'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎101r] (201/416)

Seven girls took the English Primary Certificate examination and one
failed.
So far, there has been little opportunity of developing the recreational side,
of the work, but Miss Darlington hopes that, as soon as the weather is warmer,
she may be able to start a games period before school every morning.
(d) Medical. —Dr. Gr. E. Dodson remained in charge of the Medical Mission
throughout the year, assisted by Dr. (Miss) E. E. G. Baillie, who was in charge
of the Women’s Hospital during the second half of the year.
When the medical Mission was started in Kerman in 1901, some 28 in-patients
were treated in a small Persian House during the whole year. The statistics
given below will show, in contrast, the work done in. 1933, and the two proceeding
years, in efficient buildings planned for the treatment of sick folic :■—
1931.
1932.
1933.
Number of in-patients
805
699
782
Number of out-patients (new) ..
5,968
6,429
6,326
Repeat visits
16,680
21,981
19,767
City visits
2,125
4,589
2,701
Major operations
529
529
642
During the year an electrically driven centrifugal pump was installed by Mr,
P f . Oddy in the Medical Officers’ quarters and both men’s and women’s Hospitals
wired for electric lighting. In the absence of accumulators, the light is only
supplied while the engine is drawing water.
The Pathological work was greatly improved by Mr. A. Robertson and ex
cellent work is being now done in this department.
W 'elfare work. —The. Welfare centre under Miss E. M. Robinson, has been
going strong, in. spite of Miss E. C. H. Stratton’s absence. The latter, who had
proceeded on leave to England in October 1932, returned to this work in Decem
ber.
Below are the statistics for the last three years :—
Number of confinements ..
Visits to Patients’ homes ..
Patients attending centre ..
Repeat visits
1931.
1932.
1933.
76
92
89
.. 1,614
1,936
2,049
. . 347
321
274
.. 1,125
1,125
867
5. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited. —The propaganda in connec
tion with the cancellation, by the Persian Government, of the D ’Arcy concession
continued in the early part of the year, by the local papers inserting articles on
the same lines as those published in Tehran.
The news of the eventual settlement of the dispute was received for the most
part with a feeling of satisfaction and relief, though certain individuals among
the disaffected parties tried to make out the whole thing as a sham quarrel
machinated by the British Government in order to ensure the validity and secure
the extension of the agreement.
There has been a distinct improvement in the Company’s business in
Kerman, as a result of the energetic interest taken in the w T ork by Mirza Abdul
Hussein Khan (Saif-Ul-Mamalik), and also due to the fact that, for some time
past, the competition by the Russian agents in this place has slackened consider
ably.
6. Carpet Trade and Spinning Mill Pro/ert.—The exports in Kerman carpets
and tribal rugs, expressed in thousands of Rials, during 1933 and the thiee pre
ceding years, were as follows :—
1930. 1931. 1932. 1933.
Kerman carpets and rugs
Tribal rugs
13,140 12,079
913 888
8,591 11,540
1,200 930
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