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THE MATRON’S REPORT.
Staff.
During the past year 1360. the following staff have entered or left the Hospitals.
(a) Female.
Trained Nurses (Indian) .. 3 entered. r on leave.
(Arab) 1 — Left.
99
»• (Out-patient) .. I
• l ## 4
Probationer Nurses (Local) 4 2
Clerks & Interpreters „ 2 2
Female Servants 4 2
(6) Male.
Trained Nurses (Indian) 6 entered. — Left.
Dressers (Local) 3 1
Probationer Dressers 9 3 ..
Kitchen & Pantry boys „ 4 1
Cooks (Local) 2 2
„ (Indian) r
Sweepers (Local) 12 6 „
There is a great need for more female probationer nurses, as the following comparative list will
show.
Men's Hospital. Women's Hospital.
68 beds. 30 beds, 6 cots and 6 bassinette
Total 42.
Trained Nurses 8 Male. 6 Female.
Dressers 9 91 nil.
Probationers ir 2
Sweepers 9 99 6
Common to both Hospitals.
Operation Theatres .. 1 Female Nurse in charge.
Kitchens 1
it
The probationers should be girls of good education and suitable for training. They would
relieve the trained nurses of the less responsible work, and leave them free to give more time to the
more important duties.
All efforts to persuade this type of girl to enter the hospital have so far failed. 1 he opportunity
to compete for a Scholarship for taking their training at the Baghdad Royal Hospital Nurses Schoo
might attract them to serve a preliminary apprenticeship in the Government Hospital.
Nurse Fatima Zayani completed her three years' training in the Baghdad Royal Hospital and
passed her final examinations with credit. The Matron gave an excellent report on her work an
conduct.
The Indian nurses are now attending Arabic classes regularly, and the hospitals are benefiting
by their increased efficiency in dealing with the patients and staff.
Sickness of Staff.
A certain number of working days has been lost through sickness among the staff, chiefly due
to minor ailments.
Kitchens.
and a Special Diet kitchen. tW° new kitchens have been started, an Indian kitchen
Indian kitchen caters for the Indian K * C j Cleals t,le ma,n portion of the meals, whilst the
Nurse is in charge of it and the 1Indian Patients in the hospitals. A trained Indian
of a good deal of difficult work. lC ltc ien anc* dairy. This has relieved the main kitchen
stls kj. very usefui- t,,c miik par,ic'
ular,y ::r***
hospital sewing woman who has finish^ ,Wllh lincn* most of wllich has been made by the
all linen repairs. 2,420 artlcles during the past twelve months, as well as doing