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‘File 7/21 Hospital facilities for R.A.F. at Bahrain’ [22r] (43/84)
The record is made up of 1 file (41 folios). It was created in 2 May 1942-10 Apr 1946. 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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GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN.
No. \ ^ ^ - ,0 of 1363
Office of the Adviser to
the GrOverniuGnt, Bahrain v
Dated, Moharram 23, 1363
Jaiuary 19, 1944.
H. M f s
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.
,
Bahrain.
Memorandum: - vli
In continuation of my letter No. 65-10 dated 8th
January 1944, on the subject of medical fees from
service patients in the State Eospital, the question
y; of costs has been re-exarained by me after a discussion
with the State Fedical Officer and Lady Medical Officer
and Matron.
It is difficult to gaugefuture increases in the
cost of living and the cost of maintaining the Service
Wards. I suggest however that the R.A.F. might be
given the option of either of the following arrangements:
1. a sliding scale as follows
1944 - Service V /ards R j .12/- per day. Private
Rooms Rs.18/- per day.
1945 - Service V/ards Bi.14/- per day.
1946 - w " Ks.16/- " ^
or
2. Fixed rate of 1 .2 .14/-, per day, for Service Wards
and lis. 18/- per day, for Private Rooms till the end of
the war.
The cost to the Government per day varies very
considerably throughout the year according to the number
of patients in the ward^being considerably higher when
the patients are few.
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- Content
The file’s contents relate to arrangements during the Second World War for the use of the Bahrain State Hospital by the Royal Air Force (RAF) at Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are 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. in Bahrain (numerous incumbents), the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) and the State Medical Officer in Bahrain. The correspondence and other papers cover matters such as: arrangements for the reassignment of wards for RAF personnel; charges to be made for food, medicine and medical services, including increases to these charges in response to the rising cost of living during the war; expansion of hospital facilities, including installation of air conditioning and the construction of a mortuary, paid for by the Air Ministry, with arrangements for eventual reimbursement by the Bahrain Government. A breakdown of the complete cost per month for the provision of inpatients’ services, dated 19 December 1944 is included in the file (folio 33).
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- 1 file (41 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the file (folios 40-41) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence starts on the front cover and ends on the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. A second foliation sequence is present between ff. 2-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. A short pagination sequence is present in the index section at the the back of the file between ff. 40-41; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the top left/right corner of each page.
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- IOR/R/15/2/285
- Title
- ‘File 7/21 Hospital facilities for R.A.F. at Bahrain’
- Pages
- 6r:6v, 13r:14v, 18r:19v, 22r:23v, 25r:25v, 27r:29v, 36r:36v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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