Chapter D: Mortality in the Colonial Schools. (western Australia.)

───────────────+───────────────────────────++───────────────────────────++──────────────────────────
│ Years of Life. ││ Deaths. ││ Annual Rate of Mortality
│ ││ ││ per Cent.
AGES. +───────+────────+──────────++───────+────────+──────────++───────+────────+─────────
│ Both │ Males. │ Females. ││ Both │ Males. │ Females. ││ Both │ Males. │ Females.
│ Sexes.│ │ ││ Sexes.│ │ ││ Sexes.│ │
───────────────+───────+────────+──────────++───────+────────+──────────++───────+────────+─────────
All ages │ 357 │ 202 │ 155 ││ 9 │ 7 │ 2 ││ 2·52 │ 3·47 │ 1·29
│ │ │ ││ │ │ ││ │ │
Under 5 years │ 147 │ 83 │ 64 ││ 7 │ 6 │ 1 ││ 4·76 │ 7·23 │ 1·56
5–10 years │ 93 │ 37 │ 56 ││ — │ — │ — ││ — │ — │ —
10–15 years │ 81 │ 56 │ 25 ││ 1 │ — │ 1 ││ 1·24 │ — │ 4·00
15 and upwards │ 36 │ 26 │ 10 ││ — │ — │ — ││ — │ — │ —
───────────────+───────+────────+──────────++───────+────────+──────────++───────+────────+─────────

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E. MORTALITY IN THE COLONIAL SCHOOLS. (CEYLON.)

────────────────+────────────────────────+──────────────────────+──────────────────────+──────────────────────
│ │ │ Annual Rate of │ Annual Rate of
│ Years of Life. │ Deaths. │ Mortality │ Mortality in
│ │ │ per Cent. │ England and Wales.
AGES. +───────+───────+────────+──────+──────+────────+──────+──────+────────+──────+──────+────────
│ Both │Males. │Females.│ Both │Males.│Females.│ Both │Males.│Females.│ Both │Males.│Females.
│Sexes. │ │ │Sexes.│ │ │Sexes.│ │ │Sexes.│ │
────────────────+───────+───────+────────+──────+──────+────────+──────+──────+────────+──────+──────+────────
All ages │35,339 │20,721 │ 14,618 │ 341 │ 301 │ 40 │ ·96 │ 1·45 │ ·27 │ — │ — │ ──
Under 5 years │ 644 │ 575 │ 69 │ 8 │ 6 │ 2 │ 1·24 │ 1·04 │ 2·90 │ — │ — │ ──
5–10 years │ 7,278 │ 6,510 │ 768 │ 109 │ 105 │ 4 │ 1·50 │ 1·61 │ ·52 │ ·92 │ ·92 │ ·91
10–15 years │23,090 │ 9,377 │ 13,713 │ 160 │ 129 │ 31 │ ·69 │ 1·38 │ ·23 │ ·53 │ ·52 │ ·54
15 and upwards, │ 4,327 │ 4,259 │ 68 │ 64 │ 61 │ 3 │ 1·48 │ 1·43 │ 4·41 │ ·84 │ ·82 │ ·85
say 17. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
────────────────+───────+───────+────────+──────+──────+────────+──────+──────+────────+──────+──────+────────

NOTE.―The mortality at all ages was ·96 per cent. of both sexes, but including the deaths of children who have been returned as leaving school to die at home, this number will be nearly doubled.

F. MORTALITY IN THE COLONIAL SCHOOLS. (CANADA.)

───────────────+────────────────────────────+────────────────────────────+───────────────────────────
│ Years of Life. │ Deaths. │ Annual Rate of Mortality
│ │ │ per cent.
AGES. +────────+────────+──────────+────────+────────+──────────+────────+────────+─────────
│ Both │ Males. │ Females. │ Both │ Males. │ Females. │ Both │ Males. │ Females.
│ Sexes. │ │ │ Sexes. │ │ │ Sexes. │ │
───────────────+────────+────────+──────────+────────+────────+──────────+────────+────────+─────────
All ages │ 2,141 │ 1,286 │ 855 │ 27 │ 12 │ 15 │ 1·26 │ ·93 │ 1·75
Under 5 years │ 93 │ 60 │ 33 │ 4 │ 1 │ 3 │ 4·30 │ 1·67 │ 9·09
5–10 years │ 679 │ 414 │ 265 │ 9 │ 5 │ 4 │ 1·30 │ 1·21 │ 1·51
10–15 years │ 933 │ 558 │ 375 │ 12 │ 5 │ 7 │ 1·29 │ ·90 │ 1·87
15 and upwards │ 436 │ 254 │ 182 │ 2 │ 1 │ 1 │ ·46 │ ·39 │ ·55
───────────────+────────+────────+──────────+────────+────────+──────────+────────+────────+─────────

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G. TABLE showing the CHIEF CAUSES of MORTALITY at the SCHOOLS in each COLONY.

