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(c) The most common diseases dealt with were those of the eye and ear,
and numbers treated as compared with previous 2 years were as follows ,
1932
2,635 '
^ |M932 ..
2,140 ^
1933
3,264
^►Eye Diseases. 1933 ..
2,962 )-Ear Diseases.
1934
4,117 ,
/ b 19 ^ 4 ••
3,684 j
(cl) Operations performed as compared with 2 previous years as follows :■—
1932 .. .. -• -• •* ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية ••
1933 .. .. •• •• •• 154
1934 .. .. -- -- -• •• 189
(e) Vaccinations in 1934—124.
(/) The Dispensary was inspected by the HonTde the Political Resident on
27th September 1934.
(g) The health of Kuwait as a whole was reported by both the Agency
Medical Officer and by the Mission Doctor, to have been unusually good.
There were no epidemics during- 1934.
XII .—Royal Navy.
(a) Friendly visits, of H. M. ’s sloops occurred from time to time during
the year.
(b) On f)th January 1934, U. M. S. “ Colombo ” of the East Indies Squadron
called at Kuwait in company with H. M. S. “ Shoreham ” and II. M. S. “ Bide
ford and H. M. S. “ Fowey ”, all under the command of the Senior Naval
Officer, Persian Gulf,
(c) The best of relations exist between H. E. the Ruler and Officers of the
Royal Navy, and the various visits of H. M.’s ships during 1934 have been a
source of pleasure to the Ruler, who made a point of always calling on the
ships in person, and entertaining the Senior Officers to banquet on shore.
XIII .—Royal Air Force.
During the year under review the following R. A. F. aircraft landed at
Kuwait in the course of their ordinary routine duties —
{a) Flying Boats ,, .. , ,.3
(b) R. A. F. land aircraft .. .. ..32
The above does not include several score of R. A. F. machines which passed
over the Principality en route to Bahrain or Basra respectively,
XIV.— Shipping.
(1) 98 British steamships (carrying the Royal mail),
12 German „
4 Japanese „
visited Kuwait during 1934.
(2) On 11th January 1934, the Japanese Yosliida Marn inaugurated the
first Japanese steamship service to Kuwait.
XV .—Distinguished Visitors.
The following persons of note arrived.privately at Kuwait during 1934, and
were entertained by.IT. M.’s Political Agent and in some cases by 11. F. the Ruler:
(a) In February Mr. and Mrs. Mallet of PI. M.’s Legation in Tehran.