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1911. The following (able gives somo record (,r '
rervations at Bashirc for tlio winter censor* q ^
On March 21st Pair* were a! par. ber to May for purpose of comparison :__
March 23:h . 1 jer cent, discount.
April 13:h 1 m
April 2/th U - *r«he*.
May 3:«t u - m IS90-91 • -<>7J
July 25th 21 - m 1^91-03 • 2l«:3
Bn^tomler 2->lh 3 «« 1SW-9J . 4'J)
October 22nl • 31 - m 189J-00 . U\*l
November 15lh 4 1001-01 • 3-JO
Decern1 er 5th • U - m 1002-03 • 1016
December 21st l 99 m 1900-07 . 8-04
1907-08 . G9i
19J3-09
19:2. . C41
1939-10 . 1G33
Jn'iuarr 17lh • par. 1910- 11 . 20-29
Febiuarr 13ih. 1 per cent, discount. 1911- 12 ^ 090

Weather ani R.u«fall.
tstJ'gsx^SSssxZ
wore
dijlnct, for not oi.lv do l=*y enaUo tl« pa n to wh,a a short „ riSultcd in .,G ^
swai and materially morose ,1* ,**.,Ut«ilhoul ,mt attr,,toJ Httlo notice out-1,1c those affect,d'
11,-se nuns the sun dnr.nS that month .s too In „ ; f 1 '.'11 a severer outbreak lJthw
strong for the >'0,1”= con, and imickly parches ,t. Jn„e t,lrr;vJ ,„T ,J5 j . -
The mins o. l»ll were .mlcoU perfect for the , :llann0(, tll0 rOpulal;0n> Lev ’of
requirements of agriculturists, and a bumper ; Bushin*. Mh n, therefore, pligoe reappeared early
crop resulted.
, in February !'.5i’2, an<I speedily assumedstv«re j ro-
When the rains began In tbc very beginning of j portions, agen-.ml exodus of inhabitants followed.
November 1911, and by January 1912 over 9 j The quarantine authorities endeavoured to combat
inches bad fallen a second prosperous year was the epidemic, and relieve anxiety by urging tip
expected, and ploughing was pushed forward to people to present themselves for inoculation, and
the ulmo-t extent Infortunately the rains up to a certain point were successful, over 4.U0U
failed entirely during February, March and April inoculatious being made, amongst whom very few
J !J ]2, - with the result lh t the yield was in many fatal oases occurred. The epidemic lasted till tin
cases one-quarter of that of a good year. The middle of June, the number of cases,reported U-
total rainfall for the year under report was 12 0 ) ing 963 and the numUr of deaths 729, or 75 per
inches: for the season only 9 90 inches. A cent. The bightst mortality in one week was 122.
year with good rains in February and March and In Bushire, with a town of about 20,000 in­
cool winds will almost always be found to be a habitants, and the total population on (be island
year for export, and Erins interested in exports about 25,000, such a heavy sickness and mortality
from Southern Persia should 6tudy the meteorolo­
naturally brought nearly all business’to a stand­
gical reports.
still. During March, April and May'it is calculat­
ed that over h,000 pepole left the town, and either
went into the iaferior, or to villages along the coast,
1909-10. 1910-1L. 1911-12. or to Basrah, Baghdad and the Shiah Holy places.
From April to May the bazaars, except for pro­
visions, remain-d almost entirely closed and no
business could be done by importers. Manual
Inches. Inches. Inch os.
labour was unobtainable and coolies for unloading
21st March to 027 1*S0 3-02 vessels scarce. Many of these who lied from the
31st March. town have not returned, ai d the whole population
is awaiting anxiously to see whether the ep:dcinic
April 1*34 007
returns in the spring of lit 13. Should it do f0<
October 094 a general exodus is expected, and not impioLably
will be, to some extent, permanent, while lasting
November • 0-17 0-30 377 damage will be done to local business.
December . 8-25 11*30 1*96
Plague also penetrated inland to villages al-out
January . 2-83 4*22 329
30 miles distant. This epidemic may be foun­
February . 0-53 0*26 039 der'd one of the causes, which has confronted to
the congestion of stocks of cottons imported.
March up to 20.h 1-53 0-99 010
Apart from epidemic, the mortality statist-**
for the year w^re 398 adults and 201 child1*1®'
Total 1609 18*77 1200
a3 agiinst a total mortality of 637 in 1910-1
uud 965 in 1909-10.