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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2554] (1071/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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2554
pensary ^ lished in connection with the British Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at that place Of tec 6
Kuwait^ ^ ias . reri 4 e red valuable services to the people of the town ; who
1904.
_ _ _ of
were otherwise without medical assistance.- itifand c
Present Sanitary Organisation in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, 1907.
The actual sanitary situation in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
may be summed
up as follows : —
The administrative scheme propounded by the Paris Conference of
1903 for the sanitary defence of Europe in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
has not
come into force; and the obstacles to its execution are of such a nature
that their removal at present appears improbable.
In the absence of a general organisation^ local systems under the
management of Turkey and of Great Britain continue to exist. At the
Turkish ports rules prescribed by the Constantinople Board of Health are
in force, which are stringent in a degree not justifiable under the Con
vention of 1903 or even that of 1897, and which by their severity to a
great extent defeat their own objects. Outside of Turkish territory,
sanitary organisation, where it exists, is in the hands of the political
representatives of the British Government and is worked in general
harmony with the conclusions of the Conferences of 1897 and 1903,
except that in Persia the procedure with respect to plague is regulated
entirely by the Convention of 1897; but the rules, especially in regard
to disinfection and the destruction of rats, are not as yet carried out
in their entirety at all places.
Since January 1905, under the instructions of His Majesty^
Government, the British Embassy at Constantinople has been kept in^
formed by telegraph of the sanitary state of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ports and
has been supplied with detailed reports of local epidemics by the British
political and consular staff in the Gulf.
Smallpox in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
In concluding our remarks upon sanitary matters in the Persian
Gulf, we may draw attention to the frequent presence in that region of
smallpox, which at times assames an active epidemic form.
In April 1802 vaccination was successfully introduced at Baghdad
by the Civil Surgeon of the British
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.
with vaccine matter
obtained from Vienna ; and in the following month the operations were
extended to Basrah. At the middle of the 19th century smallpox was
generally prevalent and much dreaded among the populations of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and applications for lymph were sometimes made by
natives to the surgeons of British vessels.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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