Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of Singapore.

  • Singapore. Medical Department.
Date:
[1949]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of Singapore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AIR HEALTH Singapore has two civil airports, Kallang and Tengah, the latter being an R.A.F. aerodrome used also for civilian planes. The work at the two airports is carried out by one full time civilian medical officer, one hospital assistant, and one clerk each at Kallang and Tengah. At week-ends a duty roster for the medical officer is arranged for, two Health Officers taking turns with the airport medical officer. All aircraft from infected ports were examined, 1,409 carrying in all 30,502 passengers and crew being dealt with. This is nearly double the 1948 figure of 781 aircraft and 18,182. 800 of the number with 13,667 passengers and crew were seen at Kallang and 609 and 16,835 at Tengah. The larger aircraft call at Tengah; hence the smaller number of planes.