G. Part 1. +───────────────────+─────────+─────────+──────────+──────────+─────────+ │ │ │ Scarlet │ │ │ │ │ │ Small- │ Fever, │ │Diarrhœa, │ │ │ │ Pox. │ Measles,│ Fevers. │Dysentery.│ Cholera.│ │ — │ │Whooping-│ │ │ │ │ │ │ Cough. │ │ │ │ │ +────+────+────+────+─────+────+─────+────+────+────+ │ │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ +───────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+────+─────+────+────+────+ │ Sierra Leone │ 42 │ 34 │ 11 │ 9 │ 23 │ 23 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ │ Natal │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ — │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ — │ │ Western Australia │ — │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ │ Ceylon │ 7 │ — │ 42 │ — │ 118 │ 19 │ 50 │ 8 │ 7 │ 10 │ │ Canada │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ +───────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+────+─────+────+────+────+

G. Part 2. +───────────────────+─────────+─────────+─────────+─────────+──────────+──────────+ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Consump- │ Other │Brain and│ │ Not │ Total │ │ │ tion. │ Chest │ Nervous │Scrofula.│specified.│ Deaths. │ │ — │ │Diseases.│ System. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ +────+────+────+────+────+────+────+────+─────+────+─────+────+ │ │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ +───────────────────+────+────+────+────+────+────+────+────+─────+────+─────+────+ │ Sierra Leone │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 3 │ 2 │ 122 │ 68 │ │ Natal │ — │ 1 │ 4 │ 3 │ — │ — │ 1 │ — │ 2 │ 1 │ 9 │ 7 │ │ Western Australia │ 2 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 4 │ 1 │ 7 │ 2 │ │ Ceylon │ 6 │ 1 │ 5 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 64 │ 2 │ 301 │ 40 │ │ Canada │ 7 │ 9 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 3 │ 2 │ 1 │ 4 │ 12 │ 15 │ +───────────────────+────+────+────+────+────+────+────+────+─────+────+─────+────+

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H. EDUCATION AND STATE OF SCHOOLS IN THE DIFFERENT COLONIES.

+─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ Sub-table H1, SIERRA LEONE, NATAL, and WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Part 1. │
+─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+
│ ││ │No. of│ │ School Hours. │
│ ││ Length of │School│ Annual +────────+──────+──────+
│ Name of School. ││ School │ Days │ No. of │Instruc-│ │ Out- │
│ ││Education.† │ per │Holidays.│ tion. │Play. │ door │
│ ││ │Week. │ │ │ │ Work.│
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+
│SIERRA LEONE. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ C. M. Jubilee ││ 3 1/2 years│ 6 │ 42 days │ 6 │ 2 │ 1 1/2│
│ Kessy ││ 2 years │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Campbell Town ││ — │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Government ││ — │ 5 │ — │ — │ None │ None │
│ Bananas ││ — │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Christ Church ││ 7 years │ 5 │ 1 month │ 4 1/2 │ 1/2 │ None │
│ Buxton ││ 2 years │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Gibraltar ││ 2 years │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Jehovah Shalom ││ — │ 5 │ 15 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ York ││ — │ 5 │ 15 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Zion ││ 2 years │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Tabernacle ││ — │ 5 │ 15 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Bathurst St. ││ 2 years │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Liberated African ││ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│WESTERN AUSTRALIA. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Annesfield ││ 10 years │ 5 │ Twice │ 4 or 5 │ — │ None │
│ ││ │ │ a year │ │ │ │
│ {31} New Norcia ││Till married│ 5 │ 12 days │ 3 │ — │ 3 │
│ (Benedictines) ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Sisters of Mercy ││Till married│ 5 │ 35 days │ 5 │ 2 │ None │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│NATAL. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Infant school, Edendale ││ — │ 5 │ None. │ 4 │ — │ None │
│ Day and Industrial, ││ — │ 5 │ None. │ 2 1/2 │ None │ 3 1/2│
│ Edendale. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ New Germany ││ — │ 5 │ — │ 2 │ — │ — │
│ St. Michael’s ││ — │ 5 │ — │ 2 │ None │ None │
│ Ekukanyeni ││ 5 years │ 6 │ 20 days │ 5 │ — │ 7 │
│ Ifumi Station ││ — │ 5 │ — │ 4 to 5 │ None │ None │
│ {32} Spring Vale ││ — │ 5 │ — │ 2 │ None │ 3 │
│ Umvoti ││ 6 years │ 5 │ 21 days │ 5 │ 1 │ 1 │
│ Kwangubeni ││ — │ 5 │ 1 month │ 3 │ None │ None │
│ Verulam (Wesleyan) ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 1 month │ 3 to 5 │ At │3 to 5│
│ ││ │ │ │ │inter-│ │
│ ││ │ │ │ │vals. │ │
│ Indaleni ││ — │ 5 │ 1 month │ 5 │ None │3 to 4│
│ Pietermaritzburg ││ — │ 5 │ 42 days │ 4 1/2 │ None │ None │
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+

