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(4) Average dally attendance e • 57.7
(5) Total admitted to hospital 158
(6) . Total number of deaths In the
hospital • • 7
(7) Major operations • e Nil

(8) Minor operations 197
Prevalent diseases during the year were malaria,
dysentery, minor septic and skin diseases, eye diseases,
malnutrition and veneral .diseases.
Malaria was prevalent till about April, 1946, and
a marked improvement was noticed after this period, Total
number of patients treated during the year was 1137.

An unusually hot summer caused much septic prickly
heat boils and allied skin conditions. Penecellin was used
in Muscat for the first time with excellent results. Dysen­
tery broke out about September and is still prevalent.
Staff: The work of the hospital staff has been
satisfactory. The Agency Surgeon was absent from Muscat
for 4i months in India on leave. The Sub-Assistant Surgeon
was officiating in his absence.
Quarantine: No infectious disease required segregation
at the quarantine station at Haramil. A few isolated cases
of measles and chicken-pox were reported during the year, but
segregation in their own dwelling places was found sufficient.
One of the B.I. ships with two cases of measles
passed through Muscat, but as the cases were over 12 days
old, the ship was granted pratique.
The quarantine station buildings were all repaired
during the year, and furniture has now become available for
the sick ward in case of necessity.
The two quarantine guards, one at Rue and the other
at Muirah, were kept on by the Muscat Government and the care
of quarantine buildings at Haracdl was taken by the employment
of a caretaker who resides there.

Weekly health intelligence reports are received
from the Special Commissioner, S.E. Asia, hut the receipt
depends on mall steamers. Weekly reports from the Muscat
Government were not considered necessary, but will be insti­
tuted if any serious outbreak occurs.

III. POLITICAL SITUATION.
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(a) Tribal. In the beginning of the year, Els Highness
the Sultan received a letter trea Shaikh Isa bln Saleh of the
Sharqiyah alleging that Shaikh All bln Abdullah of the Beni Bu
All was intriguing against the Birth tribes by stirring up dls-
sentlon between those sections of the Jeneba tribes allied with
Shaikh Isa and the sections allied to the Beni Bu All.
His Highness