The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1920]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Miscellaneous. Other samples, not included under any of the above heads, which were sent in for analysis and report, included:—16 Test Meals, 3 samples each of Rubber and Oil Cake, 1 of Guano and 15 of Persian Opium. A Knife and Sheath for blood-stains, 2 bottles of Air taken from the s/s Altenlurg, 2 samples of Sewage Effluent and 1 set of exhibits including various pieces of Cotton Yarn and a Torch, all soaked with kerosene in a case of attempted arson. Staff. Mr. J. W. Haddon, Assistant Analyst, was in charge of the Opium Factory during the year. Owing to this and the impossibility of getting a 2nd Assistant Analyst from home on the terms offered, the whole of the laboratory work had to be carried out by myself and my two Laboratory Assistants, Messrs. Lim ChoOn Seng and 1'an Yong Heng. The latter was appointed on the 1st of March, when the bulk of the chemical work done formerly in the laboratory of the Opium Factory was taken over by this Department. GOVERNMENT ANALYTICAL DEPARTMENT, PENANG. Report by Mr. J. C. Cowap, b.sc., f.i.c., Deputy Analyst, Penang, Details of Revenue and Expenditure for the Department for the year 1920 are given in the following table with the Revenue for 1919 for comparison. Revenue. 1919. 1920. Expenditure, 1920. $ c. $ c. $ c. Petroleum Inspection Fees 2,240 75 2,851 00 Personal Emoluments 8,792 00 Miscellaneous 502 75 1,169 50 Stores ... ... 350 00 Miscellaneous ... 193 00 Certificate for Export of Transport & Travel- Petroleum Fees 279 00 266 50 ling Allowances... 226 00 Total ... 3,022 50 4,287 00 Total ... 9,561 00 Three hundred and seventy-two Reports on general Analytical work were issued together with 146 reports on Petroleum Tested. Petroleum. The following table shows the amount of kerosene and heavy petroleum imported into the Settlement and tested during the year. A. Kerosene. No. of consignments. Tons. Gallons. East Indian Bulk Oil 28 11,263 • • • East Indian Oil in Tins 23 • • • 136,648 American Bulk Oil 3 • • • 2,960,000