Source 4: A description of the coolies living area in Chinatown. 

Chinese coolies mostly lived in the area of Chinatown. They took on many jobs that involved hard labour. Most of them lived in shop-houses. The Chinese coolies suffered much hardship. They were very poor and lived in cramped rooms with no windows and light. The occupants of these shop-houses or terraced houses lived in small rooms which were overcrowded and dirty. About twenty-four coolies occupied a small room with no proper sanitary* facilities. The entire belongings of the occupants were in the corner of the small room. Their storage boxes and a cardboard doubled up as a bed for them at night. This unsanitary living conditions led to numerous diseases such as Malaria and Tuberculosis spreading among them.

sanitary*- conditions that affect hygiene and health, especially the supply of sewage facilities and clean drinking water

Source Origin: http://chineselifeinsingapore.blogspot.sg/

Use Record: Fajar Secondary School, 2015