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(J. The health of Kuwait during 1035 was reported by both the Agency
Medical Oflicer and by the Doctor of the American Mission to have been
better- than previous years.
7. The political value of the Agency Dispensary continues to be high'
particularly as Kuwait is still suffering from a trade crisis with attendant
poverty.
Its educative value is also very high and the number of women attend­
ing continues to increase.
There is no trained midwife, and no X-Ray in Kuwait either with the
American Mission or the Dispensary.
The medical resources of Kuwait at the end of the year summarized are
therefore as follows :—
Beds. Operating Tablet.
Agency Dispensary Nil Nil
Amcrioan Mission Hospital Men 20 Women 10 2(lit by oloctrio
light).
Kuwait Oil Company . Nil Nil
A wholetime Doctor has been employed by the Company who is at its
Kadhama Camp. They also have a good stock of drugs and dressings.
Doctor Mylrea of the American Mission is retained for the Staff of
the Company in Kuwait at £200 per annum.
A chemists shop, the first of its kind in Kuwait, opened for business
in December. The chemist is an Iraqi Armenian qualfied in Baghdad.
X. Royal Navy.
(a) Friendly visits of His Majesty’s Sloops occurred from time to time
during the year as usual.
(b) On 15th January 1935, His Excellency Vice-Admiral F. F. Rose,
C.B., D.S.O., R.N., arrived in H. M. S. Hawkins, accompanied by Senior
Naval Officer, Persian Gulf in H. M. S. Shoreham and left on the 16th for
Bushire.
XI. Visit of Contre Admiral Rivet in French Cruiser Bougainville.
On 22nd February 1935, the French Warship Bougaiville visited
Kuwait with Rear admiral Rivet of the French Eastern Mediterranean
Squadron on board.
Official calls and parties as befitting the visit of a> senior Naval Officer
of a Foreign Power took place.
The Bougainville left Kuwait on the 23rd February.
XII. Royal Air Force.
During the year under review the following aircraft of the Royal Air
Force landed at Kuwait in the course of their ordinary routine duties:—
(а) Flying Boats—3.
(б) R. A. F. land aircraft—15.
The above does not include several score of R. A. F. machines which'
passed over the Principality eu Toute to Bahrain or Basra respectively.
XIII. Shipping.
96 British steamships
11 Gorman „
10 Jap&noso ,»
1 Italian „
1 Greek n
.visited Kuwait during 1935.
The last mentioned was the first Greek steamer to visit Kuwait and
landed 400 cases matches.