Preliminary findings for Pulau Jerejak Leper Settlement: reconstructing the built and living environment of Camp 5

• Main Authors: Ch'ng, Hui Jiun, Lim, Yong Long, Ng, Xin Yi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61484/1/LimYongLong2014_PreliminaryFindingsforPulauJerejakLeperSettlement.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61484/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to share the historical development of Camp 5, a leper camp on Pulau Jerejak. Pulau Jerejak Leper Settlement was operated from 1871 until 1969. The settlement has been an important collection center for leprosy patients in British Malaya before Sungai Buloh Leper Settlem...