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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918' [65] (74/568)
The record is made up of 1 volume (282 folios). It was created in 1918. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac. 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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CHAPTER V
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HYGIENE
It (I
2 Europeans, the principal disease of the country is
maljiua. This is most incident m the neighbourhood of marshes
and inundation-areas, and it is therefore especially prevalent in
ower Mesopotamia and above all among the swamps of southern
f rak ^ th ® fl 00 * 3 season and in autumn. It is also to be apprehended
in certain low-lying marshy localities of upper Mesopotamia.
In the plains during the summer months fatiguing work in the
i m 0 P en ^ llkel y to brin g on beat-stroke. This is specially likelv to
^ ® ec " r . in a humid atmosphere, so that in this respect also southern
M Irak m its present condition is the most unhealthy part of the
T country. Prickly heat also is very prevalent in the damp part of
:jii the country. 1
iji There may also be danger at times, or under certain conditions of
cholera, choleraic diarrhoea, plague, or typhus. The spread of cholera
and choleraic diarrhoea is much increased by flies. On measures
necessary to protect camps, &c., from flies see
tamm published by the General Staff, India, 1917 edition, pp. 52-4.
A boil which is called by various names (e. g. 'Baghdad boil'Basra
, date-mark ) attacks both Europeans and natives in many of the cities.
JNatives of the towns where the boil is prevalent are generally attacked
, infanc y at an age of from one to three years. Newcomers are almost
! , always attacked within a year of their arrival in a town where the
i disease is prevalent. The boil usually appears on the face, hand,
wrist, or ankle. It lasts for about a year, causes discomfort, and
a* leaves a scar, but is not dangerous. It is believed to be caused by
a parasite, called Leishmania, injected by the bite of some noxious
* insect, probably a sand-fly. Treatment by carbonic acid snow may
» possibly reduce the boil for a time, but in that case it is likely to
. I return sooner or later. If the boil is left alone, the disease will not
sl» come back when once it has run its course. Natives inoculate the
sore on the arm to prevent a disfiguring scar on the face.
Outside malaria-infested districts, if proper precautions can be
mes. i
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia, for the most part as they were before the First World War.
The volume includes a note on official use, a title page and 'Note'. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following chapters and sections:
- Chapter 1: Boundaries and Physical Features;
- Chapter 2: Climate;
- Chapter 3: Minerals;
- Chapter 4: Fauna and Flora;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene;
- Chapter 6: History;
- Chapter 7: Inhabitants;
- Chapter 8: Religions;
- Chapter 9: Administration;
- Chapter 10: Irrigation of Irak [Iraq];
- Chapter 11: Agriculture and Land Tenure;
- Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
- Chapter 13: Currency, Weights, and Measures;
- Chapter 14: Communications and Transport;
- Vocabularies;
- Index.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (282 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in numbered chapters. There is a contents page and an alphabetically arranged index.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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'. of the folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:556, ii-r:ii-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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