+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ Sub-table H1, SIERRA LEONE, NATAL, and WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Part 2. │
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ ││ Physical │ │
│ ││ Education │ │
│ Name of School. ││(including │ Remarks on State of School, &c. │
│ ││Gymnastics,│ │
│ ││ Bathing, │ │
│ ││Exercise). │ │
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│SIERRA LEONE. ││ │ │
│ ││ │ │
│ C. M. Jubilee ││ Gymnastics│Building well constructed. Ventilation somewhat │
│ ││ │ impeded. Diet plain and simple. │
│ Kessy ││ No │Conducted in a thatched chapel. Situation good. │
│ Campbell Town ││ No │Stone chapel, without special ventilation. │
│ Government ││ No │ — │
│ Bananas ││ No │Frame built chapel, situated on the Island of │
│ ││ │ Bananas. No special ventilation. │
│ Christ Church ││ No │Building large and well ventilated. │
│ Buxton ││ No │Conducted in the cellar of the chapel. Position │
│ ││ │ and ventilation good. │
│ Gibraltar ││ No │Building stone. Ventilation and position good. │
│ Jehovah Shalom ││ No │Frame built chapel, without special ventilation. │
│ York ││ No │Frame chapel, without special ventilation. │
│ Zion ││ No │Stone chapel. Position and ventilation excellent. │
│ Tabernacle ││ No │Frame built chapel, without special ventilation. │
│ Bathurst St. ││ No │Conducted in a wooden chapel. Ventilation indifferent. │
│ Liberated African ││ — │ —— │
│ ││ │ │
│WESTERN AUSTRALIA. ││ │ │
│ ││ │ │
│ Annesfield ││ No │Brick house, situated on a hill. Diet: milk, │
│ ││ │ porridge, bread, meat, vegetables, soup, rice, &c. │
│ New Norcia ││ Gymnastics│ Diet: bread, meat, tea, rice, vegetables, &c. │
│ (Benedictines) ││ │ 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 Mercy ││ No │All girls. │
│ ││ │ │
│NATAL. ││ │ │
│ ││ │ │
│ Infant school, Edendale ││ No │ —— │
│ Day and Industrial, ││ No │ —— │
│ Edendale. ││ │ │
│ New Germany ││ Yes │Room made of wattle and daub. Ventilation good. │
│ ││ │ Diet: porridge and potatoes. │
│ St. Michael’s ││ No │Diet regular and simple. │
│ Ekukanyeni ││ Yes │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 Station ││ No │ —— │
│ Spring Vale ││ No │Room of wattle and daub. Situated on the side │
│ ││ │ of a hill. Diet: meal, milk, and potatoes. │
│ Umvoti ││ No │Built of brick, thatched roof, mud floor. │
│ Kwangubeni ││ No │Held in a chapel. │
│ Verulam (Wesleyan) ││ Only │Diet: porridge with meat. │
│ ││ bathing │ │
│ Indaleni ││ No │Held in a chapel, well ventilated. │
│ Pietermaritzburg ││ No │ —— │
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+

