Chapter 3 ( Part1)

Why Chinese secret societies were a threat to law and order in early Singapore

Because the Chinese Secret societies were causing problems like gang robberies, gang fights, illegal vice trade like gambling and prostitution

What did Sir Thomas Dunmen do to improve the police force during his term

1. He persisted in making the police force more appealing to potential recruits by fighting for better working conditions and higher wages

2. He was able to enlarge the police force by attracting better men into the police force

Describe the efforts made by William Pickering in resolving the problems in Chinese community

1. Registered Chinese societies, coolie agents and lodging houses

2. Visited and inspected them to ensure coolies were not abused

3. Worked with traders of the societies to build trust between the community and the British

Describe how The British government improved healthcare conditions for the people in Singapore

1. They set up a malaria committee to supervise the draining of swamps

2. Replaced the bucket system with a burden water carriage sewerage system

3. Improved housing conditions and reduceovercrowdin

4. Built general hospitals

5. Cleaned dirty streets and drains

How did the opening of Suez Canal affect Singapore

1. The distance between Europe and Asia was shortened

2. Travelling from Europe to Asia was shorter, faster and easier for people and their goods

How did the Great Depression affect Singapore?

1. International trade declined

2. Price of rubber and tin dropped drastically

3. Companies suffered financial loses and had to retrench workers or become bankrupt

4. People lost there jobs and had difficulty finding new ones

5. People with jobs had to endure pay cuts, reducing the stranded of living

6. Many unemployed migrant workers had to go back to there homeland

Measures implements by British Government to improve port facilities

1. A new harbour was opened in 1852

2. A railway system was set up to link the ports to parts of Malaysia

3. The Singapore harbour board was set up in 1913

4. The causeway between Malaysia and Singapore was opened in 1924

Why was the death rate higher than birth rate?

1. Overcrowded and unhygienic living conditions

2. Shophouses were often overcrowded and unhygienic which gave rise to the spread of highly contagious diseases like chlorea

3. Poor understanding of certain diseases

4. Lack of money for treatment when they were ill and mistrust of western medicine

5. Government did not provide medical services to public