103 (3) NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL.

This work is still very hampered by : — (i) The difficulty in obtaining suitable girls to train, owing to the prejudiceof the better class Sudanese against allowing their daughters to be trained as nurses.

(ii) The absence of education and discipline among Sudanese girls.

In spite of these difficulties steady if slow progress has been made Seven nurses in all have completed their training. They are posted as follows :— Malakal Wad-Medani Kassala Port Sudan Atbara . .

1 1 1 1 1 In addition two nurses are in charge of two dispensaries in Omdurman which are largely attended by women and children for the treatment of simple ailments.

Four of the senior nurses are retained at the nursing school (Omdurman women’s hospital) as staff nurses.

Thirteen nurses remain under training and seven new probationers were admitted at the beginning of the year making a total of twenty under training.

The nurses who have been sent to work in the provincial hospitals are very much appreciated, their attainments being very greatly in advance of those of the locally trained women.

Khartoum.

2.6.1929.

(Sgd.) 0. F. H. ATKEY, Director Sudan Medical Service.