PHAY Thong Huat (Dr)
Medical Services in Singapore,
Accession Number 001900
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 9
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 04:07:21
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 9
Metadata
- 6 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:48
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Born 1920. Family background. Why father wanted him to be educated in English. Educational background. Interviewee came to Singapore in the slump year of 1928. Family stayed in Beach Road. Why he had to attend the afternoon school. Why interviewee was at a loss when he first entered Raffles College. Went into dentistry at the age of 16.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 9
Metadata
- 6 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:16
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
British civil service. Principal used to compose poems to glorify the British on Empire Day. Teachers in Victoria School. How he learned about values from his parents through songbooks and watching "wayangs". Father was very close to the children. Father monitored their studies. Gang fights in Beach Road and Singapore River. Living conditions at home.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 9
Metadata
- 4 Jul 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
High attrition rate in dentistry. Why he took up dentistry. Most dentists in the early days were not qualified. A lot of dentists in North Bridge Road. Those who could afford went to the Japanese dentists along Bras Basah Road. School of Dentistry. Things he learnt there. Dentist's pay scale in civil service. Practical training. Students were supervised by staff nurse.
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