Social Issues and Colonial Responses · 1867–1930
Public Health and Sanitation
The struggle against cholera, malaria, and the plague in overcrowded urban areas.
Key Questions
- 1Why was the death rate so high in 19th-century Singapore?
- 2How did the British respond to the threat of epidemics?
- 3What was the role of Tan Tock Seng in improving healthcare?
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
MOE: Social Issues and Colonial Responses - S2
Level: Secondary 2
Subject: History
Unit: Social Issues and Colonial Responses
Period: 1867–1930
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