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The colony of Uganda was managed by the government departments who wrote these progress reports. Some reports start in the 1900’s, but most reports cover from the 1920’s until independence. The statistics for Uganda are included in Colonial Africa in official statistics, 1821-1953. These reports explain why those statistics are at the levels recorded. The contents pages at the front of each report list the departments which existed at that time. Comparing the contents pages reveals how the structure of the colonial government changed over time.

The most exceptional event with which the Force had to deal in the last seven years was the outbreak of rioting and disturbances in connection with the general strike in January, 1945

Uganda Police, Annual Report for 1946, Administration, 1909-1961; Police, 1946-1949; img 1

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Annual Departmental Reports differ from Blue Books of Statistics because they include explanations of why the statistics are at the levels recorded.

These reports are arranged by the departments which they cover within Uganda. Comparing the data in these reports shows how each area of government has developed over the years.

These papers cover World War One and World War Two as well as the social services in this colony before independence.

The first social services reports include details of how the first hospital system developed. The native courts and how they functioned also feature.

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