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NOTES ON THE WORKING OF QUARANTINE ON THE ARAB
COAST OF THE PENSIAN GULF FOR THE YEAh 1946.

1. An inspection wa3 made by the Residency Surgeon
of the Hospitals, Dispensaries and Quarantine Stations at Kuwait,
Bahrain, Muscat, Dubai and Sharjah.
2; There are recognised Quarantine Stations at Kuwait,
Bahrain and Muscat.
The permanent quarantine Station at Kuwait has
now been vacated by the Royal Air Force, and, after repairs
etc., will be used for the purpose for which it was meant.
The Bahrain Station is a good one.
The Station at Muscat has now been repaired.

3. At Dubai and Sharjah there are no Quarantine
Stations nor Isolation Hospitals. Should an epidemic of an
infectious disease occur in these towns temporary camps of
grass huts are used as Isolation Camps. The erection and
running of these camps is carried out by the Shaikhs under
the advice and supervision of the Medical Officer, Dubai.
4! A comprehensive scheme has been planned to
standardise the Quarantine at all the ports on the Arab Coast
where such stations existed and to institute Quarantine and
Quarantine Stations at those ports where it did not exist and
where oil development has necessitated the opening of a new
port e.g. at Fahahil in Kuwait territory, Dubai and Sharjah,
Qatar and Sitra in Bahrain.

5. Kuwait, Eahrain and Muscat are well run by the
Quarantine Medical Officers there.
6. No epidemics during the year.
7. PERSONNEL
Quarantine Medical Officer Lt.H.L.A.Steele,
Bahrain. I.M.D.
Quarantine Medical Officer Captain A.G.T.
Muscat. Matthews,I.A.M.C.
Quarantine Medical Officer First-Class Assistant
Kuwait. Surgeon C.E.Hynes,
I.M.D.

Majorf I.M.D.
Residency Surgeon and Chief
Quarantine Medical Officer Arab Coast,
Bahrain.

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