Sub-table H1, SIERRA LEONE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, and NATAL. Part 1.
Name of School.Length of School Ed­u­ca­tion.[†]No. of School days per Week.Annual No. of Holidays.School Hours.
Instruction.Play.Out-door Work.
SIERRA LEONE.
C. M. Jubilee3 1⁄2 years642 days621 1⁄2
Kessy2 years521 days5NoneNone
Campbell Town521 days5NoneNone
Government5NoneNone
Bananas521 days5NoneNone
Christ Church7 years51 month4 1⁄21⁄2None
Buxton2 years521 days5NoneNone
Gibraltar2 years521 days5NoneNone
Jehovah Shalom515 days5NoneNone
York515 days5NoneNone
Zion2 years521 days5NoneNone
Tabernacle515 days5NoneNone
Bathurst St.2 years521 days5NoneNone
Liberated African
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Annesfield10 years5Twice a year4 or 5None
New Norcia (Benedictines)Till mar­ried512 days33
Sisters of MercyTill mar­ried535 days52None
NATAL.
Infant school, Edendale5None.4None
Day and Industrial, Edendale.5None.2 1⁄2None3 1⁄2
New Germany52
St. Michael’s52NoneNone
Ekukanyeni5 years620 days57
Ifumi Station54 to 5NoneNone
Spring Vale52None3
Umvoti6 years521 days511
Kwangubeni51 month3NoneNone
Verulam (Wesleyan)5 years51 month3 to 5At intervals.3 to 5
Indaleni51 month5None3 to 4
Pie­ter­mar­itz­burg542 days4 1⁄2NoneNone
† In many instances this question has been misinterpreted as meaning the number of hours of instruction, and has been so filled up.
Sub-table H1, SIERRA LEONE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, and NATAL. Part 2.
Name of School.Physical Education (Including Gymnastics, Bathing, Exercise).Remarks on State of School, &c.
SIERRA LEONE.
C. M. JubileeGymnasticsBuilding well constructed. Ventilation somewhat impeded. Diet plain and simple.
KessyNoConducted in a thatched chapel. Situation good.
Campbell TownNoStone chapel, without special ventilation.
GovernmentNo——
BananasNoFrame built chapel, situated on the Island of Bananas. No special ventilation.
Christ ChurchNoBuilding large and well ventilated.
BuxtonNoConducted in the cellar of the chapel. Position and ventilation good.
GibraltarNoBuilding stone. Ventilation and position good.
Jehovah ShalomNoFrame built chapel, without special ventilation.
YorkNoFrame chapel, without special ventilation.
ZionNoStone chapel. Position and ventilation excellent.
TabernacleNoFrame built chapel, without special ventilation.
Bathurst St.NoConducted in a wooden chapel. Ventilation indifferent.
Liberated African——
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
AnnesfieldNoBrick house, situated on a hill. Diet: milk, porridge, bread, meat, vegetables, soup, rice, &c.
New Norcia (Benedictines)GymnasticsDiet: bread, meat, tea, rice, vegetables, &c. Gymnastics necessary to prevent sickness. “The idea of bringing savages from their wild state at once to an advanced civilization serves no other purpose than that of murdering them.” This out-door training has been hitherto successful “in preventing the destructive effects of this error.”
Sisters of MercyNoAll girls.
NATAL.
Infant school, EdendaleNo——
Day and Industrial, Edendale.No——
New GermanyYesRoom made of wattle and daub. Ventilation good. Diet: porridge and potatoes.
St. Michael’sNoDiet regular and simple.
EkukanyeniYes Room well ventilated. Diet: porridge, meat, and and coffee. The greatest danger to the children is to be apprehended from their carelessness about getting wet with European clothing on them. In their native state they are used to be wet. And their bodies are easily warmed and dried at the hut fire. Thus they care little about rain. And, being exposed to the sudden storms of a semi-tropical climate, they are constantly found sitting in wet flannels and jerseys, and suffer much from coughs and colds. It cannot be doubted that much pulmonary disease will thus be generated by the very effort to improve their condition, unless constant care be taken to guard against this danger.