+─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ Sub-table H2, CEYLON. Part 1. │
+─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+
│ ││ │No. of│ │ School Hours. │
│ ││ Length of │School│ Annual +────────+──────+──────+
│ Name of School. ││ School │ Days │ No. of │Instruc-│ │ Out- │
│ ││ Education.†│ per │Holidays.│ tion. │Play. │ door │
│ ││ │Week. │ │ │ │ Work.│
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+
│CEYLON. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Colombo academy ││ 12 to │ 5 │ 2 1/2 │ 5 │ 2 │ None │
│ ││ 15 years │ │ months │ │ │ │
│ ││ │ │ and wet │ │ │ │
│ ││ │ │ weather.│ │ │ │
│ Galle central school ││ 6 years │ 5 │ 65 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Kandy central school ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 50 days │ 5 1/2 │ 3/4 │ None │
│ Colombo Pettah English ││ 25 years │ 5 │ 36 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Grand Pass English school ││5 to 8 years│ 5 │ 64 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Negombo Government ││ — │ 5 │ 39 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ boys’ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Caltura English school ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ {33} Pantura boys’ ││5 to 6 years│ 5 │ 45 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ English school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Matura Government ││5 to 6 years│ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ elementary school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Kornegalle English ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 63 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Malrandahn Government ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1/2 │ None │
│ mixed school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Copetty mixed school ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 45 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Kandane ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Mabola mixed school ││5 to 8 years│ 5 │ 64 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Kaigalle mixed school ││ 8 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 1/2 │ 1/2 │ 1/2 │
│ Ratnapoora mixed school ││ 3 years │ 5 │ 61 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Bentotte mixed school ││ 10 years │ 5 │ 66 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Government mixed school at││ 5 years │ 5 │ 40 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Balepitimodera. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Matura boys’ school ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ {34} Matura girls’ school ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Belligam boys’ school ││ 6 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1/2 │ None │
│ Boys’ school, Dondra ││ 3 years │ 5 │ 62 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Oodoovil female boarding ││ 5 years │ 5 │ Thrice │ 7 │ 1 │ 1 │
│ school. ││ │ │ a year │ │ │ │
│ Batticotta high school ││ 6 years │ 5 │ 3 months│ 7 │ 1 │ None │
│ Batticotta training and ││ 2 and 3 │ 5 │ 3 months│ 9 │ 6 │ 1 │
│ theological school. ││ years │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Galle mixed school ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 65 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Kallowelle mixed ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 65 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Belligam mixed school ││ 6 years │ 5 │ 59 days │ 5 1/2 │ 1/2 │ None │
│ Hambantotte mixed school ││ — │ 5 │ 59 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Trincomalie, mixed, boys’ ││ 7 years │ 5 │ 46 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Kandy mixed school ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1/2 │ None │
│ Kandy industrial school ││ — │ 5 │ 28 days │ 5 │ 1 │ 6 │
│ Pitiyagedere ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Madewelletenne ││1 to 4 years│ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Gampola mixed school ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 7 │ None │ None │
│ Nawelepitiye mixed school ││ — │ 5 │ 41 days │ 6 │ 1 │ None │
│ {35} Kadugannawa ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Harispattoo mixed school ││1 to 3 years│ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Ambagamuwa mixed school ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Medemahanuwera ││ — │ 5 │ 57 days │ 6 1/2 │ 1/2 │ None │
│ Odoonuwera mixed school ││ — │ 5 │ 62 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Newera Ellia mixed school ││6 to 7 years│ 5 │ 61 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Badulla mixed ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 50 days │ 4 │ None │ None │
│ Matelle mixed school ││ 2 to 2 1/2 │ 5 │ 43 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ ││ years │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Odetenne in Matelle ││ — │ 5 │ 43 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Madampe mixed school ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 6 │ 1 │ None │
│ Putlam mixed school ││ 3 years │ 5 │ 57 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ Calpentyn mixed school ││ 6 years │ 5 │ 51 days │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ Mullativoe Government ││ 9 years │ 5 │ 52 days │ 6 │ None │5 min.│
│ mixed school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Manaar, mixed ││ 7 years │ 5 │ 60 days │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ {36} Anuradhapoora, mixed ││ 2 2/3 years│ 5 │ 64 days │ 7 │ None │ None │
│ Mattacooly ││ 3 years │ 5 │ 61 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Watelle vernacular boys’ ││3 or 4 years│ 5 │ 49 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Pamanugama vernacular ││ — │ 5 │ 61 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Mahawatta ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 63 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Mahare ││ — │ 5 │ 54 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Kohillewatte vernacular ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 45 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Kottawa vernacular, boys ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 48 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Slave Island boys’ school ││2 to 4 years│ 5 │ 42 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Milagria ││ — │ 5 │ 40 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Dehiwella ││ — │ 5 │ 40 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Attidiya vernacular school││ 8 years │ 5 │ 45 days │ — │ None │ None │
│ Weligampittia ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Dandogame ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1/2 │ None │
│ Seedua ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ {37} Katane ││ — │ 5 │ 54 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Andiamblam vernacular ││ — │ 5 │ 57 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Imbulgodde school ││ — │ 5 │ 59 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Indebetta vernacular boys’││4 or 5 years│ 5 │ 45 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ and girls’ school ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Waragodde vernacular ││ — │ 5 │ 49 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Bandaragama vernacular ││ — │ 5 │ 62 days │ 5 │ 1/2 │ The │
│ boys’ school ││ │ │ │ │ │ rest.│
│ Waskaduwa vernacular ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 45 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ boys’ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Katukurunde vernacular ││4 or 5 years│ 5 │ 45 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ boys’ and girls’ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Payagalle, vernacular ││ — │ 5 │ 42 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Barbaryn vernacular school││ — │ 5 │ 62 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Maccoon ││ — │ 5 │ 70 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Dondra vernacular boys’ ││ 3 years │ 5 │ 62 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Parnegame Government ││ 4 3/4 years│ 5 │ 60 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ vernacular boys’ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Passara, Singhalese school││ 4 years │ 5 │ 50 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Badulla, Singhalese ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 50 days │ 4 │ None │ None │
│ Badulla (Tamil) vernacular││ 5 years │ 5 │ 50 days │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ Paloogame school ││ — │ 5 │ — │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Combalwella ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 1/2 │ 1/4 │ 1/4 │
│ {38}Matelle (Tamil) school││ 2 years │ 5 │ 43 days │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ Ratotte school ││ — │ 5 │ 43 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Kotmalie, vernacular ││ 4 1/3 years│ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Dummaladeniya of Chilau ││ — │ 5 │ 42 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Calpentyn (Tamil) school ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 51 days │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ Female seminary ││ up to 16 │ 5 │ 63 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Kandy superior girls’ ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 63 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Grand Pass mixed girls’ ││ 4 years │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Borella ││3 to 5 years│ 5 │ 36 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Colpetty girls’ school ││2 to 3 years│ 5 │ 42 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Caltura girls’ mixed ││5 to 8 years│ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ school ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Matura Government girls’ ││ — │ 5 │ 56 days │ 5 │ 1 │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Kottawa, vernacular, girls││ — │ 5 │ 48 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Pantura, mixed, girls ││ — │ 5 │ 60 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ Pantura, vernacular, girls││ — │ 5 │101 days │ 3 to 9 │ 1 │ None │
│ Government (Tamil) girls’ ││ 5 years │ 5 │ 46 days │ 5 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+

