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'File 8/8 Annual Administration Reports by Political Agent, Bahrain' [‎107r] (213/248)

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The record is made up of 1 file (122 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1945-5 Mar 1945. 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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The Mission Hospital dealt with more cases of venereal
disease during 1944 than in previous years. This is apparently
due partly to an Increase in the incidence of the disease and
partly to an increase in the desire of those afflicted for
treatment. It is hoped that before long the very promising
treatment by Penicillin will be available and within the
afflicted
financial limits of every^member of the general public.
(iii) State Medical Hospital
Dr. R.H.B. Snow held charge throughout the year assisted
Miss
by Dr*/ I.M.A. Doeg in the womens section of the hospital.
Men^ Section
1942 1943 1944
Out-patients treated 1,13,838 1,29,379 1,27,503
' In-patients treated 1,761 2,116 2,140
253 major operations and 1,908 minor operations were carried
out as compared with a total for operations of 2,516 in 1943.
The Service wards continued to be administered by the
Officer-in-Charge of the State Hospital though of course the
Royal Air Force medical officers and sisters were in charge
of the actual medical teatment and nursing of the patients.
Of the 410 European patients who were admitted only two failed
to recover. Service out-patients are now dealt with by the
Army and Royal Air Force medical officers at special dispen-
saries opened for
this purpose.
Womens Section
1942
1943
1944
Out-patients
treated
52,881
44,846
36,572
In-patients
treated
759
778
927
74 major operations and 433 minor operations were carried out
as compared with a total for operations of 524 in 1943.
(iv) Quarantine Station. Muharraa
Lieutenant M.L.A. Steele, I.M.D., was in charge as
Quarantine Medical Officer except from 13th July to 14th
October when the work was undertaken by Lieutenant Shyam Sunder,
1. M« G.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1944 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as the reports themselves.

The correspondence is between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and representatives of institutions that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 71-73) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain to 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. at Bushire.

The final report (folios 98-122), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electric Department; 9. Pearling Industry; 10. Customs; 11. Food Control; 12. Shipping; 13. Accidents Within the Port Limits; 14. Medical; 15. Post Office; 16. Administration of Justice; 17. Education; 18. The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 18. Visits of British and Foreign Notables; 19. Visits of Arab Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. Economic; 23. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 24. Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 26. American Consulate, Dhahran; 27. Royal Air Force. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report is divided as follows: 1. Trucial Shaikhs; 2. British Interests; 3. Shipping; 4. Local Affairs; 5. Security. Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.

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1 file (122 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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