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(c) The most common diseases dealt with were those of the eve and car,
and numbers treated as compared with previous 2 years were us follows : -
1932 2,G35 r 1932 .. 2,140
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1933 3,204 ^-Eye Diseases. 1933 .. 2,902 Ear Diseases.
1934 4,117 j (.1934 .. 3,684 j
(</) Operations performed as compared with 2 previous years as follows :_
1932
74
1933 154
1934 ............................... 189
(c) Vaccinations in 1934—124.

(/) The Dispensary was inspected by the Hon’blc the Political Resident Oil
27th September 1934.
(if) The health of Kuwait as a whole was reported by both the Agency
Medical Officer and by the Mission Doctor, to have been unusually good.
There were no epidemics during 1934.
XII.—Royal Navy.
(a) Friendly visits, of H. M.’s sloops occurred from time to lime during
the year.
(b) On nth January .1934, TT. M. S. ** Colombo ” of the East Indies Squadron
called at Kuwait in company with H. M. S. “ Shorcham ” and il. At. 2S. “ Hide-
ford and II. M. S. “ Fowey ”, all under the command of the Senior Naval
Officer, Persian Gulf,
(r) The best of relations exist between II. E. the Ruler and Officers of the
Royal Navy, and the various visits of II. M.’s ships during 1934 have been a
source of pleasure to the Ruler, who made a point of always calling on tbo
ships in person, and entertaining the Senior Officers to banquet on shore.

XIII.—Royal Air Force.
During the year under review the following R. A. F. aircraft landed at
Kuwait in the course of their ordinary routine duties —>
(a) Flying Boats * i 3
(b) R. A. F. land aircraft .. 32
The above docs not include several score of R. A. F. machines which passed
over the Principality e.n route to Bahrain or Basra respectively..

XIV.—Shipping.

(1) 98 British steamships (carrying the Royal mail),
12 German „
4 Japanese „
visited Kuwait during 1934.
(2) On Utli January 1934, the Japanese Yosluda Maru inaugurated the
first. Japanese steamship service to Kuwait.

XV.—Distinguish ed Visit o rs.
The following persons of note arrived privately at Kuwait during 1934, and
were entertained by.IT. M.’s Political Agent and in some cases by U. K the Ruler:
(a) In February Mr. and Mrs. Mallet of IT. M.’s Legation in Tehran.