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3. Traffic Control.

There has been a further deorease in motor accidents.
No. of aooidents No. of persons killed
investigated. in motor accidents.

1356 56 6
1357 20 2
1358 12 2
The public are acquiring more road sense and drivers are driving more
carefully. Road and driving regulations are being strictly enforced by the Police
and public vehicles are frequently inspected. It is now mainly on public holidays
that wild and reokless driving is conspicuous: on these occasions local drivers
appear to suffer from a speoies of dementia.
The number of motor vehicles registered during the year was 521: the number
of licensed drivers is 774, and 183 new drivers were tested and passed in 1358.
4. Crime.
There was little crime during the year. One murder took place: a mainland
Arab killed a prositute, he was tried, convicted and executed. Towards the end
of the year there was an increase in the number of thefts in Manainah which was
considered by some people to be due to changes in the personnel of the nature.
A number of prosecutions were made under the regulations for the control of prices
and sale of foodstuffs.
Altogether 469 persons were charged with criminal offences during 1358
of whom 182 were foreigners. In the case of Bahrain subjects all orirainal comp­
laints are included, in this figure even those of the slightest importance.
Number of cases of violence 86
„ of cases of theft 63
„ of persons convicted 355
„ of persons discharged 114
Miscellaneous 166
There was a decrease in liquor cases which is partly due to the restrictions
which were placed on the sale of scents and lotions etc. which contained a high
percentage of alcohol. The Government bought up the existing stocks of eau de
cologne and eau de quinine which were being drunk by an ever-increasing number
of local inhabitants.

Public Health.

ADMINISTRATION.
Appointment and Suff. The appointment of Dr. M. M. MoDowall m.b., ch.b.,
d.p.h., d.t.m. h., m.c.o.g., as Lady Dootor as: from 21st. February 1939 was
mentioned in last year’s report.

Dr. I. Davenport Jones’s service with the Government was terminated on
6th November 1939.
MisB N. M. Harbottle was appointed Matron of the Government Hospital in
December. Miss'Harbottle had previously served in the Iraq Medical service for
about two years in Basrah and Baghdad.