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Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 16 October 1957 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 16 October 1957, Vol 4, Issue 4 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

A. J. BragaSeah Peng Chuan

Treatment facilities in Government Hospitals

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Mr Seah Peng Chuan asked the Minister for Health to give details of the existing facilities in Government Hospitals for the treatment of cancer.

Mr A. J. Braga: Mr Speaker, Sir, the facilities which exist in the Government hospitals for the treatment of persons suffering from cancer are surgical, radium, deep and superficial X-ray therapy. There are today 670 beds available for general and orthopaedic surgery, and a further 40 beds for gynaecology, and amongst these, beds are made available for those seeking treatment for cancer. Two deep X-ray machines are in operation and another is due to be installed soon, providing a total treatment capacity of about 100 daily. Quantities of radium are available for the treatment of cancer.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 16 October 1957. Republished on SGParliament.