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APPENDIX.

MEMORANDA BY CAPTAIN 0. B, McCONAGHY, I.M.S., RESIDENov
SURGEON AND CHIEF QUARANTINE OFFICER IN Tm,
PERSIAN GULF, ON THE WORKING OF THE: (1) RESIDENCY
HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, (2) QUARANTINE ADMINtjJ
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TRATION FOR THB YEAR 1912. **
During the year 1912 the hospital has treated:—
13,716 out-patients.
Hospital
31 in-patients.
699 operations have been performed.
This shows an increase of 319 out-patients treated as compared to 1911,
spite of the fact that, during the severe epidemic of plague that existed from
February to end of June, the attendance was diminished, and also that, owinp
to the moving of the hospital to other quarters, the hospital was closed
about three weeks except for urgent cases; nor does it include any of the people
who came for inoculation during the epidemic of plague, nor people attended in
their hour S3 who were suffering from plague.
It is satisfactory to find that for the past three years there has been an
appreciable increase each year in the attendance.
During the year the health of the Gulf Ports has been satisfactory with the
exception of Bushire, which was visited
Sanitsiy operations.
by a severe epidemic of plague, lasting
from the beginning of February to the end of June: during this period there
were 865 ca:23 with 725 deaths, against 118 cases with 97 deaths in 1911, about
6,0CO people are supposed to have left the place during the epidemic.
Inoculation proved much more popular than in 1911 as 4,0-18 were treated
against 422 in 1911; about half of this number were inoculated at the hospital
One sepoy of the Residency guard was attacked; he was isolated and
made a good recovery: no cases occurred amongst the native regiment at
Reshire.
The attitude of the Sanitary Council at Tehran was very friendly during
the course of the epidemic and they expressed their thanks to the Quarantine
Stair after the epidemic was over; the local authorities also were more enlightened
in their attitude and more helpful than in previous years.
In October, three cases of cholera having been reported from Ahwaz, Cap­
tain James, LXI.S., the Mobile Assistant, was sent there in case an epidemic
might break out, but luckily no further cases occurred.
There were no epidemics at any of the other Gulf Ports, otf*
Mohammerah, Lingab, Bandar Abbas, Jask, Kuwait, Bahrain and Debal

Table showing working of the Persian Quarantine stations during the gear
1912.

Ko. or risaxjraxss nr«nets*
No. of No. of crew inspected
Station*.
Steamers. on board.
Onboard. For tbs Poet
Bnabire 886 28,296 43,9*1 8,0*
Hohaznmerab 807 .24,467 89,878 6JO
Idsgab 231 20,960 28,306
Bandar Abbas 161 12,987 18,822 8J*
1.084
JmV • 67 1,788 7,829