‘Living in a state of filth and indifference to … their health’: Weather, public health and urban governance in colonial George Town, Penang
This article explores the development of public health infrastructure in George Town, Penang, before the 1930s. It argues that the extreme weather of the tropical climate led to a unique set of health challenges for George Town’s administrators, as the town grew from a small British base to a multi-...
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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: | WILLIAMSON, Fiona, PROUST, Katrina |
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التنسيق: | text |
اللغة: | English |
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2020
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2683 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3940/viewcontent/williamson_1536914892971.pdf |
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المؤسسة: | Singapore Management University |
اللغة: | English |
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