Ifumi StationNo——
Spring ValeNoRoom of wattle and daub. Situated on the side of a hill. Diet: meal, milk, and potatoes.
UmvotiNoBuilt of brick, thatched roof, mud floor.
KwangubeniNoHeld in a chapel.
Verulam (Wesleyan)Only bathingDiet: porridge with meat.
IndaleniNoHeld in a chapel, well ventilated.
Pie­ter­mar­itz­burgNo——
Sub-table H2, CEYLON. Part 1.
Name of School.Length of School Ed­u­ca­tion.[†]No. of School days per Week.Annual No. of Holidays.School Hours.
Instruction.Play.Out-door Work.
CEYLON.
Colombo academy12 to 15 years52 1⁄2 months and wet weather.52None
Galle central school6 years565 days5NoneNone
Kandy central school5 years550 days5 1⁄23⁄4None
Colombo Pettah English school.25 years536 days51None
Grand Pass English school5 to 8 years564 days51None
Negombo Government boys’ school.539 days51None
Caltura English school5 years556 days51None
Pantura boys’ English school.5 to 6 years545 days51None
Matura Government elementary school.5 to 6 years556 days51None
Kornegalle English4 years563 days5NoneNone
Malrandahn Government mixed school.4 years556 days51⁄2None
Copetty mixed school5 years545 days5NoneNone
Kandane5 years556 days51None
Mabola mixed school5 to 8 years564 days51None
Kaigalle mixed school8 years556 days5 1⁄21⁄21⁄2
Ratnapoora mixed school3 years561 days51None
Bentotte mixed school10 years566 days5NoneNone
Government mixed school at Bale­pi­ti­mo­dera.5 years540 days5NoneNone
Matura boys’ school556 days51None
Matura girls’ school556 days5NoneNone
Belligam boys’ school6 years556 days51⁄2None
Boys’ school, Dondra3 years562 days5NoneNone
Oodoovil female boarding school.5 years5Thrice a year711
Batticotta high school6 years53 months71None
Batticotta training and theological school.2 and 3 years53 months961
Galle mixed school4 years565 days5NoneNone
Kallowelle mixed4 years565 days5NoneNone
Belligam mixed school6 years559 days5 1⁄21⁄2None
Hambantotte mixed school559 days5NoneNone
Trincomalie, mixed, boys’ school.7 years546 days5NoneNone
Kandy mixed school5 years556 days51⁄2None
Kandy industrial school528 days516
Pit­iya­ge­dere556 days51None
Made­welle­tenne1 to 4 years556 days5NoneNone
Gampola mixed school556 days7NoneNone
Nawe­le­pi­ti­ye mixed school541 days61None
Kadugannawa556 days5NoneNone
Harispattoo mixed school1 to 3 years556 days5NoneNone
Ambagamuwa mixed school556 days51None
Mede­ma­ha­nu­wera557 days6 1⁄21⁄2None
Odoonuwera mixed school562 days51None
Newera Ellia mixed school6 to 7 years561 days51None
Badulla mixed4 years550 days4NoneNone
Matelle mixed school2 to 2 1⁄2 years543 days51None
Odetenne in Matelle543 days5NoneNone
Madampe mixed school556 days61None
Putlam mixed school3 years557 days51None
Calpentyn mixed school6 years551 days6NoneNone
Mullativoe Government mixed school.9 years552 days6None5 min.
Manaar, mixed7 years560 days6NoneNone
An­u­rad­ha­poora, mixed2 2⁄3 years564 days7NoneNone
Mattacooly3 years561 days5NoneNone
Watelle vernacular boys’ school.3 or 4 years549 days51None
Pamanugama vernacular school.561 days5NoneNone
Mahawatta5 years563 days5NoneNone
Mahare554 days5NoneNone
Kohillewatte vernacular school.4 years545 days5NoneNone
Kottawa vernacular, boys5 years548 days5NoneNone
Slave Island boys’ school2 to 4 years542 days5NoneNone
Milagria540 days5NoneNone
Dehiwella540 days5NoneNone
Attidiya vernacular school8 years545 daysNoneNone
Weligampittia556 days5NoneNone
Dandogame556 days51⁄2None
Seedua556 days5NoneNone
Katane554 days5NoneNone
Andiamblam vernacular school.557 days5NoneNone
Imbulgodde school559 days5NoneNone
Indebetta vernacular boys’ and girls’ school.4 or 5 years545 days5NoneNone
Waragodde vernacular school.549 days5NoneNone
Bandaragama vernacular boys’ school562 days51⁄2The rest.
Waskaduwa vernacular boys’ school.5 years545 days5NoneNone
Katukurunde vernacular boys’ and girls’ school.4 or 5 years545 days5NoneNone
