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Women's Dispensaries.
Muharraq. Raja. Suk al Khaims.
New Patients .. 2,872 913 r.438
Return Cases 5.560 806 99?
8.432 i.7*9 2.436
SUMMARY OF DISEASES TREATED.
Muharraq. Raja. Suk al Khaims.
Malaria...................... *73 Co 43
V. D.............................. 20 5 18
Diseases of skin .. 211 62 48
Diseases of the Ear 191 24 20
Diseases of the Eye 435 131 34
Worms...................... 552 161 982
Dysentery *59 54 20
Other Medical Conditions 871 350 190
Pregnancy 23 3 1
Gynecological 135 28 2
Other Surgical .. 22 55 60
Obstetric Cases .. 80
The work in the outlying dispensaries has been much hampered during the year by the shortage
of female nurses, the dispensaries at Rafa and Suk-al-Khamis having had to be closed for 3 months
as no nurse could be spared for the work there.

Medical Work in the Girls Schools.
During 1362 medical inspection by the doctor has been done in Manama, Muharraq, and Hedd
Schools. Many cases of trachoma were found amongst pupils and teachers, and these have received
treatment for the condition.
Many children in all three schools were suffering from anaemia and carious teeth. Treatment
has been given for the anaemia, and the children have been told to get their parents’ permission to
have their bad teeth extracted, but so far this permission has not been forthcoming.

All teachers and school children in contact with typhoid cases were inoculated with T.A.B.
In Manama School 489 new cases were treated and treatment given to old cases twice weekly.
Owing to the small number of trained nurses this has had to be done by the assistant lady doctor.
In Muharraq 511 new cases and 2,238 treatments of old cases were given, corresponding numbers for
Hedd School being 170 and 930. The treatment in Muharraq was being done by a trained nurse under
medical supervision. The school girls at Raffa attend the clinic and so far no actual inspection in the
school itself has been done. Many of the eye and skin conditions amongst the children are due to dirt,
and could be avoided if the children could be persuaded to take an interest in the cleanliness of their
persons. Something might be done in this direction by offering small prizes such as soap and towels
for the best marks for personal cleanliness, etc.
The general condition of the children in Muharraq School is much better than that of those in
Manama where many are weakly and appear to be underfed.

Matron’s Report.
The trained staff of the Government Hospital decreased during the year to less than half the
original number owing to many of the Indian nurses returning to India to join the military forces, the
increased pay which was offered by the Government failed to induce the staff to remain in Bahrain.
To make up the deficiency more local probationers and domestic staff were employed and their