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two worst months of the year—July and August. They were ARMY 32. NAVY 140. R.A.F.
216, of these 235 were stationed in Bahrain, the remainder came from other places in the Gulf or
were passing through. Most of the patients were medical, and very little major surgery was necessary.
Two very grave abdominal emergencies were saved by operation, one being a severely lacerated kidney.
The total number of deaths were 4, caused by :—
Typhoid ........................................... .. Navy.
Bacillary Dysentery .. R.A.F.
Heat Exhaustion .. Navy.
Gun shot wound of skull (suicide) Tanker.
The main In-patients Diseases were as follows :—
Heat Exhaustion
Prickly Heat 67
Furunculosis
Dysentery, mainly Amoebic 57
Malaria 35
Ulcers, etc. 32
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Ext.: Otitis and Otorrhcea . 26
Pharyngeal, etc. 25
Diarrhoea ..................... 24
Typhoid and Paratyphoid . 4
The Major Operations were :—
Appendicectomy 2
Appendicectomy and Drainage } ■■ 1
For General Peritonitis
Tonsillectomy 1
Excision of Ruptured Kidney 1
(All cases were cured).
We were very grateful for Dr. Harrison’s timely aid in the last operation when the patient’s
life was only just saved. The R.A.F. medical personnel in the hospital throughout the year, consisted
of four Nursing Sisters, one Medical Officer and latterly a laboratory technician. They have all
proved of very great value.

The Police.
Their general health proved to be disappointing this year. Malaria and dysentery showed high
figures in a community who should take better precautions. Most diseases increased over last year’s
figures. V.D. showed a small decline which was encouraging. Admittedly some of the Police report,
if they can manage it, for trivial diseases, at the same time when so many of their troubles arc abrasions,
which go septic, this is a good fault as regards skin lesions. The figures arc shown from the main
out-patient diseases incurred, and it will be agreed that malaria, dysentery, opthahnia, and minor
sepsis should be cut down considerably.
Chief Out-Patients Diseases.
Abscess, boil and ulcer 375
Malaria 306
Worms 165
Dysentery 87
V.D........................... 7i
Injuries 70
T.B. Lungs 2
Opthalmia
Trachoma ....................... 108
Non-Trachomalous conditions 177
Total New Out-Patients
Total Return Out-Patients
Total In-Patients