Peranan Institut Penyelidikan Perubatan dalam Menangan Masalah Sosioekonomi Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu,1896-1914
Abstract: This paper aims to
analyze the roles played by the Medical Research Institute (Institute of
Medical Research, IMR) in addressing health problems in the Federated Malay
States (FMS) from 1896 to 1914 and how these efforts have solved the
socio-economic problems faced by the British during the period. The extensive
opening up of lands for commercial and mining activities in the FMS had led to
the influx of large immigrant labourers among whom sickness and death rate was
relatively high. This had, in turn, affected the production of cash crops and
minerals (such as rubber and tin), prompting the British for more research to
find solutions. The IMR found a solution for the problem with the discovery of
new vaccines for treating various diseases that were prevalent among foreign
workers. It was thus directly involved in solving the socio-economic problems
faced by the FMS government. This article elaborates the rationale for the
establishment of the institute; the extent to which it was successfull in
tackling diseases particularly among immigrant labourers and how it contributed
to the socio-economic development of the FMS.
Penulis: Sawi Linus Sungat,
Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja
Kode Jurnal: jpsejarahdd160084
