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years. This welcome slate of affairs may be attributed to a stricter watch being maintained at
all points of entry and the increase in the vaccination state of the population. More than
23,000 local people were vaccinated during the year in a drive which embraced the Islands and
a further 8,020 in respect of those travellers arriving without certificates.
Certificates of vaccinations against Smallpox were required from arrivals from all countries,
Cholera Certificates in the ease of travellers from Pakistan and India and Yellow Fever Certifi­
cates from those coming from delineated Yellow Feter endemic areas.
The Mecca Pilgrimage of the 1371 Ilegria (A.D. 1952).—The number of pilgrims passing
through Bahrain was 1,352 compared with about 3,000 last year. Just over half came by air
and the rest by sea. All were free from infection and possessed the required vaccination
certificates. Medical care was provided at the Government Hospital and accommodation in
the Orphanage was made available for sea passengers awaiting onward transport. Air
passengers did not stop over in Bahrain.
Number of ships granted pratique :
After boarding 282
Without boarding 1,022
Total 1,304
Number of Dhows or Launches arriving at :
Manama Jetty. Muharraq Jetty. P.C.L. Sitra Jetty. Total: 1,456
Number of Passenger Aircraft arriving at Muharraq 5,669
Number of Deratization Exemption Certificates issued 50
Number of Vaccinations and Inoculations carried out against :—
Smallpox 26,694
Cholera 3,197
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers 727
Plague 546
Typhus 503
Yellow Fever 370
Conclusion.—Bahrain, on the whole, cannot be said to be an unduly unhealthy place.
Cholera, Plague and Smallpox have disappeared, the incidence of Malaria has been greatly
reduced and Typhoid and other bowel diseases have declined. But the present method of
collecting vital statistics has not )ct reached the stage of recording every birth and death, with
its cause, that occurs on the Island and without this essential information, it is not possible to
appraise correctly the health of the inhabitants.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT
EXPENDITURE 1371
Budget Head Estimated Actual Remarks
Salaries, etc., Europeans .. 1.55.000 1,53,905 03 09
Salaries, etc., Non-Europeans 4,00,000 4,80,959 05 06
Drugs 1.10.000 1,04,439 04 00
i Heating and Lighting 70.000 96,247 05 00
Diet 1,90,000 2,08,301 03 06
Surgical Sundries 40.000 37,359 10 00
2 Linen and Dressing 50.000 68,556 07 11
X-Ray and Laboratory 8,000 7,863 15 00
Transport 85.000 1,01,010 04 00
Laundry 15.000 10,581 14 0
General Contingencies 40.000 37,031 03 06
Annual Repairs to Buildings 87.000 1,09,730 06 00
TOTAL 12,50,000 14,15,986 02 02
Anti-Malaria 1,50,000 1,93,056 13 00
Quarantine 1,00,000 88,078 10 00
15,00,000 16,97,121 09 02

Consolidated Fund 16,97,165 09 07
Less Balance 44 00 05
16,97,121 09 02