HC Deb 30 July 1957 vol 574 c169W

Free treatment is given at all general hospitals and dispensaries, but charges are made for dental appliances, spectacles and artificial limbs. In the same general hospitals, when private wards are available, small maintenance charges may be made. No differentiation is made between the races in the matter of charges.

Government nursing homes are open to senior service government officials and others of comparable status. Government officials, native authority staff, members of the armed forces, educational institutions, philanthropic societies, etc., are exempt from treatment fees but pay for maintenance.

In the circumstances, fees paid by Africans cannot be calculated, nor any statement made as to the effect which charges have had on attendances by Africans.