"ملف 8/8 التقرير الإداري للوكالة ١٩٢٢-١٩٣٠" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٦] (٤٧٤/٢٩٦)

r. The friends who made
r. Mr. Kellogg who makes
tost of all. Jusef Kanoo did
olmes who digs our artesian
too as did many others. It
2 eyes ” to meet with such a
arters.
ts from Persia and from the
' continues to grow, and the
; is becoming serious. Half
early that proportion of our
lot understand Arabic. We
3 r in Bahrain be given some
r in his appointment, and
i addition to Arabic, annual
iing authorized for this
itients in the Dispensary
500 , total treatments 11 , 000 .
nor Operations 105 , Eye Op-
Smock’s generosity has given
iting Room equipment. For
rking with instruments that
The increased space avail-
omen to a separate building
has made the work easier in many ways. We have
appreciated most of all a separate room which we
can use as a laboratory. Routine laboratory exami
nations have been made for many patients. Our
plans for the preparation and study of Pathological
material have materialized only in part, due to
trouble with the apparatus.
Malaria continues to be the background of our
Medical work. Venereal disease still increases. The
surprising prevalence of asthma in chronic Malaria
cases has continued to puzzle us. We are seeing a
larger number of Peptic Ulcers and the question
arises whether a vitamjme deficiency may not be a
part of their cause. In the Surgical department, after
a cautious trial throughout the previous year we have
adopted excision of the tarsal cartilage as our treat
ment for trichiasis. We are considering its use for all
cases of Chronic trachoma. Experience has led to a
modification in the technique of the operation which
we use for Hernia. We hope that our small percent
age of recurrences will not be smaller still, Tutocain
a new local anesthetic from Germany seems very
promising.
EVANGELISTIC. Among the Hospital in
patients evangelistic work has been carried on as
formerly. The effort is to do personal work with