Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 424

1 ducted with the aid of lectures and through the columns of the Labour daily Davar. An annual log devoted to maternal and child problems was published. Special attention was devoted to precautionary measures for the prevention of malaria in various localities. The network of child treatment centres has also been extended. 29. The following institutions are under the control of the Sick Fund : 1. The Central Hospital in the Emek. 2. The Seasonal Hospital for Rheumatism in Tiberias. 3. The Nursing Home Avzah in Motzah. 4. The Summer Nursing Home on Mount Carmel. 5. Clinics in towns, including sections for physical treatment and laboratories. 6. Seventy Clinics and First-aid Stations in the villages. 7. Three Röntgen Wards. 8. Two Dispensaries in the towns. 9. Twelve Dental Clinics. 10. A central store for drugs, etc. 11. Seventeen stations for treatment of infants. The personnel of the Fund is composed of the following : 152 doctors, 30 dentists, 104 sisters and nurses, 20 chemists, 85 office employees, 85 general employees, 31 of various professions, making a total of 507 persons. 30. During the year there were admitted to : The Emek Hospital ...... ... 1,733 patients. Seasonal Hospital in Tiberias ... ... 230 „ Nursing Home in Motzah ...... 1,438 persons. Nursing Home on Mount Carmel ... 557 „ The figures for the Clinics are as follows : Towns. New Cases. Visits. Tel-Aviv ......... 90,369 201,635 Haifa ... ......... 85,342 38,079 Jerusalem ......... 47,445 23,537 Colonies and Villages ... 185,813 90,986 The greater number of visits in the towns is explained by the fact that in the town clinics medical advice is given by specialists, whereas in the colonies and villages this work is performed by general practitioners. The number of house visits of the doctors amounted to 87,451. E.—The National Sick Fund in the Colonies. 31. This Fund embraced by the end of 1934 over forty rural centres throughout the country. The malaria epidemic that affected many of the localities connected with this Fund proved a heavy strain on its resources, as this Fund had to bear the burden of providing proper hospital and sanatorium treatment for convalescent patients. Mosquito nets were provided for subscribers in all affected localities. The doctors of this institution were ordered to attend 424