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(iii)
• • • •
considerable increase v/as due entirely to the fact that customs
duty is calculated on an ad valorem basis and the phenomenal rise
in prices resulted in an increase in duty paid.
11. SHIPPING (ENTRIES AND CLEARANCES) INCLUDING TANKERS
im
1212
1213
British
115
134
109
Dutch
4
1
10
Norwegian
11
2
21
(Others)
4
-
9
American
8
24
51
12. ACCIDENTS WITHIN PORT LIMITS
A serious fire occurred on
the night of the 31 st of
March when a lighter laden with 1000
tons of high grade aviation
petrol caught fire. The lighter and
its carge were
completely
destroyed but luckily there was no loss of life or other damage.
13. MEDICAL
(i) Victoria Memorial Hospital
Assistant Surgeon M.L.A.Steele, I.
M.D., held charge
throughout the year.
im
12A2.
1943
Outpatients treated 19,602
15,759
20,029
In-patients treated
14
11
36
Operations
635
525
416
Malaria and dysentery were
on the
increase
while
smallpox declined considerably as compared to previous years*
The low incidence of smallpox (42 cases in 1943 as compared v^ith
189 cases in 1942) would appear to be the result of intensive
vaccination.
(ii) American i;ission Hospital
Dr. P.W. Harrison was in charge throughout the year
by Dr. W.H. Storm, Dr.
J. Chandy and
Dr. Mrs.
J.H. Ames
1241
124£
im
Out-patients treated
35,981
45,000
10,610
In-patients treated
1,018
1,165
2,030
Operations performed
1,170
2,087
4,300