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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE POLITICAL AGENCY, MUSCAT, FOR
THE YEAR 1946.

PART I.

I. AGENCY OFFICIALS.
Political Agent: Mr. R.I. Hallows from 1st January,
to 29th November.
Captain J.E.H. Hudson from 29th
November afternoon to 3Cth November
afternoon.

Major A.C. Stewart, O.B.E., from
30th November afternoon till the end
of the year.
Assistant Political Captain J.E.H. Hudson from 15th
Agent: November to 29th November and from
1st December to 13th December.

Treasury Officer: Mr. G.H. Khan throughout the year.
Medical Officer: Captain A.G.T. Matthews, I.A.M.C • t
from 1st January to 30th April.
Mr. K.E. liotala from 1st May to
19th September.

Captain A.G.T. Matthews, I.A.M.C.,
from 20th September till the end
of the year.
II. MEDICAL.

(a) General. The public health measures in the town of
Muscat remained satisfactory throughout the year and the President
of the Municipal Council, Saiyia Tariq bin Taimur, is now endeavour­
ing to clean up the terra of Mutrah. He has approached the Political
Agent for his assistance.
(b) Agency Hospital. The Hospital was open throughout
the year. The supply of drugs for the hospital has been satisfac­
tory from the Medical Stores Depot, Bombay. More equipment was
ordered from India from the funds collected during the year. The
hospital building underwent minor repairs and was whitewashed.
Wire gauze was fixed for the Agency Surgeon^ consulting roon and more
gause for O.T. wards etc. is expected.

The two snail rooms near the European ward have been
re-appropriated for a clinical laboratory. The microscope was
sent to India for repairs and is expected very soon.
The attendance figures of the hospital were as under:
(1) New cases • • 9510

(2) Cases re-attended for treatment 11566
(3) Total number of cases treated during
the year • • 21076

(4)