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'File 8/8 VIII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1949' [162r] (323/372)
The record is made up of 1 file (184 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1950-20 Jul 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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notes was stopped by the Karachi authorities as from Octo
ber 31st, 1949, and this business thereupon ceased. Money was
not so plentiful in the bazaar as in the two previous years.
It is believed that considerable funds went to Saudi Arabia
in payment of dollars purchased there and for the establish
ment of credits in non-sterling area countries in Saudi Arabian
sterling. Large transfer of funds to Kuwait took place in
the last quarter of the year for the purchase of gold and
Pakistan notes. Retail business was as good as ever and it
was estimated that employees of the Arabian American Oil
Company from Dhahran were spending #10,000/- a week on pur
chases in the Manam&h bazaar.
(b) Exchange and Currency .
Exchange rates remained stable throughout the year
for all sterling area currencies with the exception of
Pakistan
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
which were not devalued in line with other
sterling area currencies. Devaluation of sterling in terms
of the U.S. dollar had little or no effect otherwise. The
"free” dollar rate rose to Rs.5/15/- per dollar towards the
end of the year but dropped to Rs.5/8/- at the close.
22. MEDICAL .
(a) General .
The general health of the communities has been good
throughout the year. Smallpox broke out suddenly in
December. The infected area was vaccinated by organised
parties from house to house. Chloromycetin was used for
the first time in Bahrain in October. It is claimed to be
a cure for the Typhoid group of fevers. Six patients were
treated and all of them were cured. Good progress had been
made over partly controlled Venereal Disease. A*T.B. block
was put up during the year by the Bahrain u overnment Medical
Department. A Health Visitor was appointed in March.
The duties of the Medical Officer are now chiefly
those in connection with Quarantine work and in addition he
looks after 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.
staffs and the employees
of some local business firms. The Ministry of Works assumed
responsibility on a short term basis for the repair and
maintenance of the hospital building. Nothing much however
was done as funds were very limited.
(c) American Mission Hospital .
There has been a noticeable increase in tuberculosis
and particularly in the number of cases that have come to
this hospital from al Hasa and Riadh. Since the establishment
of V.D. Clinics by the Bahrain Government the number of cases
of Venereal Diseases treated by the American Mission Hospital
was few, but is noted that the patients have learnt to come
to the hospital in the early stages of the disease rather
than as formerly when it had progressed too far for any
hope of cure. There had been a remarkable decrease in
cases of Malaria in the last four years.
(b) Victoria Memorial Hospital .
Number of out-door patients treated
Number of in-door patients treated
Number of operations performed.
50,743
1,516
1,820
(d) State Hospital
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1949 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. , including 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 Agencies; 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); British Bank of Iran and the Middle East (formerly 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. (folios 106-22) and Qatar (folios 99-102) reports are 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 and the British Agent at Doha, respectively. 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 155-183), 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. and Qatar reports, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. General; 2. Al Khalifah; 3. Education; 4. Agriculture; 5. Municipalities; 6. Water Conservation; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Automatic Telephones; 10. Pearling; 11. Bahrain Fisheries; 12. Sale of Landed Property to Foreigners; 13. Deportation of Undesirables; 14. Currency; 15. Customs; 16. Food Control; 17. Shipping; 18. Post Office; 19. Administration of Justice; 20. Police; 21. Economic; 22. Medical; 23. Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 24. Cable and Wireless Limited; 25. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 26. Royal Navy; 27. Unites States Navy; 28. United States Consul, Dhahran; 29. Visitors; 30. Items of Interest; 31. Weather. 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 184-85 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (184 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 inside back cover with 186; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 VIII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1949'
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- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 91r:95v, 98r:103v, 105r:122v, 140r:141v, 153r:185v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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