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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎160r] (326/396)

The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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FOE THE YEAR 1919.
The most common diseases treated and in comparison w ith the two previous
years were:—
1917. j
1918. |
1919.
Malaria ...... . ,
5,449
5,720 1
4,940
Eye disease ........
997
856 j
773
Respiratory disease ......
522
903 :
8o2
Digestive system
1,691
1,535
1,44)7
Disease of connective tissue .....
303
168
191
Dysentery ......
226
160
44
Diarrhoea ........
114
232
132
There were no epidemics reported nor occurred in the vicinity nor town
during the year.
There has been little variation in the number attending during the past
three years. The figures are—*
In-door.
Out-door.
Total.
1917
63
13,895
13,958
1918 . . .
63
14,694
1 4,756
1919 .
53
12,711
12,7^4
The conservancy of the town leaves much to be desired.
Disposal of excreta into a series of underground receptacles which ara
cleaned out at intervals is not ideal sanitation. The streets are swept by Muni
cipal sweepers who lately have been more efficient. Rubbish is used for road
making and excess dumped into the sea.
The water supply is from wells outside the town and in the case of better
.class houses rain water cisterns have been built for collection and storage of
"water.
Surgical operations performed during the past three years are ;—
191 7 . . 651
191 8 . . . 649
191 9 746
The majority are of the minor variety.
Small-pox is endemic. Vaccination is carried out by voluntary attendance
during the cooler months of the year.
A. S. M. PEEBLES, Major, LM.S.,
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. -
B ushiee ; \
The'27th May 1920, )

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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.

The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , and provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.

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1 volume (194 folios)
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The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.

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