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PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY, 1020. 7
try and curtail the activities of the arms traders from the Arabian Coast to the
Persian Coast.
This traffic in arms though not on a largo scale had boon continuous for
some time owing to the Arabs in the interior gotting rid of the stocks of arms
captured from the Turks and acquired by friendly tribos from tho British
during tho Mesopotamian campaign. Theso trickled in a continuous stream
across in dhows to the small Persian ports, chiefly from Kuwait and Qatar.
Tho Senior Naval Officer Captain J. L. Pearson, C.M.G., in H.M.S. Triad
patrolled in tho Southern portion of tho Gulf with Headquarters at Henjam
and H.M.S. JSspiegle Commander C. 8arel, O.B.E., the Northern part with
Headquarters at Bushire. Although a large number of dhows wore searched
no rifles or ammunition were discovered, but tho mere fact of theso ships’
vigilant patrolling undoubtedly had a marked effect on the traffic. Later in
the year a special Intelligence Officer, Major It. F. Francis M.C., from Simla,
was attached lo the Senior Naval Officer to assist him.
During the year H.M.S. Britomart visited Bushire twice, H.M.S. Highflyer
once, H.M.S. \Triad three tim&s and
Viiiti of H.M.S. Shipi to BaiMre.
H.M.S. Bspiegle six times.
The number of slaves manumitted
Manamiuioo of aUroi.
during the year was as follows :—
Bundur Abbas S slaves.
Bahrain 4
Shargah 4 „
Muscat
Lingab I slave.
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A report by the Residency Surgeon on the working of the Bushirc
Dispensary and Meteorological observations are attached as annexures.

A. P. TREVOR, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Political Resident in the Persian Oulf.
Bushire;
3rd April 1921.

MEMORANDUM ON THE WORKING OF THE RESIDENCY DISPENSARY,
BUSHIRE, AND QUARANTINE ADMINISTRATION IN THE PERSIAN
GULF DURING THE YEAR 1920.
During the year the number of outdoor patients treated was 12,302 and of
indoor 72, the total being 12,374. The
HoapiUl.
number of operations performed were 778
of these 69 were indoor patients. The dispensary was removed into a better
building than the previous one which has been demolished and is being
reconstructed on more scientific and sanitary basis. 6
The prevailing diseases were Malaria, Diseases of the eye and of the
digestive system.
No epidemics occurred during the year at any of the Gulf ports. Sporadic
Sanitary. ?ases of cerebro-spinal fever were found
. in Bushire in the winter months of 1920.
Small-pox existed in mild form in Bandar Abbas in the Spring, Lingah was
also visited by tho same disease in the months of June, July and August but
in a very mild form. &
Two suspected cases of plague were reported from Mohammerah on 4th
April 1920, all the necessary precautions were taken to prevent the spread of
the disease and no further cases were reported. r