Payagalle, vernacular542 days5NoneNone
Barbaryn vernacular school562 days5NoneNone
Maccoon570 days5NoneNone
Dondra vernacular boys’ school.3 years562 days5NoneNone
Parnegame Government vernacular boys’ school.4 3⁄4 years560 days5NoneNone
Passara, Singhalese school4 years550 days5NoneNone
Badulla, Singhalese4 years550 days4NoneNone
Badulla (Tamil) vernacular5 years550 days6NoneNone
Paloogame school55NoneNone
Combalwella4 years556 days5 1⁄21⁄41⁄4
Matelle (Tamil) school.2 years543 days6NoneNone
Ratotte school543 days5NoneNone
Kotmalie, vernacular4 1⁄3 years556 days5NoneNone
Dum­ma­la­den­iya of Chilau542 days5NoneNone
Calpentyn (Tamil) school4 years551 days6NoneNone
Female seminaryup to 16563 days5NoneNone
Kandy superior girls’ school.5 years563 days5NoneNone
Grand Pass mixed girls’ school.4 years556 days51None
Borella3 to 5 years536 days5NoneNone
Colpetty girls’ school.2 to 3 years542 days5NoneNone
Caltura girls’ mixed school5 to 8 years556 days51None
Matura Government girls’ school.556 days51None
Kottawa, vernacular, girls548 days5NoneNone
Pantura, mixed, girls560 days5NoneNone
Pantura, vernacular, girls5101 days3 to 91None
Government (Tamil) girls’ school.5 years546 days5NoneNone
† In many instances this question has been misinterpreted as meaning the number of hours of instruction, and has been so filled up.
Sub-table H2, CEYLON. Part 2.
Name of School.Physical Education (Including Gymnastics, Bathing, Exercise).Remarks on State of School, &c.
CEYLON.
Colombo academyBathing, quoits, &c.Situation the best that could be selected, and ventilation good. Principal buildings in bad repair. School cannot be held in wet weather. More and better accommodation required.
Galle central schoolNoWell ventilated, and situated in the healthiest part of the town.
Kandy central schoolNoThe building is constructed at the bottom of a hill, and damp during wet weather. Ventilation good. Diet: rice, vegetables, and fish.
Colombo Pettah English school.NoLocality of the school-house is very bad, situated in a very noisy, hot, and dusty road.
Grand Pass English schoolNoWell ventilated. Situated on the rising ground, enjoys the benefit of the sea breeze. Diet: rice, fish, curry, and beef occasionally.
Negombo Government boys’ school.NoSituated on the plain, bordering the sea shore, admitting sea breeze freely.
Caltura English schoolNoSituated on the left bank of the Kaln Ganga. Ventilation very satisfactory.
Pantura boys’ English school.NoVentilation sufficient. Situated on the bank of the lake, not far from the sea; district remarkably salubrious.
Matura Government elementary school.NoSchool-room spacious and airy. Situated near the sea; position healthy.
Kornegalle EnglishNo——
Malrandahn Government mixed school.NoSchool-room is now more commodious and airy; will prove more beneficial to the health of the children.
Copetty mixed schoolNoSchool-room is spacious and airy, situated near the sea.
KandaneNoSchool-room of stone, and well ventilated. Station generally healthy, except in November and three following months. “Tobacco much practised,” with pernicious results.
Mabola mixed schoolNoBuilding consists of two halls, well ventilated. Diet: rice, fish, beef occasionally. General health of the children good.
Kaigalle mixed schoolNoSchool an open shed, and considered healthy.
Ratnapoora mixed schoolNoSituated in a noisy and filthy position. Mud floors, dilapidated walls, and want of free ventilation.
Bentotte mixed schoolNo——
Government mixed school at Bale­pi­ti­mo­dera.NoHouse airy, but not kept clean. No provision made for a sweeper. Boys have materially suffered in health.
Matura boys’ schoolNoSchool-room is spacious and airy, situated near the sea.
Matura girls’ schoolNoSchool is situated in a healthy locality, not far from the sea, and well ventilated.
Belligam boys’ schoolNoSituated in a salubrious part of the town.
