'File 2/14 II Epidemics (in places other than Bahrain) Cholera, Smallpox etc'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 2/14 II Epidemics (in places other than Bahrain) Cholera, Smallpox etc'
- Date:
- 1942/1950
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Residency Agent at Sharjah, the Political Agent at Muscat, the Political Agent in the Trucial Coast, the British Ambassador at Baghdad, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding outbreaks of smallpox and other diseases in the Persian Gulf. The file contains requests for supply of vaccines, vaccinations, and quarantine measures. The file also contains documents and weekly statistics regarding a smallpox epidemic in 1943 in Dubai.The file contains documents in Arabic with English translation, quarantine notices from the Government of Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 179; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-35 and between ff 37-141; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Disease control
Statistics
Smallpox - Geographic region:
- Dubai
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000296_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000296_en
IOR/R/15/2/1071
IOR/R/15/2/1071