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CHAPTER VII.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE POLITICAL AGENCY, MUSCAT,
FOR THE YEAR 193 ( J.
Part I.
1. Agency Officials —
Political Assent
Medical Officer
Treasury Officer
.. .. Major R. P. Watts, LA., from 1st January
1939 to 25th April 1939.
Captain T. Hickinbotham, O.B.E., from
26th April 1939 to 31st December 1939.
.. .. Military Assistant Surgeon, C. E. Hynes,
throughout the year.
Khan Sahib Maqbool Hussain Khan,
throughout the year.
2. Medical. —(a) General .—There was an epidemic of Typhoid Fever on
the Balinali Coast during the hot season. Measles, Chicken-Pox and Whooping-
cough have been prevalent during the year in Muscat and Matrah. Without a
public health system it is not possible to isolate and control infectious diseases.
(b) Agency Hospital .—As an experiment it was decided to make all treat
ment in the “ Out Patient ” department free and to appeal to the public at the
close ot the year to meet the additional cost of drugs. An appeal was made by
the Political Agent in November and was generously responded to, Rs 2(120
being subscribed.
Owing to the American Mission Hospital at Matrah being closed for six
months the work at the Agency Hospital increased.
The Hospital has been thoroughly overhauled. Re-inforced concrete floors
have been laid in all the upstairs wards. The veranda along the north side has
been provided with a root and sun shades have been placed over the window®
m the west end of the building. The inside of the building has been repainted
and the stone work outside re-pointed.
Attendances and admittances during the year were as follows :
“ Out Patient” department .. .. .. .. 21,359 pereons.
Admitted into the Hospital .. nr
. . fa.. .. .. .. persons.
Major or minor operations performed .. .. g - 9
Maternity Cases .. .. # ^
Gymecological Cases ....
# (c) Quarantine.—-'Ao quarantine restrictions were imposed at Muscat
t imng the year. Fo cases of infectious diseases were landed from shin®
Dhows however arrive without warning and are not inspected and are a soui-ce
i hie “tlTion ATT rep hT T e T 11 c ® rried 0,lt by the State to the Quaran-
repaired. T dS aVe bee “ mi P roved a >‘d the wells cleaned and
3. Political Situation. —(a) General The. wm. Por,
peaceful that the country has known for some lime ThA J °T ° f th ® m ? St
or minor outbreaks of disaffection Th^ rib of J heie , have ,een major
with each other and with the Sultan 4 Lve™mU Tlie RitT e n en p at P e f ee
known no disorders and the usuallv dmfnvhpd o • c Batinah Coast has
thanks to the able adminisLtion of n « i 3 ea d n the vlolmt y of Sur has,
« txjsif&sas! “ Snr ' “
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the success of his efforts but it is pLnr m 1S - measure
tribal leaders of Oman, Sheikh Isa bin Salpb^ ^ two princiT ' ,aI
Suleiman bin Hamiyar of Jebel A Hid nr Sharqiah and Sheikli
outbreak of the war made it necessary to ' as , acce Pted but unfortunately the
Saleh has informed the Sultan that he accent 6 . the .7 1 ® lt * Sheikh Isa bin
for medical treatment and I have no doub/tw 8 lnvi ^ tl j )n ^ visit Muscat
occur, this influential Sheikh will shortly come to Scah