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Public Heal*. The following list gives the average monthly wn.
ing rates for Rupees and Sterling :—
During the year there was no outbreak of epidemic
disease in Bushin, that is to say, the town was B%pu» Sterling
spared a visitation of Plague or Cholera. This , Krina per Krana per
reflects credit on tbc quarantine arrangement* in 1923- R*. 100. £
preventing the entry of these diseases from neigh­ March 342 18 61-30
bouring ports which were infected at various times April . 334-20 50 85
during the yvar. Nevertheless smallpox is endemic May . 339 03 61-10
and a considerable number of cases occur yearly. June . 330-20 61-08
July .
The exact numbers are impossible to check as there August 312-51 48-20
44-94
29100
is no local health service. Vaccination on any September 318-40 4305
organised system is of course lacking. October 318-40 43-32
November 320 03 40-30
Malaria is extremely prevalent, particularly in Doccmber 330-90 4744
Bushire Town and the neighbouring suburbs of 1924— 328-35 4708
January
Naidi and Sangi; Mosquitoc-a breed freely in the February 320-71 4700
Ab-ambars or rain water storage tanks in all the March 320-25 48-85
jarger houses.
The following liat shows the average yearly rates
Trachoma is almost universal and the number of
person** blind or partially blind from this* cause Year. Per £ Per Ra. 100
probably runs into a double figure percentage of the Krana. Krara.
population. 1914- 15 62- 50 41105
1915- 10 63- 09 42001
1910-17 43-tfl 19-509
1917- 18 33-12 232-46
1918- 19 30-40 222-82
1919- 20 28-83 261-28
Exchange, 1920- 21 37-00 30002
1921- 22 52-00 347-37
The Statistics annexed to this report were con­ 1922- 23 56-18
verted at the official rate of Krana 47* =£1. 1923- 24 48 63 361-99
324-98
Transport Inland*
The table below shows the number of transport animals plying on the Boshire-Shirar road for the
year under review ae compared with the previous year;—
Donkey*. Camels. Holes.
Months (Persian).
1922-23. 1923-24. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1922-23. 1923-24.

1st Month 2,056 2,986 2,259 2*88 1,026 2*50
2nd 1.455 2.973 1,106 848 1.66D 1*16
3rd m 1*018 4,926 761 189 2*73 2*51
4th 1,880 3.629 63 101 2,111 2,790
SUx ** 1,121 2.770 291 90 1,637 1*61
6th m 2*77 6.549 131 322 2,167 2,755
7th m 18*81 4,732 23 669 2,713 3*43
9th 3*93 4,254 604 672 2,687 \ 8*03
9th 3*41 4,000 139 2,844 2*1*
10th 3.701 4,791 370 1*37 2,646 2,747
282
11th n I 8*08 3.674 203 306 3,320 1*43
13th m 2*43 6*91 1*22 2*00 2,609 1,10*
%
Totes. 29,474 62*31 7,172 9*94 27,886 28.4*