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'Administration Reports for 1947' [32r] (63/128)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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(i) The Kuwait G-overnment Medical Department was under the
supervision of the Syrian doctors Yahya al Hadidi and .ahined al
Hawasiii, and the following Egyptians were employed in addition:
Dr« Mohammed Ali Badr-ud-Din, Director of the Health Department,
Dr. Riyadh Mukhtar Faraj Attached to the Education Dept.
Dr. Ahmad Kasib-Dafrawi Eye Specialist e
Dr. Bathina Mahmood & A Shafiq Lady doctors.
as well as midwives and a dresser.
As Dr. Badr-ud-Din has not come to Kuwait the Syrian-
Sgyptian balance is well maintained but it seems likely that the
Syrians will take their departure on his arrival.
The new hosjoital is nearing completion and it is hoped it
will be opened early in 1948.
(ii) Approximately 100.000 were treated as out-patients, 400
operations performed, 20,000 injections given, and nearly 1.000
X-Ray examinations made m the American Mission Hospital. The
number of obstetrical cases in the Mission Hospital increased from
60 in 1946 to 120 in 1947.
In May Dr. and Mrs Nykerk and family left for the U.S.l*
on leave and Dr. M. Heusinkveld, M.D. was left in charge of the
Men 1 s section and Dr.fMrs^Mary Allison, M.D. in charge of the
womens 1 section. ^
(iii) 15,311 patients were treated in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Charitable^
Dispensary during x 1947. The most common diseases being eye, skin,
and x digestive,
(iv) There was no epidemic although there were several cases
of typhoid and whooping cough and generally the health of the
town remained good.
The supply of drugs etc. has greatly improved.
The Egyptian Taha as Suwefi held the post of Director
of Education throughout the year.
There are at present 5 boys 1 and 3 girls 1 schools in the
town with an attendance x roll of 2,075 and 648 respectively- a
substantial increase over last year. The number of Egyptian
teachers in Kuwait are 13. There are a total of 88 teachers
including those in rural schools, the majority being Kuwaities
who are on the whole poorly qualified.
The Kuwait Grovernment continued to maintain the hostel
in Cairo where 49 Kuwaiti students live. It is not intended to
send any more boys there but to give them their secondary
education in Kuwait,
A sum of approximately 7
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
was spent on education
during the year, " ^
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the year 1947, starting with the Report of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] written by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.
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- 1 file (62 folios)
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The Report of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports for 1947'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:63v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence