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2. IOR/P/525 Sep 1875 nos 71-75
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/525 Sep 1875 nos 71-75
- Title:
- Measures to address the condition of poor pilgrims at Jeddah, and travelling to and from Mecca
- Scope & Content:
- pp 521-23. Communication between Brigadier-General J Schneider, Political Resident at Aden, Captain G Beyts, Consul at Jeddah, and the Secretary of State for India, regarding the payment of passage for poor pilgrims by the wealthy without making provision for their subsistence at Jeddah and Mecca...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1875-Jul 1875
- Extent:
- 3 pages
3. IOR/P/1003 Aug 1877 nos 05-21
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1003 Aug 1877 nos 05-21
- Title:
- Government enquiry into the supposed practice of wealthy Muslims providing for the poor to make pilgrimage to Mecca without sufficiently providing for their journey back or subsistence
- Scope & Content:
- pp 397-473. Following receipt of a report from the British Council in Jeddah that many pilgrims do not have provision for their subsistence at Jeddah or return passage to Mecca, the Government of India request opinions on the matter from the Presidency Governments, and recommendations for any ap...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Dec 1876-Aug 1877
- Extent:
- 57 pages
4. IOR/P/1003 Mar 1877 nos 39-40
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1003 Mar 1877 nos 39-40
- Title:
- Establishment of a quarantine station at Bassidore [Bāsa'īdū]
- Scope & Content:
- pp 75-84. Correspondence and copy telegrams regarding the outbreak of plague at Mesopotamia [Iraq] and the Persian Gulf; quarantine measures adopted by the Egyptian Sanitary Board; initial plans for temporarily moving the Bushire Residency to Bassidore and establishing a quarantine; the trade of...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1875-Mar 1877
- Extent:
- 10 pages
5. IOR/P/1003 May 1877 nos 15-17
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1003 May 1877 nos 15-17
- Title:
- Overcrowding of pilgrim vessels lying between the ports of Aden ['Adan] and Jeddah
- Scope & Content:
- pp 117-20. Correspondence regarding pilgrim vessels, the Native Passenger Ships Act, and the Ottoman sanitary administration. Includes communications received from the Government of Bombay, the Secretary of State for India, the Political Resident at Aden, and the Consul at Jeddah.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Jan 1877-May 1877
- Extent:
- 4 pages
6. IOR/P/1003 Oct 1877 nos 73-75
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1003 Oct 1877 nos 73-75
- Title:
- Regulation of pilgrim traffic in the Red Sea
- Scope & Content:
- pp 569-621. Secretary of State for India forwards copy telegrams, correspondence and regulations concerning the pilgrim traffic in the Red Sea, and proposals by Turkish authorities for regulation and quarantine. Includes copy communications from: Sir Henry Elliot. Dr Dickson, British Delegate t...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- Mar 1877-Oct 1877
- Extent:
- 51 pages
7. IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 no 09
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 no 09
- Title:
- Reporting decisions made during a meeting of the Egyptian Board of Health
- Scope & Content:
- p 263. Letter received from C Vivian, Cairo, informing the Government of India of the quarantine periods imposed on pilgrims at the Gebel Tor and Suez, and that the land transit through Egypt is closed to pilgrims until further notice.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Jan 1878
- Extent:
- 1 page
8. IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 nos 28-30
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 nos 28-30
- Title:
- Regulation of pilgrim traffic in the East
- Scope & Content:
- pp 273-83. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs forwards to Sir Louis Mallet copy correspondence regarding coal steamers carrying pilgrim traffic, their use of the Suez canal, and relevant shipping regulations. Includes correspondence from A Anson, Administrator of the Straits Settlements...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- Dec 1877-Mar 1878
- Extent:
- 10 pages
9. IOR/P/1203 Nov 1878 nos 38-52
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1203 Nov 1878 nos 38-52
- Title:
- Deputation of a Muslim doctor to Mecca to report on the sanitary condition of that place during the pilgrimage
- Scope & Content:
- pp 767-72. Correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Government of India, and the Indian Medical Department, discussing arrangements and the details to be reported. Assistant Surgeon Abdoor Razzack [Abdur-Razzack], previously stationed at the Mayo Hospital, Calcutta, is selected.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Aug 1878-Nov 1878
- Extent:
- 6 pages
10. IOR/P/1338 Aug 1879 nos 10-16
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/P/1338 Aug 1879 nos 10-16
- Title:
- Report by Assistant Surgeon Abdur Ruzzack [Abdur Razzack] on the sanitary condition of pilgrims at Mecca
- Scope & Content:
- pp 469-534. Report submitted by Abur Razzack detailing his journey from Bombay to Mecca as a pilgrim undertaking the Hadj, plus correspondence thereon received from the Foreign Office, the Under Secretary of State for India; a report by Dr E Dickson, British Delegate to the Board of Health at Co...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Mar 1879-Aug 1879
- Extent:
- 64 pages