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On Hie whole flip year lias been satisfactory, the school is slowly hut surely
making a name for itself as a Middle School and is regaining the ground lost
when in 1932, the Primary Department was closed.
(<■*) Girls’ School.—Since the last report several changes have taken place
in the school, the most outstanding being that it is now only a Middle school.
This has, of course, meant a decrease in numbers, and only between 35 and 40
girls wore attending regularly at llie end of the year.
Miss 1. M. Darlington, who has been in charge since October 1933, is trying
to establish an eleventh class, so that the girls may bo able to got the recognised
Government Diploma before leaving the school. Several expect to take the re­
quired examination in June. Last year, instead of allowing only those who were
up to standard, to enter the sixth class Certificate Examination, all llie girls
who wished were permitted to take it, and of the seventeen who entered twelve
passed. All the four who took the Ninth Class Examination were successful,
while of their number came second in all Kerman.
In the school programme the Government syllabus is followed ns far a**
possible. Time is also given during school hours for recreation, cooking and
sewing.
Prnj'crs are held each morning before,school, and Ethics Classes arc given
regularly each week. Recently a Scripture Union Class has again been started.
This is held every Thursday during.lunch hour, and is quite optional.
It will be remembered that Miss J. F. Woodroffc, the Head Mistress, left
for England in September 1933, in order to complete her B.A. course, without
which, according to the new regulations of the Persian Ministry of Education,
she could not run her school. Miss Woodroffe is expected to return to Kerman
in a short time, when, it is hoped, the school will receive fulL recognition from
the Government.
(J) Medical.—Dr. G. E. Dodson, who proceeded on furlough in September,
was succeeded by Dr. 1. W. Pigott from Isfahan.
Dr. (Miss) E. G. Baillie was transferred to Yczd in March and Dr. (Miss)
Charts Pigolt returned from furlough in May to take charge of the Women’s
Hospital.
Miss E. J. Policy and Miss M. James discharged the duties of Matron in the
Men’s and Women’s Hospitals respectively.
Mr. G. N. Oddv, who was attached to the Medical Mission as Electrician,
left on furlough in November and Mr. A. Robertson, formerly of the Indo-
European Telegraph Department, rendered valuable services as pathologist
and accountant throughout the year.
The following statistics show the work done in the two hospitals during
1934 and the three preceding years
1931. 1932. 1933. 1934,
Number of in-patients * • 805 699 782 728
Number of out-patients (new) 5,968 6,429 6,326 6,706
Repeat visits 16,680 21,981 19,767 18,554
City visits ,. 2,125 4,589 2,701 2,347
Major operations , • 529 529 642 638
Pathological Examinations ,, 770
New Gynaecological Examinations t • 190
Itinerary work : 4 places visited, and about 247 patients seen during the
year.
Since Dr. Ion Pigott took charge of the Men’s Hospital in September, he has
opened a weekly Ear, Nose and Throat Department, which is well attended and
yeally appreciated in the town.
The Pathological Examinations are also increasing in usefulness and number.
pr. Pigott has started the Kahn test for Syphilis since her return from lurlough,
and finds it an extremely useful aid in diagnosis.