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A. — Habage Village.— Inhabitants: class (3), “ goiyas.” Houses scattered, 
mud and wattle walls, thatched roofs ; each house in its own compound. No sani¬ 
tary arrangements. Houses more or less of same type. Nearest house less than 
quarter of a mile from nearest paddy field. A block of paddy fields on each side of 
the village. 
96 children examined—55 males and 41 females. 
Spleen rate 48 - 9 per cent. ; parasite rate 10 - 4 per cent. 
Eleven children treated regularly with quinine. 
B. —A block of brick and mortar cottages inhabited by class (2), “ boutique- 
keepers,” situated on Colombo road. Sanitary arrangements better than in most 
places, one or two latrines being provided. The nearest house is situated only 
10 yards from paddy fields. 
19 children examined—7 males and 12 females. 
Spleen rate 26'3 per cent. ; parasite rate 15'7 per cent. 
Three children treated regularly with quinine. 
C. —A row of well-built wooden houses, mostly shops and boutiques, inhabited 
by class (1), on Colombo road. Children, mostly police sergeants’ and constables’, 
well fed and of a good class. Latrines provided. Nearest house situated quarter 
of a mile from paddy fields. 
10 children examined—4 males and 6 females. 
Spleen rate 0 per cent.; parasite rate 0 per cent. 
One child treated regularly with quinine. 
D. —Row of semi-detached houses on Rajaphilla road inhabited by class (1), 
police sergeants. Only two years resident in Kurunegala. Children well-fed and 
well cared for. Houses clean, whitewashed yearly. Latrines provided. Nearest 
house 20 yards from paddy fields. 
19 children examined—5 males and 13 females. 
Spleen rate 26'3 per cent. ; parasite rate 15'5 per cent. 
Three children treated regularly with quinine. 
E. —A collection of scattered huts situated near Kandy road inhabited by class (3), 
" goiyas.” Poor houses. Cadjan roof and walls. Each house situated hi its own 
compound. No latrines. Children poorly fed : nearest house situated 10 yards 
from paddy fields, and from an irrigation channel fed by Wenaruwewa tank one 
mile outside town limits. 
24 children examined—17 males and 7 females. 
Spleen rate 66'6 per cent. ; parasite rate 4‘1 per cent. 
Five children treated regularly with quinine. 
F. —Quarters of the Tamil oilmongers, class (4), situated on Puttalam road. 
A bathing tank on one side below Angangalla rock; a tall row of cocoanut and areca- 
nut palms on the other. Deep tank, one acre in extent, full of fish. No anopheline 
larvae found. Houses of a very poor description huddled together, built for the 
most part of mud and wattle with cadjan roofs. Inhabitants overcrowded. No 
latrines. Back premises where oil mills are situated in a most insanitary condition. 
Nearest house situated 150 yards from paddy fields, but screened by belt of trees 
already mentioned. 
