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APPENDIX I.
MEMORANDA BY CAPTAIN C. B. McCONAGHY, I.M.S., RESI­
DENCY SURGEON IN THE PERSIAN GULF, ON THE WORKING
OF TIIE (1) RESIDENCY HOSPITAL, (2) QUARANTINE AD­
MINISTRATION FOR TIIE YEAR 1911.
During the year 1911, the Hospital has treated 13.397 out-patients, 73
„ . , in-patients and 599 operations have
Hospital. i r i
been performed.
These figures show an increase on those of 1910.
The health of the Gulf Ports cannot be considered as having been satis­
factory during the year as several epi­
Sanitary operations.
demics have visited the Gulf, viz.:—
Dushirc . Plague . . . IIS eases, 97 deaths, from ond of April to
beginning of July.
Bahrain Plaguo . . . Estimate! deaths 1.S95, from beginning
of May to ond of July.
Bahrain Cholera . . . Estimated deaths 2(55, from end of Novem­
ber to ond of December.
Dchai riaguo . . . Estimated deaths about 2,000, from ll«y
to July.
Mchammerah Cholera . . . 207 cases, 209 deaths. This includes
Failiych and Abadan, from ond of July
to middlo of November.
Cholera also existed at Basrah and other Turkish Ports such as Katif
and Darin and also Arabistan in the districts of Ahwaz and Shushtar, Dizful
and Ram Hormuz.
The Ports of Lingah, Bandar Abbas and Jask escaped from the above
epidemics.
Table showing the working of the Persian Quarantine Stations for 1011.

Number op passengers
Number Number of crew INSPECTED.
Stations. of inspected
steamers. on board.
On board. For port.
Bushire 345 25,666 26,840 6,828
Mohamraemk 246 20,527 22,247 3,471

Lingab 179 14,SS9 12,820 2,647
Bandar Abbas 148 11,928 9,475 2,470
Jask . 56 6,744 4,930 616

[Total 974 78,754 70,312 16,032
From the above table it will be seen that the number of steamers visiting
Bush ire, Lingali and Mobammerali have increased by 22, '41 and 3 respec­
tively, while at Bandar Abbas and Jask they have diminished by 33 and 13.
However, the number of passengers inspected on board and for each port lias
increased all round, as compared with tnc figures for 1910.
The quarantine station has been in operation at Bahrain, but no statis­
tics arc available.
Captain C. B. McConnghy, I.M.S., held charge of the office of the Resi­
dency Surgeon and Chief Quarantine Medical Officer throughout the year.
Lieutenant G. G. James, I.M.S., was posted as Mobile Assistant and took
over charge, on 10th August; lie was posted at Mohammerah in connection
with the epidemic of cholera.