"تقارير إدارية ١٩٢٠-١٩٢٤" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٩] (٤١٢/٣٦٢)

T]i<3St3 groups of •diseases are tabulated below for comparison with the
previous year :—
1923.
1924.
Malaria ,,
1043
893
Diseases of the Eye ..
515
520
Respiratory Diseases ..
381
369
Diseases of Digestive System
660
836
Diseases of the Skin ..
204
199
Dysentry
73
97
Diseases of the Digestive System and Dysentry show an increase. Malaria
a decrease. The other groups show no appreciable difference.
Deoths.-^-No deaths occurred in the Charitable Dispensary during the
year.
Attendance of patients. —The attendance of patients at the Dispensary as
compared with the two previous years is as under :■—-
1^22. Total Out-door patients treated ,, ... 4526
1923. Total Out-door patients treated . 4452
1924. Total Out-door patients treated .. 4419
The above figures show that the attendance at the dispensary continues to
"be good. The attendance fell bff during the hot weather, and may be accounted
for by the inhabitants leaving the town for various inland villages where a
water supply was available, and where labour could be obtained during the
date season. A considerable number of patients came in for treatment from
surrounding villages, and a fair number from caravans arriving in the cold
season, u i' ■ : |M; h
Dispensary BuiMings.- —Tlie Dispensary building- is in a good -condition.
No money from funds was expended during the year.
The floor of the operation room was repaired and the expense met by TIaji
Sheikh Ahmed Oelladary, a local merchant. A well was built in the compound
of the dispensary which supplied a great need, the expense in this case being
met by Haji Mukhtar Divani another local merchant. The latter is erecting
at his own expense ten small cubicles for the purpose of accommodating poor
persons coming in from distant villages for treatment at the dispensary.
When completed the cubicles will be of great convenience to the^ poor. The
furniture and fittings with the Medical and Surgical equipment are in a service
able condition.
Epidemics. —An epidemic of plague broke out in the month of May-
Mortality amongst rats were first noticed in the middle of April. Fortunately
the epidemic did not take on a violent form. In all thirteen cases occurred
resulting in seven deaths. Of tire 13 cases 8 came under treatment in the
Ouarantine Station and the plague huts which were erected outside the
town
Untreated . ..Cases 5 .. Deaths 5
Treated ,, Cases 8 .. Deaths 2
Total . Cases 13 .. Deaths 7
The epidemic seems to have first made its appearance at the ports of Dubai
and Bahrain and from thence spread. The Island of Kishm became infected
and it was reported that something like 400 deaths occurred there in the course
of two months. All the cases that occurred in the station of Bandar Abbas
were persons who had been long residents.
Anti-Plague Inoculations. —On the outbreak amongst tho rats, Anti-Plague
Taccine was obtained from the Par el Laboratory and inoculations freely carried
out. 1888 persons were inoculated of whom only 67 were done at Kishm as the
inhabitants of that place refused to submit to inoculation.
It is satisfactory to observe that no case of plague occurred amongst
persons inoculated at Bandar Abbas and from a statement of a Kishm merchant
rf the 67 cases inoculated there, only one developed plague three days after
iuoculation oid died ; all the others escaped attack.