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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Edmund Monteiro was the Medical Director of Middleton Hospital & CDC from 1980 to 1993. He remembers the first time he stepped into the hospital with his family during the Japanese Occupation. An Indian boy his age welcomed him at the gate and asked him, is the water here safe to drink, and can you swim? 00:00 Introduction 02:53 Earliest Memory of Middleton Hospital 11:38 The Houses & Wards 20:55 My Father Ernest 28:56 My Mother Una 38:51 The Japanese at Middleton 42:47 Posting to Middleton I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city. Do give us a like and subscribe to the channel for future episodes. Write to lkshis@gmail.com if you have stories to share. YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344/ Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore