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Chapter 3: How did British rule & external developments affect…

- - - - fighting for higher wages and better working conditions
      - taking good care of the men under him
      - conducting night classes to teach them how to read and write
- - - - Many died due to lack of food and water
- - - - Befriended secret society members
  - - - Led to many riots occurring in the 1840s and 1850s
    - - British officials had few dealings with most of the Chinese in Singapore
        
        knew very little about how secret societies work
      - The British officials, European officers and all policemen in the police force, who were Indians and Malay, did not British officials understood the various Chinese dialects
        
        could not find out anything about the secret societies and their activities
  - - - To a Chinese, a proper funeral was important so that the soul would ascend to heaven and would not wander about
- - - - Able to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complicated operations of secret societies
  - - - Pickering persuaded the Chinese community to settle their quarrels at the Chinese Protectorate instead of going to the secret societies
    - - William Pickering’s officers visited every coolie ship that arrived from China and inspected the coolie houses to ensure that the coolies were treated fairly
    - - In this way, the Protectorate helped to maintain law and order in the Chinese community
    - - Rescued many young girls from being sold to brothels
      - Set up a department which provided shelter to those who were poorly treated as servants
  - - - Caused the large-scale secret society fights that paralysed Singapore to end
- - - - Caused many traders to stay away from Singapore
        
        Singapore’s trade suffered greatly & traders lost huge sums of money
  - - - The gunboats destroyed many pirate ships and hideouts
        
        However, the Straights government only had 3 gunboats in its fleet which was unable to curb piracy completely
        
        to suppress piracy completely, a permanent naval force was needed in the Straights Settlements which the EIC could not afford
        
        Piracy only became less of a problem in the early 1870s with increased patrolling by British & European powers
- - - - 1842: St Margaret’s School
      - 1852: St Joseph’s Institution
      - 1854: Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus
- - - - High death rate among Asian population
        
        Reasons for high death rate
        
        Overcrowded & unhygienic living conditions of the poor in town area
        
        More jobs were available in the town area
        
        shophouses were popular for workers who preferred to stay in the town area
        
        however, shophouses were unsanitary overcrowded & poorly ventilated
        
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        Poor understanding of diseases
        
        Before 1897, doctors thought that malaria was spread by poisonous gases coming out from swamps
        
        It was only in 1897 that Sir Ronald Ross discovered that Malaria was transmitted by a type of mosquito.
        
        Most Asians did not seek treatment when they are ill due to lack of money or a mistrust of Western medicine..
  - - - Took steps to eradicate malaria by setting up a Malaria committee to supervise the draining of swamps, replacing the bucket system with morden water carraige sewerage system.
      - Clearing of dirty streets and drains.
      - Built a general hospital on Outram Rd.
      - 1886: Quarantine Law passed.
        
        passengers arriving by sea were checked by doctors;
        
        those found to be suffering from infectious diseases like Smallpox & Cholera were isolated to prevent the diseases from coming to the main island and spreading to the locals.
      - 1887: Set up Public Health Department to tackle health issues in the town area
    - - Economic growth generate greater government spending on healthcare.
      - Increased awareness of the need to improve healthcare led to calls by locals for the government to tackle the spread of diseases in Singapore
- - - - Advantages
        
        sheltered from strong winds and big waves by the smaller islands
        
        Harbour had deep waters for ships to sail right up to it
    - - to make improvements to the port