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110 PERSIAN GULP ADMINISTRATION REPORT

CHAPTER X.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT EOR THE BAHRAIN AGENCY
EOR THE YEAR 1913.

Major A. P Trevor, C.I.E., held chaise
Personnel.
of the Agency throughout tlic year. 3
Assistant Surgeon G. K. Monani took sir months leave to England in the
spring, in order to go through a course at the London School of Tropical
medicino. During his absence Assistant Surgeon S. S. Muhammadi of the
Bombay Provincial Medical Survice, officiated in charge of the Vict0ri a
Memorial Hospital. This arrangement was possible by the fact that the
Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Victoria Memorial Hospital has been placed
on the Cadre of the Bombay Provincial Medical Sendee; a step which has
considerably improved the prospects of the incumbent.
The reorganisation of the office and the introduction of the contract grc.ut
HUM syste“1 °,£ flnanc% "•*«?*t0 year’s
report, have worked fairly well. It will,
however, he difficult, if not impossible, to get junior clerks for the English
and Vernacular Offices to stay on the pay offered on a non-pensionablc footing
as they can do so much better with firms and private offices. Application has
been made for increased pay for these officers.
Another drawback is the arrangement by which the Steam Launch stays
6 months at Bandar Abbas; considerable inconvenience was caused by its
absence at the end of tho year when the Political Agent had to go to the const
of the mainland on one occasion, and would have visited several other places on
other occasions had the Launch been available.
The relations between the Agency ciul
Relations with Shaikh Is*.
Shaikh Isa have been very friendly
throughout the year, and no difficulties have arisen.
As mentioned above, Assistant Surgeon G. K. Monani was absent on leave
for 6 months of the year, and his place was
Victoria Memorial Hospital.
tilled by Assistant Surgeon S. S. Muham­
madi from Bombay. The Victoria Memorial Hospital did veiy good work
during the year, the attendance being a “record.” The actual figures,as
compared with 1909, the previous highest, are given below:—

Tear. Indoo-. Outdoor. Total

1909 98 4,876 4,974

1913 78 5,252 6,330

This increase was to a great extent due to the fact that, for the greater
part of the summer, the Hospital of the American Mission was closed. Dr. an
Mrs. AVorrall, the Physician-in-charge and his wife (who is also a Doctor), 1®
Bahrain for India in May and, except for July and part of August when w-
Harrison from Kuwait came as a substitute, no doctor was with the Miss*
until December after the Annual Meeting of the Mission to decide postin0 •
etc., when Dr. Harrison was appointed Physician-in-charge.
The fact that tho Mission Hospital was closed naturally
Victoria Memorial Hospital; the capture of the Hasa Province by Bin ,g
was another factor. During the summer quite a number of gun shot
were treated.