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'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948' [‎18r] (35/322)

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The record is made up of 1 file (159 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1949-11 Jan 1950. 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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(GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
z -
EPIDEMICS.
Apart from the usual run of measles,chickenpox,mumps and
whooping cough,there were no major epidemics.
Cholera was the only potential danger from Egypt,but for-
-tunately no infection occurred in Bahrain despite rumours.
Large quantities of vaccine were imported as a precaution,
but inoculations were only carried out for the staffs of
hospitals,shipping departments and people travelling.
No smallpox was reported for the second year in succession.
A further 3695 vaccinations were done chiefly among schools.
Enteric,during the latter half of the year,rose to a sharp
short peak giving double the figures of last year. This
is seasonal with a low mortality but never reaches epidemic
proportions.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST .
The lunatic asylum , formerly under the Manama baladya,was
taken over by the medical department at the beginning of the
year and established on medical lines with a trained mental
nurse from India in charge.
Pulmonary T.B. is being treated with greater success by long
intensive courses over several months,phrenic avulsion,and
artificial pneumo-thorax therapy.
Pneumonia showed a 50£ increased incidence and of an un-
-usually toxic nature. Mortality was not high,but delayed
resolution with debility very marked.
The increasing number of patients from outside Bahrain is
tending to cramp the hopital accommadation. 10$ of inpat-
-ients were from Saudi Arabia,the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Iran,
particularly from the former. They come chiefly for op-
-erations usually for the eyes. Those of Saudi arabia
are always willing to pay high fees to be admitted but the
others are usually very destitute.
The Bahrain Medical Society at the end of its third year
held a medical congress for Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. doctors on Novem-
-ber 4th X'* This, the first of its kind, was an experiment
to see in what ways different doctors,both British and
American,were dealing with the problems of this are^..
At IB outside doctors attended^the meetingswere a
great success^ and there is no doubt of ^ts uljrimate
future va" T ‘- is hoped to make this an annual proeedure.

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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1948 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 active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; British Postal Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; 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 116-129) 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain.

The final report (folios 123-148), which includes the final, summarised 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. Al Khalifa; 2. Education; 3. Agriculture; 4. Water Conservation; 5. Municipalities; 6. Public Works; 7. Electricity Department; 8. Telephone Department; 9. Transport Department; 10. Pearling; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Post Office; 15. Administration of Justice; 16. Police; 17. Economic; 18. Medical; 19. Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 20. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 21. Cable and Wireless Limited; 22. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 23. Royal Navy; 24. United States Navy; 25. Royal Air Force; 26. US Consul, Dhahran; 27. Visitors; 28. Bahrain and Palestine; 29. Bahrain and Persia; 30. Items of Interest; 31. Weather; 32. Qatar; 33. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . 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.

Folios 159-60 are internal office notes.

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1 file (159 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 161; 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. An additional typed foliation sequence is also present between ff 40-88; these numbers are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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