THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK TO THE SOCIETY OF PERAK IN THE BRITISH COLONIAL ERA 1874-1957

This study is related to the outbreak of infectious diseases that has implications for society involving social, economic and political effects. Cholera is one of the diseases that have been detected spreading in the Lower Perak area. The rapid development caused by the diversity of economic activities led to the influx of immigrants which became one of the main factors of disease outbreaks. Therefore, this study was completely conducted using qualitative methods involving the analysis of documents and manuscripts related to cholera outbreaks using primary documents such as Perak Annual Report, Straits Settlement Report, Medical Federated Malay States Report files obtained from the National Archives of Malaysia. Critical observation and analysis of records or documents used is very important to obtain accurate data. Research findings show that cholera disease was first detected in the 1800s in the Lower Perak district following an epidemic brought by one of the foreign immigrants who became a labor force for the needs of the employment sector. An outbreak of cholera or cholera is one of the congenital diseases caused by personal and environmental hygiene that is not given much attention by the community. The need for the advancement of medical services to deal with infectious disease outbreaks and vaccinations began to be seen as relevant in order to limit the influx of immigrants all at once to the settlement of Hilir Perak. Overall, the results of the study show that the outbreak of cholera causes various implications for the community involving the employment sector, the expansion of economic resources in Hilir Perak but also stimulates the advancement of modern medical services in Hilir Perak.