"ملف 2/14 انتشار الجُدري، والكوليرا وغيرهما من الأمراض في الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎٢‎٥‎٧] (٨٠٨/٥١٣)

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Victoria Memorial Hospital,
Bahrain,Persian Gulf,
18th: April 1940#
To.
H.B.M’s Political Agent,
Bahrain.
Sir,
I heg to forward a statement on my receit visit to Sharjah
and Dubai,in connection with the outbreak of small-pox there.
I arrived Sharjah on the 11th: and left on the 17th:April.
I carried out vaccinations morning and evening from the 11th:
to the 16th: April.All cases offering,including those with good
previous marks,were vaccinated.
Others vaccinated were
Employees of the British Overseas Air Corp:
their wives and families.
Employees of the Anglo-Tran Oil Co:
Employees of the British Air Ministry.
The Port Guard.
The Shaikh of Sharjah f s servants and guards.
In all 837 vaccination were done in Sharjah,and 1386 in Dubai,
giving a total of 2223.
The surplus vaccine was distributed to the Govt: Hospital,the
British Agent,the Shaikh of Sharjah and Shaikhs Said,Juma and
Rashid of Dubai.
There were 4 cases of small-pox and 9 contacts in the isolation
camp.These cases had contracted the disease about 22 days before I
visited the camp on the 15th: April.The contacts were vaccinated.
A report that two cases had occurred in Khan proved to be false.
The vaccine from Busra was badly packed and arrived with 9 tubes
broken and three empty.
About twenty two days having elapsed since the last fresh case I
see no cause d>f anxiety of any epidemic starting now. The first
cases appear to have been from among pilgrims retunnning from the
Hadj.
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I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
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Quarantine Medi
/ Copy forwarded to the Hon'ble the P.R. Bushire under
p " L i NO. 764-2/14 dated the 18th April, 1940.
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