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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [371r] (746/1028)
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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of the Shaikhs of the Ajman, Mutair, Awazim and Shammar tribes of Nejd who at
different times come up to Kuwait and camp on or inside the border.
XII.— Postal Arrangements.
(1) The Kuwait-’Iraq Motor Transport Company which started operations in
1928 has maintained on the whole a satisfactory service, and mails have been
delivered regularly from Basrah which have connected with the fast mails to
Europe and India, as well as the various air mails.
(2) The transport service has maintained one official mail in each direction
per week, though if passenger cars happened to run on other days, a mail bag was
usually made up and sent with it also.
(3) By sea, Kuwait was served by the weekly up slow mail steamer from
Basrah and the bi-weekly down steamer.
XIII.— Medical.
(1) Health of the town. This has been fairly satisfactory during the year.
(a) Tuberculosis has taken its usual toll, and there is no abatement in its spread
among families in the town and even among the Bedouins. The habits and customs
j^e poeple are such that the spread of any contagious or infectious disease is great-
l}' facilitated. Energetic steps, however, were taken in a recent case of leprosy
imported from Persia and the sufferer was sent back.
(b) Infantile diseases were as bad as ever, with the addition of whoopin^ cough
which was bad during the year. This state of affairs will continue as long°as the
mothers are ignorant of the first principles of Infant Welfare and Hygiene.
(c) Common diseases are those of the skin, bowels, eyes and ears, and the ulti
mate results of the two latter is evidenced by the large number of one-eyed and deaf
in the town, all of which are due to lack of early treatment.
(2) Sanitation. In previous years there has been none. This year a Munici
pality has been formed which is doing good work in cleaning of rubbish heaps, fill
ing in evil smelling hollows, establishing dust bins at suitable spots, and clearing
away the rubbish in carts. &
Narrow lanes are also being widened and drains dug for drainage.
(3) Water.—As in previous years this is brought by dhows in wooden tanks
from the river at Eao and distributed to houses by means of kerosine oil tins.
(4) Epidemics. —None.
(5) Quarantine.—There have been the usual precautions such as inspection of
all passengers and ships arriving at the port. Quarantine of passanvers when
necessary takes place in 2 buildings situated about a mile outside the wall of the
town.
(6) Charitable Dispensary .—The following numbers by classes were treated
during the year.
Men •• •• .. .. .. .. .. 4 J 17
Women ' .. 4,965
Male children.. .. .. .. .... 3 007
F emale children .. .. .. _ 2 056
Total .. 14,745
At present the dispensary needs better accommodation and more room. It is
hoped to arrange this improvement very shortly and a four room building for the
purpose has been earmarked which only awaits doing up, when it will be handed
over to the medical officer.
XIV .—A merican Mission.
(a) Dr. Storm arrived from Amara on 5th February to act for Dr, Mvlrea
O.B.E., taken suddenly ill.
Miss S. J. De Jong accompanied by Mrs. Van Ess arrived on 3rd March from
Basrah and returned on 6th March.
Mr. A. J. Marcus arrived from Basrah on 4th March and returned on 6th
March.
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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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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