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'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948' [139r] (277/322)
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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operations did not draw off as many labourers as
usual as few boats went out and the pearling season
was short. Complaints were made to the Bahrain
Government about the number of foreigners, Indians,
Persians, Pakistanis, Omanis, and Qataris, who were
obtaining employment in Bahrain at the expense of
local labour. They were also asked to prevent
Bahrainis from going abroad to work on the mainland
but replied that the ban they had imposed in 1947 on
the exodus of Bahrainis from Bahrain had proved very
unpopular and had to be lifted soon after it was
Imposed. Most Bahrainis prefer to work in Bahrain
but the high wages being paid by Araraco and Petroleum
Development (Qatar) Ltd. led many abroad. Clerks
were paid as much as Rs.300/- and Rs.400/- per mensem
by Aramco and those who worked for Arab contractors
often received as much as Rs.600/- to Rs.900/- a month.
18. M C .A.L.
(a) General .
The general health of the communities has
been good throughout the year. There have been no
major epidemics. The incidence of malaria has been
further reduced by the Anti-Malarial measures carried
out by the Bahrain Government.
A scheme has been implemented by the Bahrain
Government to combat the alarmingly high incidence of
venereal disease. This provides for free but
compulsory treatment of all infected persons In Bahrain.
There has been a favourable and rapid response from
the public.
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 November 4th. 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 area. 18 outside doctors attended
and the meetings were a great success. It is hoped to
make this an annual feature.
An increasing number of persons have visited
Bahrain 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
for medical treatment.
0>) Victoria Memorial Hospital .
The Victorial Memorial Hospital functioned
under the auspices of the Government of India for the
first 3 months of the year under review and during that
period its role continued to embrace quarantine duties,
the running of a public dispensary and a 12 bedded hospital
together with the medical attendance on the staffs of
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.
and
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, the personnel of ships* crews
and the employees of certain local business firms.
On the 1st April, the hospital was taken
over by His Majesty’s Government and from that date the
dispensary and hospital were closed down but the other
activities continued. Major J.D.Grant, I.M.S. (Retd.)
was appointed Quarantine Medical Officer o n the 7th June .. 1 43.
(c) American Mission Hospital
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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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- Title
- 'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 24r:24v, 32r:37v, 110r:113v, 115r:160v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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