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CHAPTER VIII
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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF T1IE POLITICAL AGENCY, MUSCAT, FOR
THE YEAR, 1944.

PART I
[, AGENCY OFFICIALS
Political Agent Captain R. D. Metcalfe, from 1st
January to 31st October.

Lieutenant Colonel A.C.Galloway ,0.B.E •,
from 1st November till the end of
the year.
Assistant Political
Agent • • Captain R.E.R. Bird from 1st January
to 7th October.
Mr. R. I. Hallows from 11th October
till the end of the year.
Treasury Officer Mr. Ras Masud, from 1st January to
31st March.
Itr, Fazal Khah, from 1st April to
31st October.

Mr. K. D. Bhasin, from 1st November
till the end of the year.
Medical Officer Assistant Surgeon C. 3. Hynes, I.LT.D. j
from 1st January to 15th June.

Captain A.G.T. Mathews, I.A.M.C.,
from 16th Juno till tuc cni of the
year.
II. r3DIC;J,
Agency Hospital
The hospital has sufficient accommodation for indoor
cases. ward furniture requires repair ana replacement, which
can only be done satisfactorily after the war.
The supply of special drugs, dressings and appliances by
the Medical Stores at Bombay has been curtailed but ordinary
supplies are suffielent.

Staff - Medical Officer, Assistant Surgeon, Compounder and
three male dressers.
The hospital v/as open throughout the year, The attendances
v/ere as under
1943 1944
Outdoor new eases • • 4,734 6,597
Indoor admissions • • 108 147
Major operations •. 11
Minor operations • • 28 35
The chief causes of illness were malaria, venereal
diseases, eye diseases, deficiency diseases, minor soptic aai
respiratory diseases.

Anti-malaria measures v;crc carried out by tho State
authorities. Fish Wfere introduced into wcll6 and open tanks*
The lack of Pyre thrum for spraying inside buildings was a
serious handicap. The supply of shark liver oil, although
received late, was a great help in dealing with deficiency
diseases and oven in ulcer eases and oyc diseases.