+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ Sub-table H2, CEYLON. Part 2. │
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ ││ Physical │ │
│ ││ Education │ │
│ Name of School. ││(including │ Remarks on State of School, &c. │
│ ││Gymnastics,│ │
│ ││ Bathing, │ │
│ ││Exercise). │ │
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ CEYLON. ││ │ │
│ ││ │ │
│ Colombo academy ││ Bathing, │Situation the best that could be selected, and │
│ ││quoits, &c.│ ventilation good. Principal buildings in bad │
│ ││ │ repair. School cannot be held in wet weather. │
│ ││ │ More and better accommodation required. │
│ Galle central school ││ No │Well ventilated, and situated in the healthiest │
│ ││ │ part of the town. │
│ Kandy central school ││ No │The building is constructed at the bottom of a │
│ ││ │ hill, and damp during wet weather. Ventilation │
│ ││ │ good. Diet: rice, vegetables, and fish. │
│ Colombo Pettah English ││ No │Locality of the school-house is very bad, situated │
│ school. ││ │ in a very noisy, hot, and dusty road. │
│ Grand Pass English school ││ No │Well ventilated. Situated on the rising ground, │
│ ││ │ enjoys the benefit of the sea breeze. Diet: │
│ ││ │ rice, fish, curry, and beef occasionally. │
│ Negombo Government ││ No │Situated on the plain, bordering the sea shore, │
│ boys’ school. ││ │ admitting sea breeze freely. │
│ Caltura English school ││ No │Situated on the left bank of the Kaln Ganga. │
│ ││ │ Ventilation very satisfactory. │
│ Pantura boys’ ││ No │Ventilation sufficient. Situated on the bank of │
│ English school. ││ │ the lake, not far from the sea; district remarkably │
│ ││ │ salubrious. │
│ Matura Government ││ No │School-room spacious and airy. Situated near │
│ elementary school. ││ │ the sea; position healthy. │
│ Kornegalle English ││ No │ —— │
│ Malrandahn Government ││ No │School-room is now more commodious and airy; will prove│
│ mixed school. ││ │ more beneficial to the health of the children. │
│ Copetty mixed school ││ No │School-room is spacious and airy, situated near │
│ ││ │ the sea. │
│ Kandane ││ No │School-room of stone, and well ventilated. Station │
│ ││ │ generally healthy, except in November │
│ ││ │ and three following months. “Tobacco much │
│ ││ │ practised,” with pernicious results. │
│ Mabola mixed school ││ No │Building consists of two halls, well ventilated. │
│ ││ │ Diet: rice, fish, beef occasionally. General │
│ ││ │ health of the children good. │
│ Kaigalle mixed school ││ No │School an open shed, and considered healthy. │
│ Ratnapoora mixed school ││ No │Situated in a noisy and filthy position. Mud floors, │
│ ││ │ dilapidated walls, and want of free ventilation. │
│ Bentotte mixed school ││ No │ —— │
│ Government mixed school at││ No │House airy, but not kept clean. No provision │
│ Balepitimodera. ││ │ made for a sweeper. Boys have materially │
│ ││ │ suffered in health. │
│ Matura boys’ school ││ No │School-room is spacious and airy, situated near │
│ ││ │ the sea. │
│ Matura girls’ school ││ No │School is situated in a healthy locality, not far │
│ ││ │ from the sea, and well ventilated. │
│ Belligam boys’ school ││ No │Situated in a salubrious part of the town. │
│ Boys’ school, Dondra ││ No │Situated near the sea, in a salubrious locality. │
│ Oodoovil female boarding ││ Bathing │School-room and dormitories well ventilated. │
│ school. ││ │ Health of pupils generally good. │
│ Batticotta high school ││ No │House well ventilated. Diet simple. Climate │
│ ││ │ generally healthy. │
│ Batticotta training and ││ No │Rooms well ventilated. │
│ theological school. ││ │ │
│ Galle mixed school ││ No │Building sufficiently ventilated, but rather damp. │
│ ││ │ Situated in the healthiest part of the town. │
│ Kallowelle mixed ││ No │Building is commodious and well ventilated. │
│ ││ │ Situated in a healthy locality. │
│ Belligam mixed school ││ No │Situated in a salubrious part of the town. │
│ Hambantotte mixed school ││ No │Situated in a healthy locality; enjoys the benefit │
│ ││ │ of sea breeze. │
│ Trincomalie, mixed, boys’ ││ No │School is built in a healthy place. │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Kandy mixed school ││ No │Situated in a healthy locality. Room is large │
│ ││ │ and well ventilated. Diet: rice and vegetables. │
│ Kandy industrial school ││Bathing and│Diet: rice, milk, curries, and vegetables. │
│ ││ drill. │ │
│ Pitiyagedere ││ No │ —— │
│ Madewelletenne ││ No │Situated in a healthy locality. │
│ Gampola mixed school ││ No │Situated in the heart of the town. School consists │
│ ││ │ of one large hall. Ventilation free. │
│ Nawelepitiye mixed school ││ No │School built on an elevation. Well ventilated. │
│ Kadugannawa ││ No │The school walls are constructed of mud; roof │
│ ││ │ thatched with cadjans. │
│ Harispattoo mixed school ││ No │School is built in a healthy locality. │
│ Ambagamuwa mixed school ││ No │School is built on an elevated place, and freely │
│ ││ │ ventilated. │
│ Medemahanuwera ││ No │ —— │
│ Odoonuwera mixed school ││ No │Situated on a rock in the centre of a range of │
