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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [114r] (232/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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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CHAPTER IX.
NOTES ON THE WORKING OF QUARANTINE ON THE ARAB
COAST OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
FOR THE YEAR, 1936.
Inspection. —The
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon visited Bahrain in April and
July, Muscat in August and Kuwait in September.
Epidemics. —The outbreak of smallpox along the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
which
started in the last few days of December 1935 carried on into 1936 with
gradually diminishing numbers and the Coast was declared free on 14th
May. There was a further small outbreak in September but it never reach
ed serious proportions.
There was a small epidemic confined to a group of fishing villages on
the Bataneh Coast of Muscat State in May. This, fortunately, remained
localised.
Smallpox is endemic along the Arab Coast.
Buildings. —The Quarantine buildings at Bahrain and Muscat are
in good repair. Those at Kuwait are still dilapidated but are going to
be rebuilt on a much better plan in the near future.
Personnel 1st Class Assistant Surgeon R. Holmes, I.M.D., was in
charge at Bahrain from the 1st January until he went on leave on the 5th
August. He resumed charge on the 6th December and held it until the end
of the year. During his absence on leave, 1st Class Assistant Surgeon
C. E. Hynes, I.M.D., officiated.
1st Class Assistant Surgeon A. L. Greenway, I.M.D., at Kuwait and
1st Class Assistant Surgeon R. Easey, I.M.D., held charge throughout
the year. . „
Notification of Arrangements have now been made for the
better exchange of information with regard to diseases of a quarantmable
nature between this administration and countries directly connected wit
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. , . 11 „
Weeklv health reports were received from Karachi. e wee T y re
nortsfrom the League of Nations Far Eastern Bureau are received by
courtesy of the Manager, Cable and Wireless, Limited, Karachi.
J. J. ROONEY, Lt.-Col., I.M.S.,
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon.
GXPD—46(C) ExAffairsDept- S‘2 25-8-37—4&
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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