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194: 1942
Out-patients treated 35981 45000
In-patients treated 1018 1165
Operations 1170 2087

Of the cases treated 2119 were of malaria and 275 of
syphilis •
On August 17th Dr. and Mrs. Harrison and Dr. Barney
with one male and two female nurses, left Bahrain on a
six weeks1 special medical tour to Riyadh with the primary

object of treating members of the household of King Ibn
Saud. Medical supplies worth Rs.5,500 v/ere taken.
(ill) State Medical Hospital
Dr. R.K.B. Snow held charge throughout the year,

assisted, in the women's section of the Hospital, by
Dr. Esther Barney (of the American Mission) for a short
period, and later by Dr. Doeg.
1941 1942
Men*s Section

Out-patients treated 75238 113838
In-patients treated 1458 1761
Operations 2294 3353
Women's Section
Out-patients treated 33771 52881
In-patients treated 443 759
Operations 188 507
With the approval of His Highness the Shaikh of
Bahrain, accommodation for R.A.F. and other Service
personnel was prepared in the State Hospital, and the new
facilities were completed by October 1st. The H*A«F.)

who paid for the construction of a new ward, also supplied
an R.A.F. Medical Officer and four nursing slaters*
(iv) Quarantine Station. Muharrac
Assistant Surgeon M.L.A. Steele, I.M.D. was fcxorantine

Medical Officer throughout the year*
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