House of Assembly: Vol13 - MONDAY 20 MARCH 1989

MONDAY, 20 MARCH 1989 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS

†Indicates translated version.

For written reply:

General Affairs:

State hospitals: integrated wards 20. Dr M S BARNARD

asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:

  1. (1) Whether any wards in hospitals administered by the State are integrated; if so, how many in each specified hospital; if not, why not;
  2. (2) whether his Department intends to desegregate wards in State hospitals; if not, why not; if so, when;
  3. (3) whether any studies have been carried out into the cost implications of desegregating wards in State hospitals; if not, why not; if so, (a) when, (b) by whom and (c) what were the findings;
  4. (4) whether any wards in State hospitals are under-utilized; if so, (a) in which specified hospitals and (b) to what extent;
  5. (5) whether any wards in State hospitals are overcrowded; if so, (a) in which specified hospitals and (b) to what extent?

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The MINISTER OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT:

The honourable member is referred to my written reply to Question 404 on 30 March 1988.

Typhoid: cases reported 175. Dr M S BARNARD

asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:

How many (a) cases of and (b) deaths from typhoid were reported in respect of each race group in each province in 1988?

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The MINISTER OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT:

(a)

Indians

Blacks

Coloureds

Whites

Transvaal

6

2 636

4

24

Natal

14

719

7

4

Orange Free

State

0

31

0

0

Cape

Province

1

123

15

3

(b)

Indians

Blacks

Coloureds

Whites

Transvaal

0

32

0

0

Natal

0

2

0

0

Orange Free

State

0

1

0

0

Cape

Province

0

1

0

0

Cholera: cases reported 176. Dr M S BARNARD

asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:

How many (a) cases of and (b) deaths from cholera were reported in respect of each race group in each province in 1988?

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The MINISTER OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT:

(a)

Blacks

Natal

3

Transvaal

3

Orange Free State

0

Cape Province

0

Above-mentioned cholera cases reported, were not bacteriologically proven. There were no bacteriologically proven cases of Cholera in South Africa in 1988. No cases reported regarding other race groups.

(b) None.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES QUESTIONS

†Indicates translated version.

For written reply:

General Affairs:

R K Khan Hospital: employees 1. Mr K CHETTY

asked the Minister of National Health and Population Development:

  1. (1) (a) How many (i) doctors, (ii) nurses, (iii) administrative officials, (iv) cleaners and (v) other specified classes of employees were attached to the R K Khan Hospital in Chatsworth as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many vacancies were there in each of these categories as at that date;
  2. (2) (a) what is the daily average number of persons attended to in the out-patient department of this hospital and (b) in respect of what specified period is this information furnished?

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The MINISTER OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT:

Latest specified date: 28 February 1989

  1. (1) (a)
    1. (i) 72 Doctors
    2. (ii) 671 Nurses
    3. (iii) 121 Administrative officials
    4. (iv) 280 Cleaners
    5. (v) Other specified groups: 23 Professional 21 Paramedical 18 Technical 80 General 11 Interns
  2. (b) Vacancies as at 28 February 1989
    1. (i) Nil
    2. (ii) 2
    3. (iii) 3
    4. (iv) 1
    5. (v) 1 Professional
  3. (2)
    1. (a) 1 572
    2. (b) The specific period: April 1988 to December 1988.

Own Affairs:

Matriculation examiniations 1. Mr M RAJAB

asked the Minister of Education and Culture:

How many pupils at departmental schools (a)(i) wrote and (ii) passed the 1988 matriculation examinations and (b) obtained (i) A, (ii) B, (iii) C, (iv) D and (v) E aggregates in these examinations (aa) in respect of each province and (bb) in total?

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The MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE:
  1. (1)
    1. (a)
      1. (i) 13 221
      2. (ii) 12 577

(b)

(aa)

Natal

Transvaal

Cape

(bb) Total

(i)

220

23

0

243

(ii)

633

114

9

756

(iii)

1 361

229

19

1 609

(iv)

2 737

417

55

3 209

(V)

4 347

519

86

4 952