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Repairs on a large scale vrore carried out to the
hospital building during the year. This caused a lack of

accommodation, and the number of in-patients treated was
necessarily loos than in the previous year.
(ii) /■worican Mission Hospital
Dr. Vf.H. storm, M.D., was in charge of the hospital

until Kay 15th, and Dr. ?.5?• Harrison during the remainder
of the year*
1941 22*9.
Cut-patients treated 35,081 54,039
In-patients treated 1,018 1,252
Operations 1,170 1,047

(ill) ichrnin Government Hospital
Dr. h.H.3. Snow held charge throughout the year,
assisted, in the Women's Section of the hospital, (during
the £aejor part cf the year), by Dr. 5r*M. B’.cDovrall.

1941 1940
Msnys Section
Cut-patients treated 75,238 61,266
In-patients treated 1,458 664
Operations 2,294 1,784
■Voftien* 6 Section
Cut-patianta treated 33,771 34,067
In-patlent8 treated 443 346
Operations IBS 407

(iv) i\o in the previous year, malaria, venereal
diseases «nd trachoma predominated during 1941.
In spite of greet progress in the anti-malarial
work organized by the Bahrain Government in afceas surround­

ing Jianamah, Muharraq, Sitra and Buddiya, the number of
oases treated for /ualaria showed an Increase over that
of the previous year* The recrudescence of malaria

during the year under report was largely brought shout
by the heavy rainfall of the previous Kovemher, which
oaueed pockets of water and damp areas to remain for

great lengths of time*
Venereal /-