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DAI CLASS IN RAJPUTANA.
170. Dai Class, Ajmer.—Mrs. Kane, who had been for 12 years Superin-
tendent of the Dai Training class and Maternity Home, Ajmer, retired in
April 1919. A gratuity of 6 months' pay was given to her.
171. The 6 pupils who began their course in 1918 were examined by the
Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, in April 1919. All passed the qualifying examination
and received Certificates and the usual Honorarium.
172. The work was placed under the control of the Lady Doctors of the
Women Mission Hospital (Dr. S. Campbell and Dr. H. Mcmillan) who reported
as follows:—
"On Mrs. Kane's retirement in April 1919, we took over the supervision
of the Dai Training School, and in May 1919, Mrs. Conally took
charge of the Maternity Home and commenced her class for the
Dais in residence. In all 7 Dais have been in training, 3 from
Bharatpur, 1 from Alwar, 1 from Jaipur, 1 from Kotah and 1
from Agra. Two of these completed their 9 months' training
in November 1919, and Lieutenant-Colonel, P. B. Haig, C. B.,
I.M.S., Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, kindly examined them. Both
passed, one gaining 100 per cent.
Between June and December there have been 12 patients in the
Maternity Home, 9 Confinements and 3 Gyneoeological Cases.
11 Confinements were attended outside and of the total of 20, 3
were Abnormal. Also 94 Gyneocoligical patients have been
seen at the Maternity Home, and 22 patients have received
treatment at Home by the Dais.
During the past year the Dais in turn have each spent 3 months at.
the Women Mission Hospital, where they conducted 42 Confine-
ments and were present at others, including many Abnormal
cases. They also get in the hospital some experience in general
nursing. They have worked well and seem keen to become
proficient. If they are to practice as Dais under supervision, this
9 months' training is perhaps sufficient,but if they are to become
supervising Midwives in the States to which they belong they
should certainly have a longer training.
The names and addresses of all the City Indigenous Dais have been
obtained, and a scheme is being evolved for giving them lectures
and starting some amount of supervision of their work."
Imperial Service Troops.
173. The Hospitals of the Imperial Service Troops are all well equipped
with the exception of those of the 2 regiments of Imperial Service Lancers at
Jodhpur, they are under the Medical charge of well qualified Military Sub-
Assistant Surgeon. 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 Civil Sub-Assistant Surgeon
attached to the Lansdowne Hospital.
174. A Military Sub-Assistant Surgeon attached to the Imperial Service
Corps, Bharatpur, was on Active Service till the end of the year.
175. The Transport Corps Hospital with the Imperial Transport Corps,
Jaipur, returned to Jaipur from Active Service from Mesopotamia on 9th May
1919 in Medical charge of 4th Grade Sub-Assistant Surgeon A. V. A. De
Aranji. The Transport Corps Hospital again proceeded on Active Service to
the North-West Frontier on the 21st June 1919 in Medical charge of Sub-
Assistant Surgeon A. V. A. De Aranji with other Medical Staff.
176. The hospital returned to Jaipur on 15th January 1920.