SUICIDE CASES

Parliament of Singapore · 3 December 1968 · 2nd Parliament

Official Report, 3 December 1968, Vol 28, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lim Kim SanL. P. Rodrigo

Tuesday, 3rd December, 1968

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Mr L. P. Rodrigo asked the Minister for Defence (a) how many cases of suicides were recorded for the period 1st January, 1967, to 30th June, 1968; and (b) how many of the recorded cases may be said to be anomic.

Mr Lim Kim San: A total of 196 cases of suicides were recorded during the period 1st January, 1967 to 30th June, 1968. On the basis that no one in a normal state of mind will commit suicide, 100 per cent of the recorded cases can be said to be anomic.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 3 December 1968. Republished on SGParliament.