'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎179r] (370/414)

(4-) Average daily attendance
57.7
(5) Total admitted to hospital .. 158
(6) Total number of deaths in the
hospital .. 7
(7) Major operations ., Nil
(8) Minor operations .. 197
Prevalent diseases during the year were malaria,
dysentery, minor septic and skin diseases, eye diseases,
malnutrition and veneral diseases.
Malaria was prevalent till about April, 194-6, and
a marked improvement was noticed after this period. Total
number of patients treated during the year was 1137.
An unusually hot summer caused much septic prickly
heat boils and allied skin conditions. Penecellin was used
in Muscat for the first time with excellent results. Dysen
tery broke out about September and is still prevalent.
Staff ; The work of the hospital staff has been
satisfactory. The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Surgeon was absent from Muscat
for months in India on leave. The Sub-Assistant Surgeon
was officiating in his absence.
Quarantine ; No infectious disease required segregation
at the quarantine station at Haramil. A few isolated cases
of measles and chicken-pox were reported during the year, but.
segregation in their own dwelling places was found sufficient.
One of the B.I. ships with two cases of measles
passed through Muscat, but as the cases were over 12 days
old, the ship was granted pratique.
The quarantine station buildings were all repaired
during the year, and furniture has now become available for
the sick ward in case of necessity.
The two quarantine guards, one at Rue and the other
at Mutrah, were kept on by the Muscat Government and the care
of quarantine buildings at Haramil was taken by the employment
of a caretaker who resides there.
Weekly health intelligence reports are received
from the Special Commissioner, S.E. Asia, but the receipt
depends on"mail steamers. Weekly reports from the Muscat
Government were not considered necessary, but will be insti
tuted if any serious outbreak occurs.
III. PQLTTIGAL SITUATION .
(*) Tribal. In the beginning of the year, His Highness
the Sultan received a letter from Shaikh laa bin Saleh of the
Sharqivah alleging that Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah of the Beni ^Bu
AH was intrieuin^ against the Hirth tribes by stirring up dis-
sention between those sections of the Jeneba tribes allied with
Shaikh Isa and the sections allied to the Beni Bu Ali.
His Highness