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IJA 3088

Employment Records of Physicians, Meir Elias Hospital

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These are archival documents related to the Meir Elias Hospital in Baghdad. The documents contain employment records of doctors working in hospitals administered by the Jewish Hospitals Committee, and include confirmations of a resignation, correspondence regarding employees and hospital administration, and outstanding debts. This is likely the employee file of one particular doctor, Dr. Joseph Qatan.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3088
Item Number
6219
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Hospital, Financial, Form, Correspondence, Employment, Head of Baghdad Health District, Letterhead, Ministry of Social Affairs, Annotation, Iraqi Government, Ink Stamp, Handwritten, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Reemah Kadoorie Eye Hospital, Jewish Lay Council, Office of Public Health, File Folder, President of the Jewish Community, Ministry of Finance, Medicine, Typed, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Debts, Meir Elias Hospital, Labor

AI en Translation, Pages 26-50

Page 27

16
1/9/1951
95
To
Baghdad Provincial Administration
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We send you herewith the amount of 8/900 Dinars for the installment of December 1950
collected from Dr. Yusuf Qattan against his debt to the Ministry of Finance. Please receive it and provide us
with an official receipt for it.
95
1951
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy to Dr. Yusuf Qattan - for information
S

Page 28

⟦1255⟧
12 / 5 / 1950
95
To
Baghdad Provincial Governorate
Subject / Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We send to you herewith the amount of 10/000 Dinars for the installment of November
year / 1950 collected from Dr. Yusuf Qattan against his debt to the Treasury. Please receive it
and provide us with an official receipt for it.
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
5 / 12 / 50
/
Copy to Dr. Yusuf Qattan - for information

Page 29

1208
11 / 14 / 1950
95
To
Baghdad Provincial Administration
Subject / Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We send to you herewith the amount of 1/650 Dinars, which is the total income of Dr. Yusuf
Qattan during the month of October / 1950, collected from him against his debt to the Ministry of Finance. Please
receive it and provide us with an official receipt for it.
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Ruy
⟦illegible⟧
11 / 14
Copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan - for your information
⟦checkmark⟧

Page 30

⟦1120⟧
⟦1950/10/10⟧
95
To
Baghdad Governorate Mutasarrifate
Subject / Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We send you herewith the amount of 7/560 Dinars, which is the total income of Dr. Yusuf
Qattan during the month of August / 1950, collected from him against his debt to the Treasury. Please
receive it and provide us with an official receipt for it.
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan - for information
⟦flourish⟧

Page 31

95
8121
1950 / 10 / 10
To the Governorate of Baghdad
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We send to you herewith the amount of 4/850 Dinars, which is the total income of Dr.
Yusuf Qattan during the month of September / 1950 collected from him against his debt to the Treasury.
Please receive it and provide us with an official receipt for it.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan for information
~

Page 32

960
1950/8/14
To the Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Liwa
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We send to you herewith the amount of 7/830 Dinars, which is the total income of Dr.
Yusuf Qattan during the month of July / 1950 collected from him against his debt to the treasury.
Please receive it and provide us with an official receipt for it.
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
A copy to Dr. Yusuf Qattan for information

Page 34

712
6/5/1950
To
Baghdad Province Governorate
Subject / Collection of government debt from a doctor
Further to our letter No. 501 dated 4/19/1950, we send you herewith
an amount of -/10 Dinars for the ⟦May⟧/1950 installment collected from Dr. Yusuf
Qattan against his debt to the Treasury.
⟦illegible⟧
Director of Meer Elias Hospital
Copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan - for information

Page 35

756
8 / 6 / 1950
⟦To the Director of Mar Elias Hospital⟧
To
The Director of Dar Al-Shifa Dispensary
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
With reference to your letter No. 12 dated 29 / 5 / 950 regarding the negligence of
Dr. Yusuf Qattan and his absence from duty, causing delays in examinations and harm to patients.
We have verbally warned the aforementioned physician and drawn his attention, and he has promised to observe
regular attendance according to the regulations. We have informed the aforementioned that we will take the necessary measures against him
should any negligence occur in the future.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Mar Elias Hospital
⟦illegible stamp⟧
A copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan
The Israeli Hospitals Committee - for information

