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Sqyqh, girls look tlio English. Primary Certificate. examination and ono
failed.
So far, llicrc lias been little opportunity of developing the recreational side,
of the work, but Miss Darlington hopes that, as soon as the weather is warmer, !
she may bo able to start a games period before school every morning.
(d) Medical.—Dr. G. E. Dodson remained in charge of the Medical Mission
•throughout the year, assisted by Dr. (Miss) E. E. G. Baillie, who was in charge
o{' the Women's. Hospital during the second half of the year.
When the medical Mission was started.in Kerman in 1901, some 28 in-patients
were treated in a small Persian House during the whole year. The statistics
given below will show, in contrast, (lie work done in,1933, and the two proceeding
years, iii efficient buildings planned for the treatment of sick folk :—
1931. 1032. 1933.
Number of in-patients 805 G99 782
Number of out-patients (new) .. 5.9G3 G.-129 G,32G
Repeat visits . 16.G80, 21,981; 19.7G7
City visits 2,125 4,589 2,701
Major operations 529 529 612
I)uring the. year an electrically driven centrifugal pump was installed by Mr.
P«. Oddy in the Medical Officers’ quarters and both men’s and women’s Hospitals
wired for. electric lighting. In the absence of accumulators, the light is only
supplied while, the- engine is drawing water.
The Pathological.work was greatly improved by Mr. A. Robertson and ex­
cellent work is being now done in this department.
Welfare work.—The. Welfare centre under Miss E. M. Robinson, lias been
going strong, in spite of Miss E. C. II. Stratton’s absence. The latter, who had
proceeded on leave to England in October 1932, returned to. this work in Decem­
ber.
Below are the statistics for the last three years :—
1931. 1932. 1933.
Number of confinements .. 7G 92 89
Visits to Patients’ homes .. .. 1,614 1,936 2,049
Patients attending centre .. 347 321 274
Repeat visits .. 1,125 1,125 867
5. The Anglo-Pcrsian Oil Company, Limited.—The propaganda in connec­
tion with the cancellation, by the Persian Government, of the D’Arcy concession
continued in the early part of the year, by the local papers inserting articles on
the same lines as those published in Tehran.
The news of the eventual settlement of the dispute was received for the most
part with a feeling of satisfaction and relief, though certain individuals among
the disaffected parties tried to make out the whole thing as a sham quarrel
machinated by the British Government in order to ensure the validity and secure
the extension of the agreement.
There has been a distinct improvement in the Company’s business in
Kerman, as a result of the energetic interest taken in the work by Mirza Abdul
Hussein Khan (Saif-Ul-Mamalik), and also duo to the fact that, for some time
past, the competition by the Russian agents in this place has slackened consider­
ably.
6. Carpet Trade and Spinning Mill Project.—The exports in Kerman carpets
and 1 ribal nigs, expressed in thousands of Rials, during 1933 and the three pre­
ceding years, were as follows :—
1930. 1931. 1932. 1933.
Kerman carpets and rugs .. 13,140 12,079 8,591 11,540
Tribal rugs 913 888 1,200 930
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