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Dr. Y. Akrawi's Laboratory 335/1 Rashid Street (Opp. Lynch Building) BAGHDAD No: 424 Baghdad,: 7th August 1957 Received from: Miss Adrine Barukh the sum of Iraq Dinars: one only. on account of: Blood Exam. I.D.: 1/- Y. AKRAWI
IJA 2741
Correspondence and Receipts, Hospitals in Baghdad
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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are letters concerning patient admittance procedures, medical receipts, and responsibility for a patient's fees.
AI en Translation, Pages 1-25
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⟦illegible⟧ In view of the fact that Dr. Al-Badla gives prescriptions that are very expensive, and I have repeatedly asked her not to give expensive prescriptions and she has not responded to that, we ask your Excellency to order the referral of patients to others. Contact Dr. Touma, noting that she will cooperate and reduce the fees by half a dinar, and send the patients to her. Dr. Touma ⟦illegible⟧ 12 / 8 And I contacted Dr. Al-Badla and informed her that the medications she gives to patients are very expensive, and I asked her to reduce the prescriptions as much as possible, and send her fewer patients than before. ⟦illegible⟧ 12 / 8
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Your Excellency the President We attach herewith the prescription of Dr. Joubanian, to whom the patient Khatoun Salman was sent according to your approval, along with Dr. Ephram's report kept at the Sect, and the value of the prescription amounted to 4/400 Dinars as estimated by the Union Pharmacy. I have contacted the pharmacist doctor and he stated that the medicine is necessary and extremely essential ⟦illegible⟧ Approval 8/25 Amen Awqaf Officer ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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His Excellency the President We attach herewith the prescription of Dr. Karnik W. Owanesian belonging to the patient Saleh Khadouri, as he was afflicted with a nerve disease which necessitated visiting the aforementioned doctor since Dr. Jack Abboudi Shabi was outside Iraq. He paid the examination fee from his own money. Your order is requested as to whether you agree to obtain the prescription from the pharmacy at the expense of the community or not. This is what had to be presented to Your Excellency. The Records Officer ⟦822⟧ The Committee? 2/22 His Excellency the President The prescription has been sent to Al-Amana Pharmacy And I have learned that the cost of the prescription is only 860 fils The Records Officer 2/22 Approved to take the medicine from the pharmacy 2/22
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 57/9/ Regarding the lists of the Union Pharmacy for the month of July, year 57, please note the following :- 1 - A prescription for ⟦illegible⟧ in the name of ⟦illegible⟧ (Faiza Salman, who is my wife) and it was noted in the pharmacy list under the name (Wife of Sassoon Obeidya). 2 - Prescription No. 196 belonging to ⟦illegible⟧ mentioned in paragraph (1) was dispensed in an urgent case, and the pharmacist must send it to your Excellency for signature. 3 - Prescription No. 35 is in the name of Juliette Muslih, wife of Daoud Nassim, an employee at the Hebra Kadisha Society. 4 - Prescriptions No. 6 and 21 are signed by the Secretary of the Committee. 5 - " " " " 46,20 " " " " " " " " 6 - The prescription titled (for the community) was dispensed to the Secretary of the community and the synagogue servant. 7 - Prescription No. 56, which does not contain the doctor's name - is signed by Dr. Salman Mikhail. 8 - The prescription without a number; the pharmacist did not indicate a number on it, and it was dispensed in an urgent case and belongs to the patient Shaul Levi, and I am not responsible for its dispensing as urgent prescriptions are dispensed directly from the pharmacy by order of the treating doctor. ⟦line⟧ Papers Officer