A History of Medicine in Sri Lanka: From the Earliest Times to 1948

acted ancient appointed areas army assistant Association authorities ayurveda became Branch British building built camp caused century Ceylon Ceylon Medical cholera Civil College Colombo Colonial considered Council dated Department described disease district doctors Dutch early effect epidemic established European existence fever Galle Governor hospital Ibid important included increased India inscriptions Institute interest introduced Jaffna Journal Kandy Kandyan King known Kynsey labour land later Legislative malaria measures medical officers medicine ment military native nursing occurred opened opium origin patients PCMO period person physician population Portuguese practice present probably provinces recommended records referred result Royal served ship sick Sinhala small pox Society soldiers South Sri Lanka stone surgeon tion took towns treated treatment troops vaccination wards wrote