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10 PERSIAN GULP ADMINISTRATION REPORT
MEMORANDUM BY MAJOR J. MoPHERSON, I.MS, RESIDENCY
SURGEON AND CHIRP QUARANTINE MEDICAL OFFICER
IN TIIE PERSIAN GULP, ON THE WORK OP (1) THE REsj.
DENOY DISPENSARY, (2) QUARANTINE ADMINISTRATION Itf
THE GULF.
During the year the number of patients treated at the Hospital was
15,675. Of these 15,520 were out-patients
Hoipital
and 55 in-door cases.
Tho operations performed were 639.
The health of the Gulf Portsj oxccpt in the case of Mohammerah, Abadan*
Sanitary. and Randar Abbas was good.
Bandar Abbas suffered a good deal from small-pox, while plague and
cholera occurred at tho two former ports.
In Mohammerali cne case of plague was reported to have occurred on
10th April. Several cases were found by 10th May, and quarantine was
imposed against Mohammerah from that date. Until the town was declared
free, the total number of plague cases was 202.
Cholera was first reported in Mohainmerah on tho 5th Juno, and by the
10th June, when quarantine was imposed, the disease bad been found in tli®
town, and among Indian employes of Strick Scott & Co. occupied in barge
building. The total number of*cases, until the town was declared free on 2Sth
June, was 86.
At Abadan, cholera occurred in the end of May. There were 50 cases and
2d deaths in all. These included cases occurring in two Sikh sweepers, deserteis
from Basrah, a Gurkha of the oil Guard, and some men from the Transport
*• Kurmak ” and from H. M. S. “ Alert.”
At Bushire a small and quickly limited outbreak of plague was discovered
on the 5tk April. The cases occurred among coolies who had boeu landed on
the 1st April from S. S. “ Zayani.” There were 10 cases and 3 deaths. On
discovery of the cases at Busbire, a wire was sent to the Port Health Officer,
Bombay, requesting him to have the ship disinfected on her arrival in Bombay.
This was accordingly performed.
On her next trip up the Gulf the ship was again found to be infected, she
was sent to Mohammerah for disinfection and deratisation.
On the 18tli of May a single case of plague of obscure origin occurred in
the town of Bushire. The usual measures were taken and there was no spread.
In the end of January, the Sanitary Council granted Quarantine powers
to tho Port Health Officer, Abadan.
The Clayton barge, formerly stationed at Mohammerah, was transferred
to Basrah during the year.
Surveillance for first and second class passengers, in lieu of isolation on
Quarantine Island, was introduced in the beginning of November.

Statement of veuelt calling at Gulf Porte.

Number Number Number of Number of
Station. of Of passenger* passoiigen RllfJLBKf.
▼easels. crew. on board. lor Ports.
Buhir# . 212 18,120 16,682 2.3C8
Mcbaramerab 2C7 21,620 13,103 4,859 llncludea 09
Lbgab 28 2,404 2.786 060 vessel* calllof
Bandar Abba* 84 7,030 4,481 1,008 at Abadan.
Jtsk . . 20 1,630 432 304
Kuwait • 30 2,916 1,600 433
Bahrain* • 67 6,429 4,187 2,396
Total COS 69,020 42,220 11.888
j. McPherson, j/ajor,
Residency Surgeon, Rushire.