Legislative Assembly Hansard 1965
Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 1965 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy 982 Questions [ASSEMBLY] Questions THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER, 1965 and (c) intermediate wards, other than tuberculosis wards, in Queensland Public Hospitals? Mr. SPEAKER (Hon. D. E. Nicholson, Murrumba) read prayers and took the chair (2) What is the Commonwealth contri bution to tuberculosis wards and senile at 11 a.m. annexes? QUESTIONS ( 3) Are any accounts for treatment QUALITY OF SOUTIIERN FRUIT SOLD IN issued to patients in public wards? ToWNSVILLE.-Mr. Aikens, pursuant to notice, asked The Minister for Primary ( 4) What is the daily average number of Industries,- occupied beds in public wards, sub-inter ( 1) Have any complaints been received mediate wards and intermediate wards in by his Department concerning the poor (a) North Brisbane Hospital, (b) Princess quality of southern fruit being sent to Alexandra Hospital and (c) all Queensland Townsville for sale to the public and, if so, hospitals in the years ended June 30, 1952, has any action been taken to investigate 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965? and resolve such complaints? (5) How many public beds are there in hospitals of up to 150 beds capacity and (2) Are any deciduous fruits from what are the figures for each hospital? Stanthorpe or any other Queensland area being sent to Townsville and, if not, from ( 6) What Commonwealth payment is what interstate areas are these fruits being made for pensioners in public wards? drawn and for what reason? (7) Is any deduction made from the Answers:- pensions of pensioners in public wards? ( 1) "My Department has not received If so, what is the amount? any complaints from wholesalers, retailers or housewives in the Townsville area concerning the quality of fruit and Answers:- vegetables being offered for sale during ( 1) "The Commonwealth Hospital recent months.
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