GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS (Chronic and convalescent cases)

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 26 July 1955 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 26 July 1955, Vol 1, Issue 9 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

A. J. BragaLim Choon Mong
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Mr Lim Choon Mong asked the Minister for Health whether he will state (a) the average number of chronic cases, (b) the number of convalescent cases occupying beds in Government Hospitals; and whether the Government proposes to build homes for such cases so as to make room for cases of acute illness.

Mr A. J. Braga: The average number of chronic cases and the average number of convalescent cases are as follows:- Chronic Convalescent cases cases General Hospital 126 254 Tan Tock Seng Hospital 129 275 Kandang Kerbau Hospital - 50

Government has no proposal in the near future to build homes for such cases, but hopes to assist voluntary bodies to do so.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 26 July 1955. Republished on SGParliament.