State and voluntary hospitals

Summary

In 1855, the Government constituted a Board to enquire into the operation and general management of the Benevolent Society, and to determine the position which the Government should adopt regarding the continuation of subsidies from public funds.
Voluntary hospitals were founded by private enterprise on the principle of mutual self-help, divorced from Government interference. They provided a complete medical service to the poor through their outpatient and inpatient facilities.

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Date of Publication: 31 December 2003
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