│ ││ │ paddy fields. Building open, surrounded by a │
│ ││ │ parapet wall. │
│ Newera Ellia mixed school ││ No │ —— │
│ Badulla mixed ││ No │Situated in the town. Surrounded by buildings, │
│ ││ │ which prevent ventilation. Injurious to the children.│
│ Matelle mixed school ││ No │ —— │
│ Odetenne in Matelle ││ No │School is an open shed; airy, and not crowded. │
│ Madampe mixed school ││ No │Situated near the high road, opposite a large │
│ ││ │ field and the lake. │
│ Putlam mixed school ││ No │District 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 school ││ No │Pupils have been suffering from repeated attacks │
│ ││ │ of fever. Fever is peculiar to this country. │
│ Mullativoe Government ││ No │ —— │
│ mixed school. ││ │ │
│ Manaar, mixed ││ No │Situated in the heart of the town. Construction │
│ ││ │ good. Ventilation free. │
│ Anuradhapoora, mixed ││ No │School-room has plenty of ventilation, and its │
│ ││ │ construction and position are tolerably good. │
│ Mattacooly ││ No │House is a tile-roofed building, well ventilated. │
│ Watelle vernacular boys’ ││ No │Construction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position │
│ school. ││ │ airy and slightly elevated. Ventilation ample. │
│ Pamanugama vernacular ││ No │School-room is well erected. │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Mahawatta ││ No │Healthy place. │
│ Mahare ││ No │ —— │
│ Kohillewatte vernacular ││ No │School is a large tile-roofed bungalow, situated │
│ school. ││ │ on the bank of the Kalany Ganga; is well │
│ ││ │ ventilated. Diet: rice, fish, and curry. │
│ Kottawa vernacular, boys ││ No │Construction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position │
│ ││ │ high. Ventilation free. Diet: rice, │
│ ││ │ yams, vegetables, fish, and grains. │
│ Slave Island boys’ school ││ No │School-room is spacious but not airy. │
│ Milagria ││ No │School is a fine open building, situated in a very │
│ ││ │ nice healthy and airy locality. │
│ Dehiwella ││ No │ —— │
│ Attidiya vernacular school││ No │School is a large roofed building, having a │
│ ││ │ parapet wall round it. │
│ Weligampittia ││ No │School-room is well ventilated. Cold fever, │
│ ││ │ sore eyes, and dysentery prevail to a great extent. │
│ Dandogame ││ No │ —— │
│ Seedua ││ No │ —— │
│ Katane ││ No │ —— │
│ Andiamblam vernacular ││ No │ —— │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Imbulgodde school ││ No │ —— │
│ Indebetta vernacular boys’││ No │Bungalow construction, situated near a lake, │
│ and girls’ school ││ │ which affords a gentle breeze. │
│ Waragodde vernacular ││ No │Construction, mud walls and cadjan roof. Position │
│ school. ││ │ airy and slightly elevated. │
│ Bandaragama vernacular ││ No │School-house is a poor building, situated in an │
│ boys’ school ││ │ interior village. Children enjoy good health. │
│ Waskaduwa vernacular ││ No │Building is a cadjan thatched open bungalow, │
│ boys’ school. ││ │ giving full light and ventilation. Locality healthy. │
│ Katukurunde vernacular ││ No │Bungalow construction, situated near the sea; │
│ boys’ and girls’ school. ││ │ enjoys a gentle breeze during the day. │
│ Payagalle, vernacular ││ No │ —— │
│ Barbaryn vernacular school││ No │School is unhealthy, being too close to the sea. │
│ Maccoon ││ No │ —— │
│ Dondra vernacular boys’ ││ No │ —— │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Parnegame Government ││ No │Want of a school-room much felt. │
│ vernacular boys’ school. ││ │ │
│ Passara, Singhalese school││ No │ —— │
│ Badulla, Singhalese ││ No │ —— │
│ Badulla (Tamil) vernacular││ No │ —— │
│ Paloogame school ││ No │No school. School “is not yet built up.” │
│ Combalwella ││ No │School is situated in a healthy part of the village. │
│ Matelle (Tamil) school ││ No │ —— │
│ Ratotte school ││ No │School is an open shed, airy and not crowded. │
│ Kotmalie, vernacular ││ No │ —— │
│ Dummaladeniya of Chilau ││ No │ —— │
│ Calpentyn (Tamil) school ││ No │ —— │
│ Female seminary ││ No │ —— │
│ Kandy superior girls’ ││ No │ —— │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Grand Pass mixed girls’ ││ No │School is a cadjan-roofed bungalow, situated in │
│ school. ││ │ a garden; well ventilated. Diet: rice, curry, │
│ ││ │ fish, and vegetables. │
│ Borella ││ No │School is a fine building, situated in a healthy │
│ ││ │ place. │
│ Colpetty girls’ school ││ No │School-room is spacious and airy. │
│ Caltura girls’ mixed ││ No │Construction: built of cabook. Position: │
│ school ││ │ situated on the left bank of the Kaln Ganga. │
│ ││ │ Ventilation satisfactory. │
│ Matura Government girls’ ││ No │ —— │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Kottawa, vernacular, girls││ No │Constructed of mud. Situation high. Ventilation │
│ ││ │ free. Diet: rice, yams, vegetables, fish, &c. │
│ Pantura, mixed, girls ││ No │School is an open building. │
│ Pantura, vernacular, girls││ No │ —— │
│ Government (Tamil) girls’ ││ No │School is situated in a most salubrious place. │
│ school. ││ │ Ventilation free, and the children’s health │
│ ││ │ good. │
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+

