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Injections.
/.—I ul ravenous.—
n. a. n. ... 467
Quinine 37
II-—Intramuscular.—
Quinine ... 1,381
Others 10
III.—Sub-cutaneous.—
Emetine 352
Others
18
Total ... 2,265

Inoculations.
1'. A. B. Vaccine
7*
Vaccinations.
Small-pox </»
Minor Operations.
The list shows the usual representative variety which are dealt with daily in out-patients.
Two things of note are the trichiasis operation, and the sub-conjunotival saline injection (S. C. I.)
Trichiasis is common particularly of the upper lids and is one of the end results of trachoma.
The Anagnostiki method of rectifying the iuturned eyelash is fairly satisfactory. Mucous mem­
branous grafts have not been used as yet.
The S. C. I. in ic.c. to iAc.c. dosages of 6 to 12 per cent hyperlonis saline every 4th day,
is extremely efficacious for acute phlyctenular and chronic conjunctivitis, and cpiscelcrits, and
sometimes for irido-cyclitis, and for spring catrrh.
INJECTIONS INOCULATIONS VACCINATIONS
1. —Injections
A total of 1,418 quinines were given, mostly intramuscular. 467 intravenous N.A.B.s. were
used for syphilis, an average of six to each
person.
The 352 emetines are a measure of the high incidence of amoebic dysentery in the island.
2. —Inoculations
These were for typhoid only. They employed prophylaclically, chicflly for the medical
. . were
staff. Some Europeans were a so injected, especially after the heavy November rains. Very few
cases of typhoid were lowevir, and the chief after result of the floods was to raise the
incidence of dysentery.
3. —Vaccinations
Only 96
were given in Manama, mostly for school children. A larger number were required
in the district, totalling 167, and most of these were on Badaya children who demanded it when
the smallpox epidemic was raging in Arabia in November and December. No cases of smallpox
were seen in Manama or any of the outside clinics.

Laboratory Male Statistics
1359 (1940)
/.—Blood.—
INiMlive. Negative. Total.
l'or Malaria r>
For Haemoglobin 11 *7
3 3
For Red Cell Count
3 3
For While Cell Count ... ... 7
7
For Differential White Cell Count ... 6
II.—Urine.— 6
I New Cases. Return Cases.
Casts
Red Cells 0 6 4 *3
Polymorphs 6
Sugar J9 10 29
4 2 6
Normal
34 Total..
124