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'File 4/4 Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence' [15r] (29/712)
The record is made up of 1 file (352 folios). It was created in 17 Dec 1911-2 Mar 1931. 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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Him GAT 'IC r '.P!TA. T !
rote or. the epi-lenio of plague which ocourre l in ’luroet &r.
neighbourhood during spring 1911.
The first case of plague appeared on the 4th arch 1^11
among some pilgrims i: the quarantine station who hrd frrived
on the 27th of February 1911 ir a pilgrim ship,no case had
apperred uring the voyege of some 10 dr ye from Jeddo i.
This case- was a very mild o: e.
On the 15th of March 1911 a second case, thau of a
sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
on duty,occurred in Quarantined is care died tne sa*ae
day.
On tde [<0th %roh,a few cases were di scovered an -i-dab,
a village about half a mile from the quarartir.e Btation ft'-'d
ft
about a mile and/half from Muscat; the disease iaa prooaoly
existed only for a few -'ays previously there; 'lidab was iso-
-lated and all ooomui ioatior with r rort snoppel.
About this time,it was reported thrt rans were dying
Muscat,very few were seen and these showed no signs of pla & ie »
however,a case of bubonic plague occurred ir. Muscat o t e 6th
April followed by a second or. the 11th April; ai ^ r - a- uactes
became more frequent and there were a few also in Muttra; tne
epidemic continued till the 20th Hay the number of oases de-
- ore as ir.g as the weather got hotter, in all 76 oases with 67
detths were repormed.it was very difficult to get accurate i..-
-fornation as the natives objected to notifying oases,tne
majority of oaves were not reported till after deatn.
T owever it is improbable that there were many more oases,
as a watoh was kept on the number of deaths ooourri. g, T ost
of the oases were of bubonic plrgue but there were al^o a
gool many cares of septioaemio plague.
^he Inhrbitants of Muscat were advise-" to take the U'”'*al
precautions, ^imple ihiles were framed end trei rip ted into
the different lergiagen spoken here.About seventy five people
were inoculated with anti-plegue serum,no oases occurred among
t v e inoculated so far rs is known but mort of the inoculating
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This file consists of correspondence concerning the Muscat Administration Annual Reports for the years 1911-12 to 1930-31 and contains copies of all the reports, except for the one covering 1921-22.
The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Surgeon, Muscat.
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- 1 file (352 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 354; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 71-353; these numbers are also written in pencil, but most are not circled. Where they are circled they have been crossed out.A previous foliation sequence between ff 73-353, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/6/337
- Title
- 'File 4/4 Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:196v, 197ar, 197r:218v, 219ar:219av, 219r:281r, 281ar, 281v:353v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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