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84 ADMN. REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOR 1010.
The winter of 1910 set in much earlier and with greater severity than
usual. Snow fell early in December, which is unusual and, on December 16th,
the minimum temperature recorded was 11°^
Many large caravans of Afghans travelled through Persian Baluchistan
“ on their way to and from the coast. The
Ann8 tr*ffic' damage done by theso Afghans to the
telegraph line has already been mentioned.
The Consul at Bandar Abbas was regularly informed of .the movements
of caravans.
Cholera broke out in Meshed in the middle of the year, and pilgrims
returning thence brought the disease to
Epidemic Duoaee.
Rawar.. A quarantine station was es­
tablished there, but the disease made its appearance in Kerman, on November
21st. Fortunately it was of a very mild type and the severity'of the weather
checked its dissemination. The local authorities took primitive measures
to prevent the spread of the disease and valuable services were tendered by
Drs. Dodson and Westlake of the Church Missionary Society and by Assist­
ant Surgeon Salt. The disease disappeared towards the end of December,
by. which time 1C5 cases and 50 deaths had occurred. The outbreak caused a
fairly general exodus from Kerman, but the people returned to the town at
the end of December.
T. W. HAIG, Lieutenant-Colonel,
His'Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kerman.