‘Aden. Hospital.’

Title:

‘Aden. Hospital.’

Date:

1845/1845

Description:

Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 September 1845. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302, alongside details of further enclosures.The item relates to proposals for the funding and staffing of the town hospital at Aden. The proposals are made by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, and John Porter Malcolmson, Civil Surgeon at Aden. The item also includes comments on the proposals from the Bombay Medical Board and the governments of Bombay and India.The item contains language which is considered offensive today.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection N. 8 of N. 105, Vol: 2’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 152, and terminates at f 159, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Hospitals
Employment
Funds

Geographic region:

Aden

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100098003412.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098003412.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2142/102303
IOR/F/4/2142/102303

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