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FEMALE HOSPITAL AND DAI CLASS IN RAJPUTANA.
186. 367 Purdah Ladies were treated at their homes and 35 obstetric
operations performed in 1921.
187. Bharatpur.—The Female Dispensary at Bharatpur remained without
a Female Sub-Assistant Surgeon throughout the year. The work was conducted
by a Male Sub-Assistant Surgeon from the Victoria Hospital, Bharatpore.
258 in and 4,019 new out-door patients were treated against 323 in and 4,776 new
out-door patients in the previous year.
188. The scheme for improving the condition of child-birth in Bharatpur
proved very useful and continued throughout the year.
189. Kishangarh.—Female Sub-Assistant Surgeon Mrs. L. A. Scott has
been in charge of the Female Hospital, Kishangarh, throughout the year. 14
in and 4,287 new out-door patients were treated against 11 in and 4,646 out-
door patients in the previous year. The trained dai being local resident was
often called by the public for labour cases while Lady Sub-Assistant Surgeon
was sent for for abnormal labour cases.
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190. Dholpur.—The Lady Hardinge Memorial Hospital, Dholpur, remained
under the charge of Dr. E. Clarke until March when Dr. K. H. Parkinson
took over charge of the Hospital as Lady Superintendent, 322 in and 3,332
new out-door patients were treated and 249 operations performed during the
year.
191. Dai Class, Ajmer.—In February 1921 the matron of the maternity
Home resigned and Champabai, a certificated Indian Nurse took up the work
under the supervision of the Lady Doctors of the women's Mission Hospital,
Ajmer. On 1st July 1920, 7 pupils were admitted into the first year class and
the two into the 2nd year class, one of the former did not return from leave :
thus the remaining 8 pupils remained under training till the end of the session
when they were examined by the Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, on the 29th April 1921,
all of whom passed and were granted certificates and the usual honorarium.
192. Two dais gained second year certificates, one of whom is now working
under the Jodhpur Railway and the other in the women's State Hospital,
Jodhpur. Six other dais on gaining first year certificates returned to their
respective Indian States.
193. In the first week of July 1921, 8 pupils who arrived from Indian
States were admitted into the first year class and two were admitted into the
2nd year class. One of the former was dismissed being unsuitable. Thus the
remaining nine are at present under training.
194. There were 20 cases in the maternity Home as against 5 last year
and 70 were attended in their Homes as against 22 last year. The dais
attended 75 cases at the women's Mission Hospital.
195. There have been no local Dai classes in the Indian States of
Rajputana during the year under report.
Imperial Service Troops.
196. The hospitals of the Indian States Imperial Service Troops are all
well equipped. With the exception of those of the two Regiments of Imperial
Service Lancers at Jodhpur they are under the medical charge of well
qualified Military Sub-Assistant Surgeons and Raj Service Sub-Assistant
Surgeons. Each regiment of the latter is under the medical charge of a
State-enlisted Assistant Surgeon. The Mewar Imperial Service Squadron
at Udaipur has been under the medical charge of the Raj Service Sub-
Assistant Surgeon.
Insanes.
197. Ajmer.—Two lunatics remained in the Central Jail, Ajmer, on the
1st January 1921. 24 were admitted during the year making a total of 26.
Of these 11 were transferred to the Lahore Lunatic Asylum, 9 discharged,
5 made over to their friends and relatives and 1 sent to the Cantonment
Magistrate, Nasirabad and not received back so that there was no lunatic in the
Jail at the close of the year.