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charge of the Welfare work, proceeded on leave in October and was replaced by
Miss E. M. Robmson. , orders we re received from the Persian
(b) Boys bcll0 'K l forG io^ primary schools with effect from the 23rd
Governmerit ^ c resul ± t 0 f negotiations with Tehran by the C. M. S. School
Septembei. A. ^ all owed in Kerman to keep open their two top primary
authorities, they wei e b f Middle School which they were
C aSTf keep V Thuthfs ten’tLt there are now in the Boys' ScW
allowea 10 neep. .l i} ie new regulations. In spite of these
only 38 boys compare ^ ^ satisfactory one and the standard of work has
SmaTnt’aineci: At the end of summer six hoys left and entered the Stuart
Memorial College, Isfahan, for higher education. I
Games and atlieltic sports figure largely in the life of the School and at the
beginning of the year a Beading room and Games room was opened for the use
of the senior boys.
(c) Gi r l s ’ School— As the result of the new regulations, the number of pupils
in the Girls’ School, which originally was a Primary one, dropped from 22o to
45 and at the end of the year stood at 50. The status ot the Girls’ School has
not vet official!v been raised to that of a Middle one as the Head Mistress, Miss
J. F. Woodroffe, is not yet qualified to run a Middle School. She was, however,
for the time being, been permitted to keep the two top classes of the primary
class in addition to two lower classes for a Middle School.
During the year, eight girls took the Government Primary Examination (6th
class) while five teachers, who were given half-time tiainmg, weie successful m
the ninth class Middle Grade Government Examination. Besides these, seven
girls took the Primarv English Certificates for C. M. S. Schools in Persia and
four others passed the Middle Grade C. M. S. Certificate in both Persian and
English Subjects (8th class). Cooking and house-wifery classes have been
developed and needlework and lunch rooms have been opened.
(d) Medical. —The work of the
following statistics will show' :—
Number of in-patients
Number of out-patients (new)
Repeat visits
City visits
Major operations ..
Over 2,000 visits were paid gratuitously to over 600 typhus patients between
January and July when this epidemic was prevalent in Kerman.
Doctor Dodson experienced great difficulties due to the new regulations now
in force in the country in connection with the import of goods. He spent a sum
of Rials. 17,872 during the year in Customs and transport charges only on the
drugs, instruments, and hospital kit received from England.
is growing
steadily as the
i 1932.
1931.
699
805 i
6,429
5,968
.. 21,981
16,680
4,589
2,125
529
529
{Welfare Work).
Number of confinements
I Visits to patients-' homes
Patients attending centre
Repeat visits
1932.
1931.
92
76
1,936
1>614
321
347
1,125
1,125
; UVV11 organization m Kerman tor the saw
of their products, by which arrangement their, sales Agent Mirza Ali Asgbf
Muiiuan, who had cairied on the work for the last 5 years was relieved of th
duties by Saif-UI-Manmlik, an employee of the Company, from Isfahan.
• An *' l0 "'T'! 1 ' W a s P ecial telegram received from one of the Kerman deputies
m Tehran, notiiymg the cancellation by the Persian Government of the P’Awy
concession and calling upon the people of Kerman to celebrate the event, various
jubi ant meetings and gatherings were held, speeches made and telegrams scut
to Tehran expressing gratitude to H. I. M. the Shah for his action For three
consecutive nights illuminations were held in the different chief centres of tlie
town and m some cases fireworks displayed. The Russian Sales Agent in
Kerman took an active part. ^