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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [54r] (112/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1919. 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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Proposed Establishment and Expenditure of Health Office at Najaf
and Kufah.
(D Establishment :
1 Health Officer
1 S.A.S. - - - -
2 B.O.R.s, each
2 B.O.R.s, each
1 Sanitary Inspector (Indian) -
2 Sanitary Inspectors (Arab) -
1 Clerk - - -
2 Vaccinators, each
10 Sanitary Police
2 Quwasses -
(2) Other Expenditure :
Collection charges of Quarantine receipts
Cesspits cleaning - - -
Purchase of donkeys
Upkeep of stables - - -
Construction of latrines
Building of 2 deadhouses -
Reconstruction of Sanitary office -
Office contingencies
Medicines, etc. - - -
Reserves for epidemic
Miscellaneous ...
Total
Grand Total
Rate
Yearly
p. m.
Amount.
Rs.
Rs.
750/-
9,000/-
200/-
2,400/-
275/-
6,600/-
225/-
5,400/-
180/-
2,160/-
100/-
2,400/-
120/-
1,440/-
100/-
2,400/-
60/-
7,200/-
30/-
720/-
39,720/-
-
- 4,000/-
-
- 3,800/-
-
- 2,200/-
-
- 4,000/-
-
- 20,000/-
-
- 10,000/-
-
- 15,000/-
-
500/-
-
- 10,000/-
-
- 10,000/-
-
780/-
-
- 80,280/-
- 1 , 20 , 000 /-
Quarantine receipts during the year
Rs. 1,20,000.
Medical. —A dispensary was opened at Kufah in February 1918, under the
charge of S.A.S. ‘Abdul Latif. Attendance at first was very low, and almost
confined to eye cases, which are extraordinarily prevalent. After about a couple
of months confidence was established, and the attendance got so large that
permission was obtained for the extension of the dispensary and the provision of
six beds. Very kind assistance in equipping the new wards was given by the
British Red Cross.
More than 200 patients attended daily, and it became necessary to open an
additional dispensary at Najaf to relieve congestion. This was done at the end
of October, and the old Government Sarai was rebuilt in the form of a small
hospital. The average attendance was about 130.
From the beginning of 1919 a charge of four annas for first, and two annas for
subsequent visits has been taken, except from those excused payment on account
of poverty. This has caused a considerable decrease in attendance, but it is hoped
that this will not last long.
The following diseases are most common in the two towns:—
Eye troubles; syphilis; malaria; phthisis; stone in bladder; condy
loma ; and gonorrhoea.
Syphilis is most common and is spread more in the form of syphilitic
* stomatitis, from the sharing of cigarette-holders, than from prostitution, which is
unknown. Prevalence of condylomata amongst children is most distressing. Tuber
culosis is also almost universal among the elder inhabitants.
A sum of Rs. 10,000/- has been provided in the Budget for compensation for
the demolishing of crowded quarters. This may help to beat down this scourge.
A hospital for infectious diseases is very badly needed, and it is hoped that the
Quarantine Fund will be able to provide a building suitable for the infectious cases
of both towns. . r ~
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The volume comprises annual reports and administration reports, submitted by Political Officers, for the following divisions in occupied Mesopotamia [Iraq]: Samara; Ba'qubah; Khaniqin [Khānaīqn]; Samawah; Shamiyah [Shāmīyah]; Hillah; Dulaim [Anbar]; Basrah; Qurnah; 'Amarah [Al 'Amārah]; Kut; Nasiriyah; Kirkuk; and the Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. [Kuwayt].
The administration reports often include details under the following headings: tribal and political boundaries; revenue; irrigation; agriculture; industry; municipalities; judicial; education; medical and sanitation; housing; police; jails; Shabanahs; labour; Waqf; establishment and personnel. They often contain appendices, providing statistical tables, special reports, notes on prominent personalities, lists of ruling Shaikhs, and details of court cases and prisoners.
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- 1 volume (231 folios)
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A table of contents can be found at page 2 (folio 2v).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence (445pp, including maps and tables).
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- 'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:232v, 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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