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Table 22 (Health, Medical Care)
Health Services(Western Medicine) (Public Sector) (1988-2007)
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                                                 Year                          Item 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
  Hospitals (Includes Maternity Homes ) 498 502 502 504 506 504 510 535 540 547
  Central Dispensaries 350 361 278 275 350 365 370 386 377 371
  Doctors 3,416 3,649 3,517 4,135 4,598 5,018 4,853 5,310 5,855 6,336
  Nurses  8,317 9,486 9,456 9,934 11,214 11,818 13,060 13,310 13,846 13,976
  Attendants 6,019 6,030 5,707 5,697 5,710 5,772 5,469 5,579 5,758 6,650
  Midwives 4,740 5,030 4,959 5,359 6,133 6,534 6,614 6,671 6,745 6,781
     Hospital Midwives  1,531 1,641 1,638 1,776 2,025 2,173 2,214 2,288 2,393 2,284
     Public Health Midwives 3,209 3,389 3,321 3,583 4,108 4,361 4,400 4,383 4,352 4,497
  Public Health Inspectors 977 943 886 914 846 876 928 932 915 901
                                                 Year                          Item 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Hospitals (a) 550 563 585 585 605 606 598 608 604 619
Central Dispensaries 389 391 389 389 385 387 375 397 397 387
Doctors (b) 6,974 7,312 8,205 8,565 8,754 9,631 10,025 10,330 11,800 12,686
Hospital Beds 5,373 55,436 58,423 58,833 59,781 61,808 60,328 61,937 62,749 66,886
Nurses 14,448 14,052 14,931 15,061 16,139 16,711 17,316 20,332 20,912 22,088
Attendants 7,160 7,178 7,309 7,163 6,955 6,880 6,696 6,701 7,129 2,102
In Patients Treated (x1,000) 3,797 n.a. 4,015 4,092 4,032 3,993 4,242 4,345 4,429         n.a.
Out Patients' Visits (x1,000) 41,071 n.a. 43,329 43,350 45,681 43,765 43,392 42,483 41,430         n.a.
Midwives 6,988 7,128 7,394 7,377 7,613 7,473 7,192 7,267 7,635 8,995
Hospital 2,410 2,503 2,596 2,723 2,794 3,154 2,668 2,371 2,555 2,828
Public Health 4,578 4,625 4,798 4,654 4,819 4,319 4,524 4,896 5,080 6,167
Public Health Inspectors 888 1,142 1,486 1,401 1,470 1,420 1,394 1,512 1,535 1,740
© ‚Q‚O‚P‚OC KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/10m)/15(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:   
Economic & Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2000    Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D)  
Key:    The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
(a)Incldes Maternity Homes    University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
(b)Includes Assistant Medical Practitioners
n.a.   Not available