Boys’ school, DondraNoSituated near the sea, in a salubrious locality.
Oodoovil female boarding school.BathingSchool-room and dormitories well ventilated. Health of pupils generally good.
Batticotta high schoolNoHouse well ventilated. Diet simple. Climate generally healthy.
Batticotta training and theological school.NoRooms well ventilated.
Galle mixed schoolNoBuilding sufficiently ventilated, but rather damp. Situated in the healthiest part of the town.
Kallowelle mixedNoBuilding is commodious and well ventilated. Situated in a healthy locality.
Belligam mixed schoolNoSituated in a salubrious part of the town.
Hambantotte mixed schoolNoSituated in a healthy locality; enjoys the benefit of sea breeze.
Trincomalie, mixed, boys’ school.NoSchool is built in a healthy place.
Kandy mixed schoolNoSituated in a healthy locality. Room is large and well ventilated. Diet: rice and vegetables.
Kandy industrial schoolBathing and drill.Diet: rice, milk, curries, and vegetables.
PitiyagedereNo——
Made­welle­tenneNoSituated in a healthy locality.
Gampola mixed schoolNoSituated in the heart of the town. School consists of one large hall. Ventilation free.
Nawelepitiye mixed schoolNoSchool built on an elevation. Well ventilated.
KadugannawaNoThe school walls are constructed of mud; roof thatched with cadjans.
Harispattoo mixed schoolNoSchool is built in a healthy locality.
Ambagamuwa mixed schoolNoSchool is built on an elevated place, and freely ventilated.
Mede­ma­ha­nu­weraNo——
Odoonuwera mixed schoolNoSituated on a rock in the centre of a range of paddy fields. Building open, surrounded by a parapet wall.
Newera Ellia mixed schoolNo——
Badulla mixedNoSituated in the town. Surrounded by buildings, which prevent ventilation. Injurious to the children.
Matelle mixed schoolNo——
Odetenne in MatelleNoSchool is an open shed; airy, and not crowded.
Madampe mixed schoolNoSituated near the high road, opposite a large field and the lake.
Putlam mixed schoolNoDistrict is proverbial for its febriferous climate. Pupils are of impaired health from periodic fevers. They also suffer from catarrh, ophthalmia, diarrhœa, and dysentery: cholera occasionally, and the school is shut up.
Calpentyn mixed schoolNoPupils have been suffering from repeated attacks of fever. Fever is peculiar to this country.
Mullativoe Government mixed school.No——
Manaar, mixedNoSituated in the heart of the town. Construction good. Ventilation free.
An­u­rad­ha­poora, mixedNoSchool-room has plenty of ventilation, and its construction and position are tolerably good.
MattacoolyNoHouse is a tile-roofed building, well ventilated.
Watelle vernacular boys’ school.NoConstruction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position airy and slightly elevated. Ventilation ample.
Pamanugama vernacular school.NoSchool-room is well erected.
MahawattaNoHealthy place.
MahareNo——
Kohillewatte vernacular school.NoSchool is a large tile-roofed bungalow, situated on the bank of the Kalany Ganga; is well ventilated. Diet: rice, fish, and curry.
Kottawa vernacular, boysNoConstruction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position high. Ventilation free. Diet: rice, yams, vegetables, fish, and grains.
Slave Island boys’ schoolNoSchool-room is spacious but not airy.
MilagriaNoSchool is a fine open building, situated in a very nice healthy and airy locality.
DehiwellaNo——
Attidiya vernacular schoolNoSchool is a large roofed building, having a parapet wall round it.
WeligampittiaNoSchool-room is well ventilated. Cold fever, sore eyes, and dysentery prevail to a great extent.
DandogameNo——
SeeduaNo——
KataneNo——
Andiamblam vernacular school.No——
Imbulgodde schoolNo——
Indebetta vernacular boys’ and girls’ schoolNoBungalow construction, situated near a lake, which affords a gentle breeze.
Waragodde vernacular school.NoConstruction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position airy and slightly elevated.
