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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the year 1932' [522v] (20/73)
The record is made up of 1 file (34 folios). It was created in 10 Jul 1933. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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APPENDIX II.
Report on the working of Quarantine on the Arab Coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
for 1932.
Inspection .—The
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon visited Kuwait in March, Bahrain in September
and Muscat in October.
Epidemic .—There was a severe epidemic of small-pox at Kuwait in September and
October. The number of deaths was estimated at between 2,500 and 3,000. It w 7 as im
ported from Iraq. It had reached considerable dimensions before it came to the notice of
the authorities as it occurred mostly amongst tribesmen in the surrounding country. They
cannot be prevailed upon to notify an outbreak of disease and do not apply for assistance
until the epidemic has a firm hold.
Buildings .—No change.
Personnel .—Captain D. L. Mackay, I.M.D., was in charge at Muscat for the whole
year.
First Class Assistant Surgeon R. Holmes, I.M.D., was in charge at Bahrain.
First Class Assistant Surgeon A. L. Greenway, I.M.D., was in-charge at Kuwait from
the 1st January till the 3rd June, when he proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom. He
resumed charge on the 2nd October on the expiry of his leave. 2nd Class Assistant
Surgeon R. Easy, I.M.D., was in charge from the 3rd June until 2nd October.
Notification of Diseases .—Weekly health reports were received from the Port Health
authorities of Bombay, Karachi and Basrah. In the case of the occurrence of quarantine-
able diseases reports are received by telegram in the first instance and weekly progress
leports thereafter as long as the disease persists. By the courtesy of the Manager of the
Imperial and International Communications Limited, Karachi, weekly epidemiological
telegrams from the League of Nations for Eastern Bureau, Singapore, are received.
J. J. ROONEY,
Major,
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon and
Chief Quarantine Medical Officer, Bushire.
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Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1932 prepared by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and printed by the Government of India Press.
The report is divided up into the following sections:
- Review by the Honourable the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Report on the APOC Southern Area
- Summary of Events and Conditions in Fars
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas and Lingah
- Administration Report for Kerman
- Administration Report for Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. of 'Oman
- Administration Report for Bahrain
- Administration Report for Kuwait
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
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- 1 file (34 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 36. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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