of the spleen. 
(a) Spleen rate according to sex :—Males spleen rate 37'6 per cent. ; females 
spleen rate 29 per cent. 
( b) Spleen rate according to age: 
Males. Females. 
Age 
Number 
examined 
Number with 
enlarged spleens 
Age 
Number 
examined 
Number with 
enlarged spleens 
11-12 
38 
16 or 42T per cent. 
11-12 
9 
5 or 55 "5 per cent. 
9-10 
55 
29 or 52‘7 per cent. 
9-10 
37 
11 or 29'7 per cent. 
7-8 
41 
21 or 51 "2 per cent. 
7-8 
49 
15 or 30'7 per cent. 
5-6 
27 
9 or 33'3 per cent. 
5-6 
38 
14 or 36’8 per cent. 
3-4 
45 
7 or 15'5 per cent. 
3-4 
45 
12 or 26 - 6 per cent. 
1-2 
33 
8 or 24‘2 per cent. 
1-2 
18 
— 
239 
90 or 37 "6 per cent. 
196 
57 or 29 per cent. 
Appendix II. 
Note.— Explanatory details with special reference to various villages and col¬ 
lections of houses in Kurunegala, where detailed investigations on the prevalence of 
malaria were made. Alphabetical latters are employed in designating these areas, 
and refer to similar letters on the map. For convenience sake the inhabitants of 
Kurunegala town may be divided into four classes: (1) Government servants, 
(2) boutique-keepers ; (3) villagers or “ goiyas ” ; (4) Tamil oilmongers. 
