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*0B THE YEAR 1Q1S. 85

The number of steamers calling at the above ports increased as compared
^ith 1^11 as follows :— Bushire 41, Mohammerah 61, Lingah 62, Bandar
Abbas 13, Jask 1; the number of passengers on board and for each port has
^bo increased considerably.
In April, Assistant Surgeon Kelly was sent to Kuwait to replace Assistant
Surgeon Ralimatullah and the returns are as follows, from 1st May
Steamers CO, crew 6,713, passengers on board 12,036 ; for port 1,770.
The Shaikh of Bahrain engaged a medical man of his own a young Parsed
Graduate of Bombay by name Boomla, for the quarantine work at Manama and
the returns Bince 1st March show steamers 122, crew 10,443, passengers on
board 20,914, for the port 11,380. He relieved Dr. Monani who has been in
charge of the Victoria Memorial Hospitalj the latter has been admitted to the
cadre of the Bombay establishment on account of his good work at Bahrain.
It is very satisfactory that both Kuwait and Bahrain have quarantine in
working order under supervision of fully qualified Assistant Surgeons.
Captain 0. B. McConaghy, I.M.8., has held charge of the office of Resi­
dency and Chief Quarantine Officer through the year and Captain G. G. James,
I1IS i has been Mobile Assistant with headquarters at Mohammerah.
C. B. McCONAGHT, Captain, IJf.S.,
Residency Surgeon in the Persian Gulf.

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