"وظيفة الجراح المساعد" [و‎‎٣‎٣] (٩٢/٦٥)

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From The Political Agent Bahrain ,
To The Hon'ble The Political Resident
Persian Gulf Bushire*
MEMORANDUM.
Inreply to your telegram No ."Treror 1419 w of 20 /3 /21 I beg to re
port that the quarters in the hospital apparently originally desigrv*
ed for the Asst Surgeon do not appear to haye ever been occupied
by the present incumbent who occupies the whole of the upper story
of the Hospital consiting of one large bedroom with bathroom one
dining room & one other living room surrounded on all four sides
by a spacious verandah • The accomodations is excellent & is to all
practical purposes as good as that of the Agency itself. Under
present arrangements the hospital accomodation is inadequate for
good work but I would remedy this by removing the present outpatiet
room & dispensary to the Immediately adjacent Asst* Surgeons quarter
which are now empty & wasting & which woflfld be very suitable Zor the
outpatients ^ept# & which would then give us two good rooms extra
on the ground floor for wards,The upper storey can thus continue
to be the European Asst. Surgeons quarters. A few quite petty
repairs are necessary,but I have funds available for th*8e & would
have them carried out «.s soon as a new appointment is made.
There is a very good opening for a good man & the
Job really seems good enough for a British Officer. Muscat has
an Agency Surgeon (or had one) without half toe aousjats scope there
is here. The Shaik is unabkle to deal with the Quarantine & his
ver inef icient doctor has Just gone off without making any arrange
ments to carry on • I think the Sh. would possibly agree to pay to
Govt the Rs 500 he has hitherto paid,for us to take on the Job jutflt*
efficiently ,provided we also arranged to look after the school
children which was one of the D ctors duties. In addition to this
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the Baladleh want a Medical adviser & would be willing to pay some
regular salary for his services. Under such a scheme an extra asst.
would be necessary as one man cannot do both quarantine work & the
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hospital except when the latter work is neglected as at present.
Maj. I.A.
Bahrain
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