PSYCHIATRIC CASES 1968 TO 1970

Monday, 22nd March, 1971

Mr J. F. Conceicao asked the Minister for Health the annual number of admissions into WoodBridge Hospital for the years 1968 to 1970; and the annual number of psychiatric cases treated as out-patients in the varous out-patient clinics, where such treatement is available, during those years; and if such data could be given according to categories of mental illnesses.

Mr Chua Sian Chin: Admissions to WoodBridge Hospital for the years 1968 to 1970 are as follows: 1968 3,036 ) 1969 3,179 ) About 50 per cent are 1970 2,931 ) re-admissions

Attendances at Psychiatric Out-patient Clinics are as follows: 1968 28,431 1969 37,273 1970 39,847

Outpatient Clinics where psychiatric cases may be treated as out-patients are as follows: Bukit Timah Outpatient Monday afternoons Dispensary Kallang Outpatient Dispensary Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons Queenstown Outpatient Dispensary) Tuesday, Thursday Maxwell Outpatient Dispensary ) and Friday afternoons Paya Lebar Outpatient Wednesday afternoons

In addition, a Speacial Referral Clinic is held at Thomson Road General Hospital on Friday afternoons for referral of hospital patients only. A Referral Clinic was held in Outram Road General Hospital up to April, 1970, but was dicontinued due to the Clinic being utilised for the Medical Officer i/c Officials.

The analysis of the attendances according to categories of mental illnesses in respect of patients admitted to WoodBridge Hospital for 1969 is shown below and the figures are about the same for the other two years: Percentage Schizophrenia 60.0 Manic and Depressive Illness 10.1 (excluding reative) Dementia due to old age 6.5 Alcoholic psychosis 1.7 Neurosis 1.4 Personality Disorders 2.6 Metal Defective Epileptic 6.2 Epileptic 1.6 Other Organic Psychosis 9.9 ----- 100.0 =====

It is not possible to give a break-down of the categories of mental illnesses seen in the Outpatient Clinics, although it is likely to be the same as that of patients admitted to Woodbridge Hospital except for the lower incidence of mental defectives and dementia due to old age.