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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [360] (364/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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360
HYGIENE AND DISEASE
T icks, Argas Permcus (fowl tick), though not known to carry auv
germs hurtful to man, is such a pest along the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
that it
has been known to compel people to quit their houses.
Ornithodorus Savignyi conveys the spirochaetes of relapsing fever •
Ixodes ricinus, very common in Arabia, is responsible for diseases
due to Piroplasma.
C rustaceans . Various species of Cyclops, which carry the
larval forms of the guinea-worm.
M ollusca . Species of Katayama, Bullinus, and Planorbis are
known as hosts for cercaria of Bilharzia (Schistosomum) kaematohia,
and several kinds of Limnaea harbour the larva of ' flukes
Our knowledge of the arthropods and worms, &c., of Arabia is
very small. It is to be hoped that travellers and civil and military
officials will collect new or rare species and send them to England.'
G eneral H ygiene and some C ommon D iseases
Within the last forty years the true causes of many infective
diseases have been discovered and proved, and many new methods
have been devised to safeguard the health of men suddenly ex
posed to the risk of tropical diseases. Malaria, yellow fever, cholera,
typhoid, typhus, plague, are at the present time so well understood'
and the precautions to be taken against them have been so far
worked out, that a man need not be greatly afraid of them—if
only he will be careful.
But, of course, he must not only be careful to obey the ordinary
rules for the avoidance of infection ; he must also be careful to
keep himself thoroughly fit and up to the mark. If he impairs his
health by any bad habit or excess, or by any neglect of himself,
his natural power of resistance becomes less. Proper diet and
clothing, avoidance of chill, attention to the teeth and the skin
and the bowels, all are of great importance to him. Men ought
to be encouraged to believe that, if only they will be careful, they
can really do a great deal to protect themselves from infection,
ior the fear of disease may get more hold on a man than the fear
of dying in action. Losses in action and losses by disease', says
Lieut.-Col. Melville, are very different things. . . . Disease takes
the heart out of men in a way that mere death on the battlefield
does not.'
Our present knowledge of the causes of the infective diseases
comes from the work of Pasteur (1822-95) and his followers. It
was Pasteur Avho discovered and proved that the infective diseases
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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume II, Routes (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1917) and contains details on routes in the Arabian Peninsula, as well as information on transport and lines of communication arranged on a geographical basis. Chapters concerning meteorological information, hygiene and disease, and vocabularies have also been incorporated. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and the War Office. The sources from which the routes have been compiled, together with notes on directions and distance, appear at the head of each chapter, while some sections have been compiled on the basis of native information. Authorities cited include: George August Wallin, William Gifford Palgrave, Carlo Claudio Camillo Guarmani, Lady Anne Blunt, Charles Huber, Julius Euting, Gerard Leachman, Gertrude Bell, Anders Christian Barclay Raunkiær, William Henry Irvine Shakespear, and John Gordon Lorimer.
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:
- Chapter 1: Methods of Transport;
- Chapter 2: Communications, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 3: Routes, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 4: Meteorological Observations;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene and Disease;
- Chapter 6: Vocabularies;
- Appendix: Note on the System of Transliteration and Glossary of Topographical and Common Terms;
- Index;
- Plates.
There is also a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Terms'.
There is one map contained in this volume: 'Map 5. Key Map of Routes'. In addition, there are nine plates by Douglas Carruthers, Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Captain Gerard Leachman, and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles.
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- 1 volume (271 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which 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 front cover, on number 1, and ends on the map which is inserted at the back of the volume, on number 271.
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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