Annual report / Municipality of Singapore, Health Department.
- Singapore. Municipality Health Department.
- Date:
- [1931]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual report / Municipality of Singapore, Health Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![3. Water, Alcoholic Liquors, Etc. Soda water from Factories and small Fountains (109), Water from bottle rinsings at Factories (12), Fruit juice and syrup (4), Whisky (1), Brandy (1), Beer (3), Samsoo (4), Ice (1), Spring Water (1), Water for salinity test (12) and Well water (56). 4. Miscellaneous Samples. Coffee (31), Tea dust (3), Margarine (12), Rice, Sago, Pearl barley and Soya bean flour (7), Jam (4), Chinese sauce (1), Japanese preserved eggs (1), Diabetic bread (2), Chinese biscuits (2), Toffee (2), Fertilisers, etc. (3), Vinum ipecacuanhae (1), Chinese face powders (144), Quinine (9), Chinese medicine (2), Urine (5) and other samples (5). Milk from Itinerant Vendors. The analyses for the year show a very decided increase in the amount of “ watering ” of the milk sold, when compared with the previous year. A total of 358 samples were analysed as compared with 183 during 1930 and the percentage below standard was 45.5% as compared with 26.2% during 1930. Presumably the actual number of samples “ watered ” was definitely higher than given above as there is a great deal of buffalo milk sold whereas the local standards are based on the usually accepted minima for cows’ milk, the fat of which is lower than in buffalo milk. The following table summarises the results obtained for the year:— Samples from Licensed Vendors Samples from Unlicensed Vendors No. of analyses carried out 287 71 Deficiency in non-fatty solids i Number 1 Per cent ] Range l Average 118 41.1 0.6%/58.8% 15.1% 42 59.2 1.8%/57.7% 16.1% Deficiency in fat /Number J Per cent I Range \ Average 6 2.1 1..5%/26.2% 8.7 % 3 4.2 6.1%/10.8% 8.2% Two samples from licensed vendors and one from an unlicensed vendor were deficient in both non-fatty solids and fat. These figures, compared with the previous year, show a veiy marked increase in the number of cases of adulteration among the licensed vendors. Fresh Cows’ Milk from Retail Shops. At the beginning of the year many samples were deficient in non-fatty solids and the him concerned was notified. The analyses during the remainder of the year were satisfactory. Reconstituted Milk. These were all above the required standards of fat and non-fatty solids.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31489734_0077.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
