Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎350v] (705/1028)

The economic pressure in general and the heavy increase in
with irksome restrictions in trade afford him sufficient pre-occupations ° n C0Up,ed
The introduction of the Pahlevi head gear and the enforcement of the
Persian dress regulations which are not popular in any part of the *
caused a deal of heart-burning both at Bandar Abbas and at Lmgah. ™ c0 ™try
Quarantine and Sanitation.-Dv. Mahomed Ali Khan Muayed Hikmet held th
post of Quarantine Medical and Sanitary Officer till November 21st when h the
transferred to Kermanshah and succeeded by Dr. Ali Khan Amedl L m
Dr Mahomed Ali Khan was very attentive to his duties and • i-
medical inspection of British ships. tactful m his
regime. me impr0Vement was observed “ the sanitation of the town during his
No epidemics were reported in this district during the year.
Town Charitable Dispensary. Surgeon J. E. Sweenev TTVfn r
harge till the 10th August, when he proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom 6
He was releived by Sub-Assistant Surgeon and Jemadar Abdur Rahim? I.m'd
The Dispensary functioned satisfactorily but in view of its nnnr c• i
ditions its closing down in the near future appears to be inevitable. CentialW
philanthrophic institution and mamtamed by voluntary subscriptions, we can hardli
expect very much from the few leading merchants who have hitherto suppoH
generously, owing to adverse trade conditions combined with excessive taxatio..
The dispensary cannot now be said to be political asset it was when the ide,
for its establishment was originally conceived. In my opinion the Persian Gove ®
ment is being encouraged to evade its obligations to the local commuffit?te Jt
no medical aid is afforded as a ‘ quid pro quo ’ for rates and taxeT^ffid ° m
No contribution is ordinarily made by the local Municipality for its up-keep.
The attendance of out-patients during the neriod unrlpr -roT-\/~wT.fr t n
as compared with the two preceding years ^ report was as follows,
1930
1929 .. .. *’ '* “ •* 7 ’ 432
1928 .. .. * “• “ “ *• 6 ’ 664
The prevailing diseases were malaria diseases nf ™ j j- ’ ,
digestive system. ’ aiseases of the e Je and disorders of the
Economic Conditions. —The rain fall in
the ravages of locusts were reported evervwhere Thn^f 8 UP to . tlle , avera g e
considerable especially at Minab and the Shamilat. ^ dama g e ‘o *6 crops was
Two earth tremors, slight and of short duration, were recorded. '
deputed for anti-locust measures in the BandL Abb^TdiAtrict. “ SmaU ^ WaS
A quantity of arsenic admixed with harloTr
open spaces in the Gachin, Kasharand Shamil areas and7hevffi tered ° t T Vari0BS
of Mmabj but from reports received dnoa V1 ^ a § es m the vicmifcy
the locust invasions in those parts ? TIip nn a pP eaT to ^ ave much effect on
extended to Daulatabad and ffinau and late?inTh’ " eVer + theless - ™e gradually
tinned till the end of May. “ tile dlrectl <® of Sirjan and con-
G. A. RICHARDSON,
//is Majesty’s Consul and Assistant to the Resident,
v Bandar Albas,