Page 37

System
501
4/19/1950
To
Baghdad Province Governorate
Subject/ Collection of a government debt from a doctor
⟦line⟧
With reference to your letter numbered 6876 and dated 4/9/1950
We are paying you the entire monthly income of Dr. Yusuf Qattan that he receives
from analysis fees. Therefore, we are sending you an amount of 9/300 Dinars for the month
of March / 1950. Please receive it and provide us with an official receipt for it.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan with a copy of the letter from Baghdad Province Governorate
referenced above to visit the mentioned Governorate and clarify the matter
to them ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧

Page 39

206
8 / 3 / 1950
To
Director of Dar al-Shifa Dispensary
Baghdad
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We have noticed that Dr. Yusuf Qattan does not follow the instructions set out in our letter No. 815 dated
14 / 8 / 1949 regarding his work in the laboratory department at the Rima Khedhouri Eye Hospital affiliated with
Dar al-Shifa Dispensary, and here are the violations:-
1- The aforementioned doctor receives analysis fees from patients directly, whereas the receipt of
fees must be done by the accountant of the Rima Khedhouri Hospital
2- The aforementioned has not yet organized a register showing the examinations he performs with their fees
for the purpose of auditing on one hand and providing the schedules requested by the Baghdad District Health Presidency
Therefore, please instruct the aforementioned to follow the instructions referred to above and inform us.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
⟦flourish⟧
Copy to
Director of Rima Khedhouri Eye Hospital
Israeli Hospitals Committee - for your kind review and to order what is necessary, noting that the revenues of the aforementioned
during the months of January and February / 1950 amounted to
4/920 Dinars only.
⟦red mark⟧

Page 40

Sent herewith
200
7 / 3 / 1950
To
Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Province
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We send you herewith the amount of 4.920 Dinars, which is the total income of Dr. Qattan
during the months of January and February / 1950 as per the following detail, noting that
the smallness of the mentioned person's income results from the few laboratory tests received from patients.
2.400 Dinars during the month of January / 1950
2.520 Dinars during the month of February / 1950
⟦line⟧
4.920
⟦line⟧
Please provide us with an official receipt for the mentioned amount, with thanks.
⟦Bury⟧
r
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy to Dr. Yusuf Qattan - for information

Page 41

Baghdad Province Governorate
Revenue - Financial
Number 2106
Date 20 / 2 / 1950
To -
Ministry of Finance (Directorate of Service, Personnel, Identity, and Contracts)
Subject / Government Debt
Meir Elias Hospital - Baghdad
NO 260
DATE 20 / 2 / 1950
MEIR ELIAS HOSP...
Further to our letter numbered 642 and dated 9 / 1 / 1950
Below is a copy of the letter from the Director of Meir Elias Hospital; please review it and inform us.
⟦signature⟧
Governor of Baghdad Province
A copy to -
Director of Meir Elias Hospital - reference to his letter mentioned above.
⟦line⟧
Copy of Meir Elias Hospital letter numbered 154 and dated 28 / 1 / 1950
With reference to your letter numbered 642 and dated 9 / 1 / 1950
We have previously explained to you that Dr. Yusuf Qattan receives a percentage of the analysis fees he performs, and
we sent you, enclosed with our letter numbered 55 and dated 11 / 1 / 1950, an amount of 6 / 250 Dinars only, which is
the total of what he received during the month of December / 949, especially since the aforementioned was ill during
the period from 25 / 12 / 949 until 7 / 1 / 1950.
In view of the above, please inform us of your final decision in this regard to act accordingly.
Signature / ⟦...⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
A copy to -
Dr. Yusuf Qattan - for information.
⟦red ink scribble⟧
Keep in the personal file
⟦signature⟧
22 / 2 / 950

Page 42

154
1950/2/28
To
Baghdad Provincial Administration
Revenue - Finance
Subject - Collection of an amount owed by Dr.
Youssef Qattan
With reference to your letter No. 642 dated 1950/1/9.
We have previously explained to you that Dr. Youssef Qattan receives a percentage of the analysis fees that
he performs, and we sent to you enclosed with our letter No. 55 dated 11/2/1950 an amount of
6/250 Dinars only, which is everything he earned during the month of December / 1949, especially
since the aforementioned person was ill during the period from 25/12/1949 until
7/1/1950.
In view of the above, please inform us of your final decision in this regard to act
accordingly.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
R
⟦illegible⟧
A copy to Dr. Youssef Qattan - for information.