+─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ Sub-table H3, CANADA. Part 1. │
+─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+
│ ││ │No. of│ │ School Hours. │
│ ││ Length of │School│ Annual +────────+──────+──────+
│ Name of School. ││ School │ Days │ No. of │Instruc-│ │ Out- │
│ ││ Education.†│ per │Holidays.│ tion. │Play. │ door │
│ ││ │Week. │ │ │ │ Work.│
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+────────+──────+──────+
│{39} CANADA. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Saugeeng ││6 to 8 years│ 5 │ None │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ Snake Island ││ 8 to 10 │ 5 1/2│ None │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ ││ years │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Rice Lake ││5 or 6 years│ 5 │ 7 days │ — │ None │ None │
│ Chemong or Mud Lake ││5 or 6 years│ 5 │ 35 days │ 5 1/2 │ None │ 2 │
│ Alnwick industrial school ││ — │ 5 │ — │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ New England, co. Mohawk ││ — │ 5 │ 28 days │ 6 │ 1 │ None │
│ Mohawk ││ — │ 5 │ 28 days │ 6 │ 1 │ None │
│ Mohawk Institution ││5 or 6 years│ 5 1/2│ 40 days │ 6 │ 2 │ 4 │
│ Manitowaning ││4 to 5 years│ 5 1/2│ 7 days │ 4 │ None │ None │
│ Wikwemikong ││5 to 7 years│ 5 1/2│ 7 days │ 7 │ 10 │ None │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ min- │ │
│ ││ │ │ │ │ utes.│ │
│ St. Clair common day ││ — │ 5 │ 14 days │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Walpole Island common ││ 6 to 15 │ 5 │ 28 days │ 6 │ None │ None │
│ school. ││ years │ │ │ │ │ │
│ Mount Elgin ││5 to 6 years│ 5 1/2│ 7 days │ 4 1/2 │ 3 │ 3 │
+───────────────────────────++────────────+──────+─────────+──────────────────────+

