‘Turkish Arabia. Cholera treatment of’

Title:

‘Turkish Arabia. Cholera treatment of’

Date:

1848/1849

Description:

Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 December 1849.The item relates to a proposed treatment for cholera – by bleeding the feet of patients – as proposed by John Barker, a retired diplomat living in the Aleppo Pachalik [Pashalik]. The bulk of the item comprises reports on trials of the treatment as conducted by numerous medical officers under the Medical Board, Government of Bombay. The reports, collected by the Medical Board, are passed on to the Government of Bombay, which in turn forwards copies to the Court of Directors and to the governments of India and Madras.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 213 of 1850', 'Collection No. 11 of No. 135', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 340, and terminates at f 359, 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:

Cholera
Reports
Medical treatment

Geographic region:

India
Turkish Arabia

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100098181415.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098181415.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2344/123157
IOR/F/4/2344/123157

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