Bandaragama vernacular boys’ schoolNoSchool-house is a poor building, situated in an interior village. Children enjoy good health.
Waskaduwa vernacular boys’ school.NoBuilding is a cadjan thatched open bungalow, giving full light and ventilation. Locality healthy.
Katukurunde vernacular boys’ and girls’ school.NoBungalow construction, situated near the sea; enjoys a gentle breeze during the day.
Payagalle, vernacularNo——
Barbaryn vernacular schoolNoSchool is unhealthy, being too close to the sea.
MaccoonNo——
Dondra vernacular boys’ school.No——
Parnegame Government vernacular boys’ school.NoWant of a school-room much felt.
Passara, Singhalese schoolNo——
Badulla, SinghaleseNo——
Badulla (Tamil) vernacularNo——
Paloogame schoolNoNo school. School “is not yet built up.”
CombalwellaNoSchool is situated in a healthy part of the village.
Matelle (Tamil) schoolNo——
Ratotte schoolNoSchool is an open shed, airy and not crowded.
Kotmalie, vernacularNo——
Dum­ma­la­den­iya of ChilauNo——
Calpentyn (Tamil) schoolNo——
Female seminaryNo——
Kandy superior girls’No——
Grand Pass mixed girls’ school.NoSchool is a cadjan-roofed bungalow, situated in a garden; well ventilated. Diet: rice, curry, fish, and vegetables.
BorellaNoSchool is a fine building, situated in a healthy place.
Colpetty girls’ schoolNoSchool-room is spacious and airy.
Caltura girls’ mixed schoolNoConstruction: built of cabook. Position: situated on the left bank of the Kaln Ganga. Ventilation satisfactory.
Matura Government girls’ school.No——
Kottawa, vernacular, girlsNoConstructed of mud. Situation high. Ventilation free. Diet: rice, yams, vegetables, fish, &c.
Pantura, mixed, girlsNoSchool is an open building.
Pantura, vernacular, girlsNo——
Government (Tamil) girls’ school.NoSchool is situated in a most salubrious place. Ventilation free, and the children’s health good.
Sub-table H3, CANADA. Part 1.
Name of School.Length of School Ed­u­ca­tion.[†]No. of School days per Week.Annual No. of Holidays.School Hours.
Instruction.Play.Out-door Work.
CANADA.
Saugeeng6 to 8 years5None6NoneNone
Snake Island8 to 10 years5 1⁄2None6NoneNone
Rice Lake5 or 6 years57 daysNoneNone
Chemong or Mud Lake5 or 6 years535 days5 1⁄2None2
Alnwick industrial school56NoneNone
New England, co. Mohawk528 days61None
Mohawk528 days61None
Mohawk Institution5 or 6 years5 1⁄240 days624
Manitowaning4 to 5 years5 1⁄27 days4NoneNone
Wikwemikong5 to 7 years5 1⁄27 days710 min­utes.None
St. Clair common day school.514 days6NoneNone
Walpole Island common school.6 to 15 years528 days6NoneNone
Mount Elgin5 to 6 years5 1⁄27 days4 1⁄233
[†] In many instances this question has been misinterpreted as meaning the number of hours of instruction, and has been so filled up.
Sub-table H3, CANADA. Part 2.
Name of School.Physical Education (Including Gymnastics, Bathing, Exercise).Remarks on State of School, &c.
CANADA.
SaugeengNoWooden frame building. Position, airy and healthy.
Snake IslandNoA frame building in a good airy position, well ventilated, on the borders of a lake.
Rice LakeNoA frame building in an airy situation, well ventilated.
Chemong or Mud LakeNoSchool house commodious and well ventilated.
Alnwick industrial schoolNoBrick building properly ventilated. Position elevated Diet: soups, vegetables, meats, and bread.
New England, co. MohawkNoChildren healthy.
MohawkNo——
Mohawk InstitutionYesBrick building, well ventilated, situated in a healthy position. Diet: bread, meat, vegetables, corn meal, milk, butter, and soup.
ManitowaningNo——
WikwemikongYes——
St. Clair common day school.No——
Walpole Island common school.NoSituated on the River Pont. Island damp.
Mount ElginNoChildren remarkably healthy. Institution stands in an elevated position on the banks of the River Thames. Sleeping apartments well ventilated. Diet: plain and wholesome.

