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IPOH: The retired teacher who lives among mounds of rubbish and clutter in her two-story house in Simpang Pulai is mentally stable, says chairman of the state health committee Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud.
He said an initial mental evaluation of her for signs of depression, anxiety and stress showed that she did not suffer from any mental ailments.
He said that a medical team from the Kinta District Health Clinic had visited the 63-year-old Chung Sook Khuan at her home to see if she suffered from any mental illness and she passed the test.
“Her answers to all the questions related to the above mental conditions showed that she is normal. Her blood pressure and sugar levels were also monitored.
“The psychiatrist has defined her condition as a habitual hoarder, who simply has a habit of collecting garbage,” she told reporters outside Chung’s home in Taman Bersatu.
Last week, the Ipoh City Council cleaned trash from her porch and outside her home. The compound of his house was also disinfected.
Also present at the inspection along with Saidi was the chairperson of the state committee for women, family and community development, Datuk Dr Wan Norashikin Wan Noordin.
Saidi said the Health Department would closely monitor Chung’s mental state to make sure he doesn’t start hoarding again.
“We have explained to him that it is not okay to accumulate, as not only his health will be affected, but also that of the entire neighborhood if the mosquitoes start to breed there.
“We do not want a dengue or chikungunya epidemic to start in the residential area. If it is necessary to tarnish, we will do it too ”, he added.
He said Chung had asked for a few days that he collect and store his personal belongings safely before city hall workers cleaned the inside of his house.
Dr. Wan Norashikin said that the state Welfare Department had been advising Chung since last week.
“He has been through two counseling sessions and his condition has shown some improvement.
“We told him that it is not only important to make sure that his environment is clean, but that he must also ensure personal hygiene,” he said.
Chung, who has been alone in the house for the past few years, had been collecting items to recycle.
She is often seen cycling around the neighborhood late at night, picking up trash.
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