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Public Health. Exchange.
With the exception of an increase of venereal
diseases, the-health of the town showed a distinct Ter
Per
improvement as compared with the two previous Mouths. Hundred Ter Toond
Marik
years. Smallpox, which exacted a heavy toll in 1021 Them** Sovereign. Turkish.
and 1922 had ceased to assume epidemic proportions Dollar*.
The diseases most prevalent were digestive and eye
troubles.
C « d. £ *. d. £ «. d.
With a slight break, Quarantine restrictions were
Imposed on all persons arriving from the Shatt al- April 1923 11 9 5 1 0 9 0 15 J
1 0 0
11 7 9|
Mar 11*23 .
0 15 «•
’Arab by steamer or bailing boat from June to Octo­ June 1921 . 11 5 5 1 0 0 0 14 H
ber inclusive, on account of plague and cholera July 1923 . 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 14 11
No cholera occurred in the town but thcro were a August 1923 10 14 8 1 0 8 0 15 0
1 0 11
September 1923
0 15 2
10 15 8
few eases of plague. October 1923 11 2 1 0 10 0 15 3
The Quarantine Buildings at Shuwaikh proved November 1923 11 2 3 1 0 10 0 15 1
0 15 2
December 1923
11 1 G
0 9
most satisfactory. January 1924 11 3 0 1 0 5 0 15 0
Februarv 1924 11 7 0 1 0 11 0 15 4
March 1924 12 G 11 1 1 4 0 15 8
J. C. MORE, Major,
Political Agent, Kuvait.

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