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courtyards of the houics. They teem with The rainfall in the seasons October to May
nosquitoi and householders arc reluctant to during the past eleven years has been:—
permit any proventivo measures. Inch**.
The lotiil norober of attendant* for Malaria at 1910*11 ..... 2029
the Government Dispensary during the following 19IMI ..... 9-30
rears giro an indication of the extent of the 1912-13 ..... 607
infeotioa. , 1913-14...................................11-J5
3314-15...................................... 1009
1918 1919 1920 1916- 10...................................8 76
5,720 .4,940 4,892 191617........................................798
1917- 10........................................6-95
SmaH-pox is endemic and occasionally becomes 800
epidemic usually in the early spring. The people 1918- 19 . 1211
a-> a whole are not in favour of vaccination, even 1919- 20 . 7-34
during an epidemic. The undermentioned figures 1920- 21
show the number of vacciaations iu 8 years. Conditions affecting the trade of Bushlre In
the year 192001.
1918 1919 1920 The abnormally low rat<^> of exchange of the
186 281 SG8 Kran in relation to sterling and rupees induced
local merchants to place large orders for good*
Blindness is common, principally duo lo
trachoma, the latter Icing very prevalent. both in Europe and India in spite of the fact that
Venereal disease is rampant at the time, owing to the Trade boom, delivery
could only be guaranteed after fairly long periods
Spondic cases of ccrebio spinal fever are met of delay. In addition to this many merchants
with but the disease has never assumed epidemic made tlie fatal mistake of neglecting to purchase
form. sterling or rupees against the time when the
Cholera is rare and is generally imported from goods should arrive. In the meantime the rates
outlying district*. of exchange increased considerably. The result
Sanitation is practically non-existent Fitful was that the market was glutted with goods, and,
efforts at cleaning the streets occur from time to as the Bupply greatly exceeded the demand,
time with little result local prices fell, the merchants had difficulty in
meeting the Bills of Exchange drawn on them,
Drainage is non-existent in any sense of the and in many cases were compelled to decla.*e
term and during the rains each street is a con­
duit unto itself. themselves insolvent.
In addition locusts played considerable havoc
with what would otherwise have been a good
Rainfall.
harvest, and the consequent shortage of cereals
The rainfall for the year was under the average, has necessitated fairly large imports of rice and
as a gUnce at the comparative tables hereunder wheat from India in spite of the fact that India
will shew, but as the bulk of it fell in December, could ill afford to spare the grain herself.
with a fair amount in January, it was of immense
aid to the cultivators, who were led to anticipate a Against these two adverse conditions may be
fairly good harvest, provided there was no placed the fact that the Bashire-Shiraz road^ baa,
visitation of locusts. Unfortuately no rain fell in under the protection and vigilance of the South
Persia Rifles, enjoyed an unusual period o£
March or April and the harvest was considerably quietness and safety. Complaints of robberies
reduced in consequence.
at one time so numerous, have been practically
negligible. The principle success achieved by the
191P-19 1919-20 1920-21 South Persia Rifles in the Bufhire interlaod waa
a punitive expedition against Sheikh Huseio in
which that noted rebel and robber chief and many
Mitch s-n . <X0
April . . f>-2B 110 of hia followers were defeated and destroyed.
004 0-11 road also had
IwrmW 040 030 The comparative security of the minimum tfc*
Deccmb* ^80 !•« 4*68 its effect in keeping down to a
J mu try Ml 4-66 1-84 hire of mule and other animal transport.
P.brOAiT 1-86 4 "CO 062 The Bushire-Borasjun Light Railway^ wbijJ
MirchtoSOth
was erected by the Military Authorities i* WU