+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ Sub-table H3, CANADA. Part 2. │
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│ ││ Physical │ │
│ ││ Education │ │
│ Name of School. ││(including │ Remarks on State of School, &c. │
│ ││Gymnastics,│ │
│ ││ Bathing, │ │
│ ││Exercise). │ │
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
│CANADA. ││ │ │
│ ││ │ │
│ Saugeeng ││ No │Wooden frame building. Position, airy and healthy. │
│ Snake Island ││ No │A frame building in a good airy position, well │
│ ││ │ ventilated, on the borders of a lake. │
│ Rice Lake ││ No │A frame building in an airy situation, well ventilated.│
│ Chemong or Mud Lake ││ No │School house commodious and well ventilated. │
│ Alnwick industrial school ││ No │Brick building properly ventilated. Position elevated │
│ ││ │ Diet: soups, vegetables, meats, and bread. │
│ New England, co. Mohawk ││ No │Children healthy. │
│ Mohawk ││ No │ —— │
│ Mohawk Institution ││ Yes │Brick building, well ventilated, situated in a │
│ ││ │ healthy position. Diet: bread, meat, vegetables, │
│ ││ │ corn meal, milk, butter, and soup. │
│ Manitowaning ││ No │ —— │
│ Wikwemikong ││ Yes │ —— │
│ St. Clair common day ││ No │ —— │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Walpole Island common ││ No │Situated on the River Pont. Island damp. │
│ school. ││ │ │
│ Mount Elgin ││ No │Children remarkably healthy. Institution stands │
│ ││ │ in an elevated position on the banks of the │
│ ││ │ River Thames. Sleeping apartments well ventilated. │
│ ││ │ Diet: plain and wholesome. │
+───────────────────────────++───────────+───────────────────────────────────────────────────────+

† In many instances this question has been misinterpreted as meaning the number of hours of instruction, and has been so filled up.

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