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(vi) Officers 1 Tours .
On the 29th January the Hon 1 hie Lt-Col. Sir
Rupert Hay, Political Resident in the Persian
Gulf, accompanied hy Lady and Miss Hay, and Lt-Col A.G. Galloway,
C.I.E., O.B.E., Political Agent, Bahrain, arrived at Abu Dhabi
by L.V. Nearchus. Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan, Ruler of Abu
Dhabi, accompanied by the Political Officer, Trucial Coast,
and the Residency Agent, went on board and met the Political
Resident, The Political Resident and his family returned
the call on the Shaikh at his Fort and took lunch with %h him.
On the 22 nd the Political Resident and the Shaikh of ^harjah
exchanged calls. The Ruler of Ajinan came to the Agency in the
afternoon and called on the Political Resident, who proceeded
to Ajman by car shortly afterwards and returned the Shaikh 1 s
call. On the 23rd the Political! Resident left for Dubai
by L.V, Nearchus. The Shaikh of Dubai called on the Political
Resident on board and the Political Resident returned the call
at the Shsikh’s palace. In the evening L.V. Nearchus left Dubai
and reached Ras al Khaimah on the morning of the 24th. The
Political Resident exchanged calls with the Shaikh of Ras al
Khaimah and had lunch with him. On the 26th he continued
his journey by road to Umm al Qaiwain, arriving there at noon.
After lunching with the Shaikh, the Political Resident and his
party returned to Sharjah and left for Balirain on the Nearchus
the same day. Throughout the tour Lt-Col. A.C. Galloway took
the opportunity to discuss outstanding cases with the Political
Officer and had a number of conferences with the Shaikhs
concerned.
On the 15th April Mr. C.J. Pelly, O.B.E.,
Political Agent, Bahrain, arrived at Sharjah. He visited ^viba.i
in the .morning of the 16th and in the afternoon called on the
Shaikhs of Ajman and Umm al Qaiwain. On the 17th he visited
Ras al Khaimah. On the 18th he called on Shaikh Sai’d bin
Maktum, O.B.S., Ruler of Dubai, on his launch which was anchored
in the Ras al Khaimah creek. He left Ras al Khaimah in the
afternoon of the 18th, sheltered from a storm in Umm al Qaiwain
creek and reached Dubai on the' 20th. He left for Bahrain on
the 21 st.
On the 6 th and 7th November Dr. M.A. Steele, M.B.E.,
Residency Surgeon, Bahrain, visited Sharjah and Dubai in connec
tion with a suspected outbreak of cholera.
On the 15th December H.M.S. 1 ’AREN 11 with the
Political Resident on board arrived at Abu Musa Lsland and
left after an hour and a half. The Political Resident was
unable to get ashore or to meet the British residents there.
(vii) Medical .
During the year under review Mal%ria was the chief
disease on the Trucial Coast and accounted for one fifth of
the new cases treated by the Medical Officer. The following
were the most common diseases on the Trucial Coast:-
Eye diseases.
Venereal diseases
Teeth and gum diseases
Digestive System diseases
Ulcerative and inflammatory diseases.
In November a suspected case of cholera was
reported in Dubai. Every possible precautionary measure was
taken, including inoculation of the public both in Dubai and
Sharjah. About one fourth of the population of both towns was
/ inoculated
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