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REPORT ON SANITATION, DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA FOR 1922
Doctor Miss Daisy Fairbairn, M.B., C.M. Madras, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. London L.M.
Rotunda and Dublin from 19th November 1922 to the close of the year. 359 In
and 2,681 Outdoor cases were treated against 330 In and 2,689 Outdoor patients
in 1921.
101 Major and 82 Minor operations were performed against 74 Major and
121 Minor operations of last year.
112. Tonk.—Miss K. Desai was in charge of the Walter Zenana Hospital, Tonk.
There were 141 In and 8,051 Outdoor patients treated as against 128 In and 8,054
Outdoor patients in the previous year.
113. Alwar.—The Lady Dufferin Hospital, Alwar, remained in charge of
Sub-Assistant Surgeon Sugna Bai throughout the year. 147 In and 15,714 Outdoor
patients were treated against 179 In and 19,157 Outdoor patients in the previous
year. 102 Major and 1,143 Minor operations were performed against 93 Major and
1,011 Minor operations in 1921.
114. Bharatpur.—The Female Dispensary at Bharatpur remained without a
Female Sub-Assistant Surgeon till 28th November 1922 and the work was con-
ducted by a Male Sub-Assistant Surgeon from the Victoria Hospital. On 29th
November 1922 one Miss Poona Bai, Sub-Assistant Surgeon, a Marhatta Lady,
took over charge of the Institution and worked till the close of the year. 229 In
and 4.334 Out patients were treated against 258 In and 4,014 Out patients in
the previous year.
The scheme for improving the condition of the Child birth in Bharatpur
proved very successful and continued throughout the whole of the year.
115. Kishangarh.—12 In and 3,974 new Out patients were treated in the
General Hospital against 14 In and 4,287 Outdoor patients in the previous year.
116. Dholpur.—The Lady Hardinge Memorial Hospital, Dholpur, was in charge
of Lady Doctor K. H. Parkinson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. London. 233 In and 2,906
Out patients were treated against 322 In and 3,332 Out patients in the previous
year. 146 operations were performed during the year against 249 in 1921.
Dai Class, Ajmer.
117. Matron Champa Bai, a Certificated Indian Nurse, has been in charge of the
Maternity Home, Ajmer, throughout the year under the supervision of the Lady
Doctors of the Women's Mission Hospital, Ajmer. In the first week of July 1921
7 pupils were admitted into the first year class and two into the second 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-Merwara, on the 25th April 1922, all of whom passed and were
granted Certificates and the usual honorarium. 6 had had 10 months' training in
Midwifery only and two had had a second years' training including Sick Nursing.
Six Dais on gaining Certificates returned to their respective States, one has
remained for the second years' course and one is at home for family reasons.
118. The new Session began in July 1922 with 7 pupils, one a second year.
An effort has been made to arouse interest in the training of Dais among the Citizens
of Ajmer by distributing leaflets in Hindi, Urdu and English but unfortunately
there seems to have produced no effect. Only 2 Ajmer women (both Christian)
have come to be trained and the other women in the class are from Indian States.
119. The Dais take turns of staying at the Women's Mission Hospital so that
they not only see mere labour cases but also get some experience in ordinary sick
nursing and in doing dressings, etc.
120. There were 15 cases in the Maternity Home as against 20 last year. 20
confinement cases were attended in their own homes as against 70 last year. The
Dais attended 56 confinement cases at the Mission Hospital.
121. A larger house has just been obtained for the Maternity and Child
Welfare work there, which will be a great advantage to the Dais in Training as well
as to the Women and Children of the District.
122. There have been no local Dai Classes in the Indian States of Rajputana
during the year under report except a Dai Training Class opened at the Jaswant.