Growing Pains In 1950s Singapore | Let Me Tell You A Story - Part 2/2 | Full Episode

Singapore in the 50s and 60s suffered growing pains. Families were growing rapidly and maternity wards were filling up. Healthcare services were in disarray. Disease and malnutrition were widespread. Hear from our cast of elder Singaporeans as they recall living in an era of nightsoil men, folk remedies, and streets filled with cattle, when spitting on the ground was a common sight and giving birth to more than ten children was nothing out of the ordinary.

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0:00 Introduction
01:29 Marriage and courtship after the war
04:46 An overwhelming baby boom
12:50 Unsanitary habits and living conditions
17:57 Relying on folk remedies when ill
20:50 A struggle for improved healthcare
24:02 The fight against diseases like tuberculosis
28:11 Improving the health of a nation
36:30 Fires that changed the housing landscape
41:15 Where we are now

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About the show: These are the stories of the last surviving historians among us. Hear the vivid memories of a time gone by, told by a generation who grew up in a completely different Singapore nearly 100 years ago.
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