Cholera

1910 — Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original registry book in its original grey art nouveau cloth. All edges marbled. 'The English manufactory of book and register' written on end-papers. 'Zugologion' written in Greek letters on front cover. Slightly faded. A fine copy. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script. 52 p. is written of which apprx. 200 p., but it's finished and complete; one folding hand-drawn color map, and 3 tables. [MANUSCRIPT] [Ottoman Prokopi sanitary report] Konya Sihhiye Müfettisligi'nin 16 Tesrinievvel 1327 tarihli mezkûr müfettislige takdim olunan rapordur ki 327 senesi Ürgüp'te zuhur eden koleraya dairdir.; Vilâyetin topografya-yi sihhiye ve harita-yi sihhiyesi. The report on the cholera occurring in Ürgüp in 1910, which was presented to the Inspectorate of Konya Sihhiye on October 16, 1910. Besides cholera, it contains information about diseases such as measles. 1329 (Hegira) written at the end of first 10-paged report. The second part contains title: Mecelle-i Memâlik-i Osmaniye'ye ait minvallere cevabât yazilarak Üsküp Kaymakamligi'na takdim olunan 'Müslüman Sihhiye' raporu [= Muslim health report submitted to the Ürgüp (Prokopi) District Governor]. This and following next chapters include general health and sanity registers on epidemics like 'frengi' (syphilis, pox), all kinds of 'humma' (pyrexia) and several others (almost more 15 titles) and give information about how often diseases are encountered in the region of Prokopi and Cappadocia. One folded map which is hand-drawn includes color markers as 'Ürgüp Bölgesi saglik haritasi' [= Prokopi region sanity and epidemic map]. Also it shows demographic and historical info about region. There are 3 statistical tables contain demographic, historical, religious info such 'Muslim' and 'Non-Muslim'. Maps and tables are perfectly drawn. Another chapter is 'Usul-i sihhiye', has all epidemics and their historical and demographic contexts, their cures etc. Book was written in a very nice hand-writing. Used black, blue, and red inks. Report was not published before such as that. Roumi: 1327 = Gregorian: 1910. The Ottoman land represented a bridge between Asia and Europe, which was destroyed by epidemic diseases that emerged in different periods. In the 19th century, the main source of epidemic was the cholera morbus that emerged in India in the lower Bengal delta between the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. At the beginning of the 19th century, the disease became a global threat. Cholera epidemic appeared for the first time in the Ottoman territory in 1822, and continued to emerge into intermediate outbreaks. Due to its geographical location, the cholera epidemic was easily spread to the Ottoman territory and caused great losses in the 19th century, when it became a global threat. At the beginning of the 20th century, still cholera was a serious problem. Prokopi is a settlement in Central Asia Minor, built on a plateau at an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level. It lies near the confluence of four tributary rivers of the Alys River (Kizilirmak), which flows to the north of Ürgüp, within about 10 km from the settlement. It has been claimed that the word Ürgüp is the Turkish version of the Greek name Prokopi. The latter is supposed to refer to St. Prokopios, although there is no evidence suggesting the existence of a namesake church. Levidis supported that the ancient name of the settlement was Osiana, which the traveller Texier (Charles) adopted as well. Ürgüp was inhabited by Muslims, Turkish-speaking Greek-Orthodox and some Armenians. Several conflicting opinions have been stated about the population. Farasopoulos talks about 15,000 Muslims and 5,000 Christians. According to an inventory carried out by the state in 1919, Ürgüp was inhabited by 12,500 Muslims, 6,000 Christian-Orthodox and 15-20 Armenian families.