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maiarial measures carried out by the Bahrain Government.
There still are,however, some 80,000 out-patients treated
every year. This number i£ alarmingly high. There were
no major epidemics, and there was a marked decrease in
malaria, only 6.5# of the population in Manama being
affected. There was a small outbreak of small-pox in the
early part of the year but it was quickly controlled.
A Public Health and Welfare Committee composed of
the doctors of the three Manama hospitals, and the Secre­
taries of the Manama and Muharraq Municipalities has been
set up, and has already done good work in tightening up
sanitary measures and improving the medical facilities
available to the public.
Sir Henry Holland, K.C.I.E., of the C.M.S., Quetta,
visited Bahrain during the latter part of the year. He
performed 35 eye operations and saw 150 patients.
(ii) Victoria Memorial Hospital.

Dr. M.L.A. Steele held charge throughout the
year.
Number of out-patients treated 14,526
" M in-patients treated 27
" »» minor operations 750
Malaria.
Total number of patients treated vras 2,683
as compared with 3,806 cases for 1945.
Venereal Disease.
1945. 1946.
Gonorrhea • • • 115 258
Soft Chancre • • • 26 16
Syphilis • • • 233 119

(iii) American Mission Hospital.
Dr. Paul IT. Harrison held charge during the
early part of the year and was assisted by Doctors Mylrea,
Storm and George. While he was on leave from Bahrain
Dr. Storm officiated.

Out-patients treated 18,234
In-patients treated 1,973
Minor operations 2,500
Major operations 750
(iv) State Medical Hospital.

The setting up of a nursing home in the hospital
a long-felt need, private wards for men, and women
have also been instituted.
A special Trachoma clinic was formed to treat
boys from the Manama School Hostel daily for six months.
This experiment has 3hown promising results.

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