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'File 2/7 III Anti-malaria measures' [‎57r] (114/569)

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The record is made up of 1 file (282 folios). It was created in 23 Jan 1939-20 Oct 1947. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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should be made to supply private houses, when required,
with a direct supply which should be under municipal
control and meterage : the work of installation to be
carried out by the Municipality and charged to the landlord.
(2) The State Engineer then described the experiments
which had been carried in order to test the efficacy of
vertical drainage in the municipal area. He said that attempts
ut vertical drainage etc., have been made, with a measure of
success. A test hole was sunk to a depth of 80 feet on the
edge of a large stagnant pool lying to the south of the
American Mission in Manamah. The result at first seemed
favourable, as the pool commenced to drain at the rate of
approximately 2 M per day, but gradually slowed up, ceasing
altogether in approximately 15 days. The bore has been kept
clean, but the flow has not recommenced. Three more test
holes were sunk, round the pool, but without success, water
being encountered at approximately 50 ft., which commenced to
flow upwards. A considerable quantity of water, however, was
drained off during the fifteen days mentioned, the surface of
the pool being lowered by approximately l 1 6"- representing,
say 100,000 gallons of water.
Two test holes were also sunk (one on each side) at the
pool near the D.F. Station of Messrs. Cable & Wireless Ltd., but
without result, water being encountered at 50 and 75 feet. The
land surrounding this pool is water logged to a depth of 1* 6" -
2 1 C n below ground level due to seepage from surrounding gardens,
etc.
The State Medical Officer reported that, with regard to
the plan to introduce top - feeding fish Into the shallow
domestic wells in the town, an experiment, which had been
carried out to test the possibility of this measure had been
fairly successful 2 fish had been introduced into the wells of
twenty houses two months previously, and up to the day of the
meeting were to be seen in 17 of these wells ; they appeared to
have died in 3 wells.

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The file contains correspondence regarding measures against malaria in Bahrain and reports of meetings of the Anti Malaria Committee. The file also includes correspondence regarding a Malaria Survey of Bahrain and a list of Artesian wells in Manamah (ff 46-48).

The principal correspondents are the Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain, the Malaria Institute of India, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and 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.

The file contains several documents in Arabic with English translation: notices from the Government of Bahrain, signed by the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsa Āl Khalīfah, and some leaflets.

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1 file (282 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 247-283. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 284; 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.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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