Page 43

Baghdad Province Governorate
Revenue - Financial
No. ⟦692⟧
Date 1 / 9 / 1950
Mir Elias Hospital - Baghdad
No. 8
Date 1 / 10 / 1950
To - Mir Elias Hospital
Subject / Collection of Amount
Your letter No. 1246 dated 12 / 4 / 949
The amount of (10/-) Dinars has been paid to our province treasury according to the payment order memo No.
485 14 / 7 dated 12 / 6 / 949. Based on what was stated in the marginalia of the Ministry of Finance letter
No. 13 175 dated 12 / 1 / 949, we request that you continue to collect the installments at a rate of
(20/-) Dinars per month and send them to this Governorate.
⟦signature⟧
Governor of Baghdad Province
A copy to -
Ministry of Finance (Directorate of Service, Personnel, Self-Management, and Contracts) -
Referring to its letter mentioned above - for information.
⟦M⟧

Page 44

98
20 / 1 / 1950
Administrative Order
Dr. Yusuf Qattan is granted sick leave due to his infection with influenza
and bronchitis and his admission to the hospital for a period of (14) fourteen
days from the date 25 / 12 / 1949 until 7 / 1 / 1950.
⟦illegible signature⟧
The Director
Recorded in the form
regarding leaves
⟦illegible signature⟧
22 / 1 / 950
Copy to Dr. Yusuf Qattan for information
and the personal file for archiving
⟦red mark⟧

Page 46

55
11 / 1 / 1950
To the Baghdad Provincial Administration
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
We are sending to you herewith the amount of 6.250 Dinars, which is the income of Dr. Qattan during
the month of December / 949, noting that the aforementioned person fell ill at the end of the said month
and ceased work.
Please provide us with an official receipt for the aforementioned amount.
⟦Dally⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
⟦signature⟧
⟦red mark⟧
⟦faint green signature⟧
R

Page 47

Dr. Yusuf Qattan
1246
4/12/949
To the Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Liwa ⟦line⟧
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
Reference to our letter No. 1056 dated 10/10/949.
We send you herewith the amount of 10/000 Dinars for the installment of November / 949
collected from Dr. Yusuf Qattan against his debt to the Treasury.
Please provide us with an official receipt for the aforementioned amount.
⟦Duley⟧
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy to Dr. Yusuf Qattan
The accountant is requested to execute its dispatch
⟦signature⟧
4/12
⟦K⟧
⟦R⟧
✓

Page 48

1199
11/17/1949
To
Baghdad Provincial Administration
Subject - Dr. Yusuf Qattan
Further to our letter No. 1056 dated 10/10/949.
We are sending you herewith 8/949 Dinars, which is the amount of the aforementioned Doctor's
revenue during the month of October / 1949, as the person in question does not receive
a salary, but rather has a share of the proceeds from the examinations he performs, and we have previously
explained this to you.
Please provide us with an official receipt for the mentioned amount.
⟦Balazy⟧
Director of Mar Elias Hospital
Copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan.
⟦red mark⟧
⟦black mark⟧

Page 50

Telephone { 3006 / 7480      MEIR ELIAS HOSPITAL      TELEPHONE { 7480 / 3006
Baghdad
MEIR ELIAS HOSPITAL
BAGHDAD
No. 821
Date: 15 / 8 / 1949
Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Province
With reference to our letter No. 425 dated 3 / 5 / 949
We send herewith the amount of 10/- Dinars for the installment of July / 1949 due
from Dr. Yusuf Qattan against his debt to the Finance Department
Please provide us with an official receipt for the mentioned amount.
⟦signature⟧, Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy to
Dr. Yusuf Qattan
R
1 / 7 / 1948      5000      M M / 11