I. CAPE COAST. COLONIAL HOSPITAL.

Of the Admissions into Hospitals, the proportion per cent. who died and who recovered during One Year, 1857–1858.

——All Ages.
Died in Hospital.
M. and F.
Recovered.
M. and F.
All diseases4·387·0
Variola
Dysenteria100·0
Diarrhœa
Cholera biliosa or Cholera spas­mo­di­ca
Periodic fevers100·0
Continued fevers
Rheu­ma­tis­mus acutus or Rheu­ma­tis­mus chronicus100·0
Scrofula or Phthisis or Hæ­mop­ty­sis
Brain and nervous system50·050·0
Chest diseases
Liver diseases50·0

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.

In instances where the proportion of deaths or recoveries approach 100 per cent, the observations have been very few.

K. CAPE COAST. COLONIAL HOSPITAL.

——Proportion of Deaths from each Cause to 100 Admissions from each Cause.
M. and F.
Proportion of Admissions from each Cause to 100 Admissions from all Causes.
M. and F.
Proportion of Deaths from each Cause to 100 Deaths from all Causes.
M. and F.
All causes4·3100·0100·0
Variola
Dysenteria4·7
Diarrhœa
Cholera biliosa or
Cholera spas­mo­di­ca
Periodic fevers2·4
Continued fevers
Rheu­ma­tis­mus acutus or
Rheu­ma­tis­mus chronicus
2·4
Scrofula or
Phthisis or
Hæ­mop­ty­sis
Brain and nervous system50·04·850·0
Chest diseases
Liver diseases50·02·450·0
Other diseases83·3

NOTE.—The deaths + recoveries have been taken as the admissions in making these calculations.

L. FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE. COLONIAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

Of the Admissions into Hospitals, the Proportion per cent. who died and who recovered during Five Years, 1855 to 1860.

Table L, 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 diseases20·318·679·274·9100·0100·010·325·081·275·0
Variola26·27·072·893·0100·0100·013·51·786·598·3
Dysenteria16·783·383·313·9100·090·99·1
Diarrhœa25·075·0100·016·783·350·0
Cholera biliosa or Cholera spas­mo­di­ca
Periodic fevers14·884·625·075·0
Continued fevers16·783·3100·0
Rheu­ma­tis­mus acutus or Rheu­ma­tis­mus chronicus5·628·692·671·4100·0
Scrofula or Phthisis or Hæ­mop­ty­sis19·710·080·375·0100·066·6
Brain and nervous system40·042·248·348·9100·0
Chest diseases18·060·0100·016·758·3100·0
Liver diseases100·0
Table L, 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 diseases21·313·278·769·520·68·747·113·0
Variola28·614·870·674·133·366·7100·0
Dysenteria12·088·066·0100·0
Diarrhœa30·070·050·0
Cholera biliosa or Cholera spas­mo­di­ca
Periodic fevers11·785·426·773·3
Continued fevers16·783·3100·0
Rheu­ma­tis­mus acutus or Rheu­ma­tis­mus chronicus4·028·696·071·433·333·3
Scrofula or Phthisis or Hæ­mop­ty­sis20·711·879·376·5
Brain and nervous system40·241·948·051·2100·0100·0
Chest diseases19·261·5100·0
Liver diseases100·0

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.

In instances where the proportion of deaths or recoveries approach 100 per cent. the observations have been very few.