Abstract
Western medicine in Singapore began with Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival on 28 January 1819 with a sub-assistant surgeon, Dr Thomas Prendergast, providing medical care for the expedition.1 The first official surgeon, Dr William Montgomerie, arrived in May that year with the 2nd Battalion, 20th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry and he also attended to the surgical
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