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86 PERSIAN GULP ADMINISTRATION REPORT

Tho following figures -will show tlio growth of post office work fiurin
year and, incidentally, the continued expansion of Mohammerah. 6 the
1910. . 1011. 1912.
1913.
Registered Letters received • • 2,989 3,513 3,083
4,607
Registered Letter despatched • • 830
Parcels received • • . • 1,718 3,031 8,202
4,607
Parcels despatched • 195
295
R8. Its. Rfl.
R*.
Money orders issued 1,83,485 2,22,414 3,32,651 4,84,271

The Arabistan Convention handing over the Mohammerah Ahwaz-Borasiun
«—* - waa
signed at the close of the previous year.
At the request of the Mohammerah Chamber of''Commerce the temporary
repair of the line was undertaken, with wooden poles, during the summer. Tho
poles were so frequently stolen, however, that the line was soon down again.
It has now been commenced from the Borasjuu end with iron poles and it
is hoped that it will be in working order again before long.
In November 1913 a Consular Surgeon was appointed for Mohammerah.
Captain H. W. Picrpoint, I.M.S., waa
MedicaL
nominated for the post, but was sub­
sequently transferred to the Turco-Persian Frontier Commission.
His place was not filled and, in consequence, the Consulate has remained
without a Medical Officer. In present circumstances this has been very un­
fortunate since not the least of the methods which we should employ to mark
our predominance and to extend our influence is by the erection of a Hospital.
It is to be trusted that His Majesty’s Government will realise the importance of
this point. .
At the moment of writing plans for a hospital are being submitted.
The Dispensary has steadily increased its work under the capable charge of
the Quarantine Medical Officer, Assistant Surgeon Lincoln, who supplies me
■with the following figures.
The allotments for this purpose are insufficient and the Assistant Surgeon
has to do the dispensing and entering up himself. A compounder has been
sanctioned and will shortly be employed.
Tho figuresshow the increase in attendance, hut do not represent the real
numbers treated as, being single handed, Assistant Surgeon Lincoln finds it
impossible to enter up all those who are examined.

191L 1912. 1913.

The more common diseases are as follow!— 2,909 3,395 4,275

Malarial Fever • 213 812 415
618
Eye Diseases • 430 491
280
Skin Diseases • 182 265
683
Digestive system £72 487
307
Venereal . • 212 220 i