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10. Customs
Customs Revenue amounted to Hs .9,63,420/- as compared
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\»ith fc.8,04,089 during the year 1941. Customs Duty being

on an ad valorem basis, revenue benefitted from the
Increased cost of imported foodstuffs and plecegoods.

i 11. Boat-building and Shipping
(i) Three motor launches were built in Bahrain during
the year. The number of motor launches plying for hire cn
31st December 1942 was 98.
(ii) Shipping (Entries and Clearances)
1941 1942

British 115 134
Dutch 4 1
Norwegian 11 2
Japanese 4
American 8 24
Unknown nationality 3
Tankships of all registry 122 123

Total 264 287

12, Accidents within port limits
No serious accidents occurred during the period under

report.
13. Medical
(i) Victoria Memorial Hospital
Assistant Surgeon M.L.A. Steele, I.M.D., held charge

throughout the year.
1941 1942
Out-patients treated 19602 15759
In-patients treated 14 11
Operations 635 525

Of the cases treated 2756 were of malaria and i($2 of
syphilis and 82 of gonorrhoea.
(11) American Mission Hospital,

Dr. P.W# Harrison was In charge throughout the year,
assisted by Dr. (Ul8*) Esther Barney.