Balochistan (Baluchistan, 1908) - Revision history

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Jyoti at 05:19, 22 August 2016

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Pdewan: Pdewan moved page Baluchistan to Balochistan (Baluchistan, 1908) without leaving a redirect

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Pdewan at 21:46, 2 March 2015

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Pdewan: /* Baluchistan */

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‎Baluchistan

Pdewan at 22:32, 12 May 2014

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Pdewan: /* Surveys */

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‎Surveys

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‎Surveys

Pdewan: /* Medical */

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‎Medical

Pdewan: /* Education */

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 ''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''
 (more correctly Balochistan). — An oblong stretch of
 country occupying the extreme western corner of the Indian Empire,

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 ''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''
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 (more correctly Balochistan). — An oblong stretch of
 country occupying the extreme western corner of the Indian Empire,

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		+	This article has been extracted from <br/>
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		+	THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>
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		+	OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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		+	''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''
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	(more correctly Balochistan). — An oblong stretch of		(more correctly Balochistan). — An oblong stretch of

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 Hill.
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 Hospital Assistants are employed. The largest hospital is at Quetta.
 Two hospitals are supported by the Lady Dufiferin Fund.
 The principal source of income is a grant from Provincial revenues.
 The cost of medicines, diet, &c, has largely increased in recent years.
 The following figures indicate the income and expenditure of civil
 medical institutions maintained by Government : —
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 The commonest endemic diseases are malarial fevers and cachexia,
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 atmosphere. Of epidemics, small-pox, measles, cholera, and typhus
 fever are the most prevalent.
 Ten outbreaks of cholera have occurred between 1887 and 1903.
 Contrary to general rule, it is quite possible to secure effective land
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 of criminal and other lunatics from Baluchistan and the cost of each
 inmate : —
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 Lunatics from Baluchistan are reported to be generally well-behaved,
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 successful. The cost per successful case was two annas and two pies in
 , and four annas and eight pies in 1903.
 The sale of quinine in pice packets is progressing : 6,627 packets
 were sold in 1895-6 ; 8,694 in 1901-2 ; and 8,050 in 1902-3. Village
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 their encampments when their surroundings become filthy beyond
 endurance.
 ==Surveys==
 The coast of the Province was originally surveyed by officers of the

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 and (1903) 87. They are principally maintained from Local funds,
 but receive pecuniary aid from Government.
 The primary schools attached to the middle schools are Anglo-
 vernacular, in so far that English is taught in the two higher classes of
 the primary department. In all other primary schools the medium of
-instruction is Urdu, and the subjects are Urdu, Persian, geography,
+instruction is Urdu, and the subjects are Urdu, Persian, geography, Education.
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 Education.
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 and arithmetic. The number of boys' schools has been three (1891),
 fourteen (1901), and twenty-one (1903). They contained 604 pupils
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 shows that the number of pupils under instruction in mosque schools
 in 1 90 1 was 2,256 boys and 313 girls.
 The number of female schools and pupils has been one school with
 pupils (1891), three schools with 170 pupils (1901), and four
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 cent, of the total. The usual difficulties caused by early marriage
 and the parda system are the great hindrance to progress.
 Two European schools contained 31 pupils (1901) and 53 (1903).
 Teaching on the Punjab system is given up to the middle depart-
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 number of Muhammadan pupils had risen to 548, including 349
 indigenous chilaren.
 The native population is too poor and uncivilized to appreciate the
 benefits of education, but special inducements are held out to them in
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 below : —
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 The Baluchistan Gazette is the only newspaper published in
 English, and is chiefly devoted to local news. No vernacular news-
 papers exist, and no books have been issued.
 ==Medical==
 Dispensaries were first opened at Kalat and Quetta and a Medical