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(b) Medical.
(i) The Kuwait Government Medical Department waa under the
supervision of the Syrian doctors Yahya al Hadidi and Ahmed al
Hawasili, and the following Egyptians were employed in addition:
Dr, T.fohanrned Ali Badr-ud-Din, Director of the Health Department
Dr. Riyadh Mukhtar Faraj Attached to the Education Dept.
Dr. Ahmad Kasib-Dafrawi Eye Specialist.
Dr. Bathina Mahraood k A Shafiq Lady doctors.
as well as midwives and a dresser.

As Dr. Badr-ud-Din has not come to Kuwait the Syrian-
Sgyptian balance is well maintained but it seems likely -that the
Syrians will take their departure on his arrival.
The new hospital i3 nearing completion and it is hoped it
will be opened early in 1948.
(ii) Approximately ICO.000 were treated as out-patients, 400
operations performed, 20,000 injections given, and nearly 1.000
X-Ray examinations made m the American Mission Hospital. Th e
number of obstetrical cases in the Mission Hospital increased from
60 in 1946 to 120 in 1947.
In May Dr. and Mrs Nykerk and family left for the U.S.&.
on leave end Dr. M. Heusinkveld. M.D. was left in charge of the
Lien’s section and Dr.£Mrs)Mary Allison, M.D. in charge of the
womens’ section. v ■
(iii) 15,311 patients were treated in the Agency Charitable
Dispensary during 1947. The most common diseases being eye, skin,
and digestive.
(iv) There was no epidemic although there were several cases
of typhoid and whooping cough and generally the health of the
town remained good.

The supply of drugs etc. has greatly improved.
(c) Education.
The Egyptian Taha as Suwefi held the post of Director
of Education throughout the year.

There are at present 5 boys* and 3 girls1 schools in the
town with an attendance roll of 2,075 and 648 respectively - a
substantial increase over last year. The number of Egyptian
teachers in Kuwait are 13. There are a total of 88 teachers
including those in rural schools f the majority being Kuwaities
who are on the whole poorly qualified.

The Kuwait Government continued to maintain the hostel
m Cairo where 49 Kuwaiti students live. It is not intended to
send any more boys there but to give them their secondary
education in Kuwait.
A sum of approximately 7 lakhs waa spent on education
during the year.
(d)