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History Chapter 6(i)
British return to SG after fall of Japanese
post war problems
housing shortages
not enough room as many houses were destroyed in WWII
up to 83 people lived in 1 shophouse
leading to many problems such as diseases spreading such as tuberculosis that can be spread by sneezing
people with no room lived in illegal squatter settlements with no amenties
how did British deal with it?
accelerated the building programme to 1,742 units per year which was not enough for required 10,000 units per year
job shortages
to adress this, british reopened factories to create new jobs
to manufacture products like motor cars and glass bottles
did not solve it due to rapid population increase
food shortages
food supply does not match baby boom
trade routes was disrupted by destruction of WWII
food items skyrocketed in price by a few tens of times
how did british deal with it?
started feeding programmes for children
provide at least 1 nitriutious meal/day for children
set up people's restaurant that sell food for affordable price
cost 35 cents and was for workers who could not afford food
schooling shortages
children did not go school during JAP invasion as schools had been destroyed or seized
schools did not have proper resources like teachers, textbooks, schools etc.
British funded many schools, 66 Chinese schools, 37 english schools and 21 Malay schools were in operation
allowed overaged students who did not attend school attend school
most resources were used in funding British schools
English schools attendance was 4 times more than pre-war
Chinese students were underpreviledge
went to china for education and received communist ideas
british banned these people from returning
were unhappy as they were not able to get well-paid jobs
BABY boom to 1 million people
locals response to British room
many people took part of strikes and formed trade unions
people envision singapore to be ruled by locals
colonial rule in asia is weakening