Proposals by Dr Abdur Ruzzack [Abdur Razzack] in connection with the pilgrimage to Mecca
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pp 131-51. Dispatches from the Secretary of State for India, forwarding opinions of the Governments of Bengal and Bombay on the recommendations of Assistant Surgeon Abdur Razzack that a Pilgrim Health Officer and Agent be established at Bombay, and that a Pilgrim Agency be established at Jeddah....
Suggestions made by Moulvie Syud Imdad Ali, Khan Bahadur, for removing the hardships to which pilgrims to Mecca are subjected
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pp 153-54. Government of Bengal forward a communication received from Moulvie Syud Imdad Ali, providing a short account of his own pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina; his meeting with the Grand Sheriff of Mecca and Excellency Nashiz Pasha, Governor of the Hejaz; his two week-stay in Bombay; and sugge...
Outbreaks of scurvy on certain vessels supposed to have been due to the water taken on board at Bassein
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pp 31-36. Reports and correspondence regarding outbreaks of scurvy on the ships Nereus and Mallowdale, sailing from Bassein in July and August 1879 respectively.
Outbreak of scurvy on board the Janet Cowan attributed to the bad quality of the water supplied at Bassein
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p 105. Marine Department forward report by William Spooner, Medical Inspector, remarking on the appearance of scurvy on vessels departing from Bassein and Rangoon, and the case of the Janet Cowan; plus comments thereon by the Marine Department.