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ANNUAL REPORT, 1 9 6 ~.

)EPARTMEN T 0 F THE GOVERNMENT AN ALYS T. GENERAL The number of samples and exhibits submitted for analysis during the year amounted to 6,4~6, distributed as follow s: - Number of Articles A.

Health: (a) (b) (c) (d) Under the Food and nrugs Ordinance: Under the Pharmac,y and Poisons Ordinance: Under the Coconut Products Ordinance: Survey of the variationl\ in the composition of the milk of s·ome .

c.ows f ed entirely on grass: For Potable Water Supplies: Hospital Cases: B.
Industry and Commerce: ~~~ (c) (d) (e) ( f) Customs and Exci se Duties: Royalties: Certification under the Spirits Ordinance: Breaches of the Spirits Ordinance, the Intoxicating Liquors Licensing Ordinance and the Customs Ordinance: The Soap Ordinance: Sundry Consultations: C. Criminal Investigations: 1,482 2 39 93 187 8 2,391 31 113 932 39 340 779 1,811 I I 3,846 779 TOTAL: 6,436 I.

11 • A - HEALTH 2.
11 • A - HEALTH 2.

The contribution of the department to the Health Programme of the country lies in the fields of Foods, Drugs and Waters and this is expected to extend to Sewage and Trade Effluen ts in the near future.
The year 1960 is notable for three events in the fields of foods, drugs and waters:- (1) The ini tiation qf a scheme of monitoring of the qual i ty of potable water supplies in rural areasy (2) The amendment of the fll~rmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1956, by the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960; and (3) The submi ssion of the Report of the Committee appointed to revise the Food and Drugs Ordinance, Chapter 144, and a n ot inconsiderable demand was made on the services of the department in pursuance of these.
PCTrABLE WATER SUPPLIES: 3.

Wi t h the transfer of the control of the Potable Water Supply Scheme to the Ministry of Health, attention is now directed to the sustained fitness of sources of a~d a programme of chemical supply of potable waters; and bacte riologi cal exami nat~on was initiated in the latter part of August.

This d9partment is required to carry out the chemical analyses.

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4.

142 samples of well waters were submitted by the Health Engineer, 24 samples of mixed surface and well waters were submitted by the Georgetown Municipality, 2 samples of creek water by the Director of Medical Services, 11 samples of well water by the Drilling Superintendent, 4 samples by the Ge-&ph3°sicist-Hydrologist and 4 samples by the Public Works Department.
The quality of the various waters examined is shown in Tables A to G. J 1 I A. Artesian Wells on the Essequi-tio Coast an d Islm ds: - 3 - Parts per Million ' ,,---,.

Cf.l ..p ·r-1 Q) ,......... (I) ~ ·r-1 rl m 17 A r£I p'.

:l ~ ,,-.., z z rd !


:ii ~ p.:j ~ :::l ~ C\l <t!·r-1 :::, :::, rl H Cf.l HO C'J oce ZS:: 0 0 0 r."1 0:: p::] p:j ...:1 ~ :> O·r-1 ~ '5'!8 ~Cf] (-i ~ 8 8 0 r--, ;..c.l rg ~H HH ~55 8Cl ~ Q) ~ f3 ~ (I) ~,.a CJ-... P-:iZ p.:j z ON ~ a:s ·~ ::r:: ..__,, rl ~j ·!y G-1 m .__,, .___,., 0 HO -- Cl) A r.£1 A ~ ...:1H H zo :>-i C\J § H ...:1 H...:1 r::1§ H a:I 8 0 HO ~ ~ ~~ ~Cf..l :':]Cf.!
A ~.__,, ~~--- 8 H ...:1 1...:i m 0 0 > Cl) CQ Cl) ~ r£I ~J:il •.-t A •.-t A Cl) H ~ H ~p:j ~gg z ,0 6d~ H :::, 0 p.:; ...:1 p:; 0 0 g~ H ~ ::,..i,..---...

I'<") l1l co 0 8 H z '-", H ''ii ...:1 ~ Cl) E-1 8 H 1--1 t:-1 0 8 • Cl) (1) I', • .'

Esse guibo Ccast: 20 6.: 1.

2 o.a 0.05 1.

0 nil Z75 35 240 94 67 52 81 0.4 4.5 Charity New Road Cb.ari ty 40 6 .2 1.72 0.01 1 .25 o.

1 nil 235 30 255 100 53 50 94 0 .

L 8c(·.

76 101 0.6 ~c 4C 12g) 98 69 Better Success 18 6.5 1.,64 Oo12 1.
4 0.1 nil 330 4 6.6 0.86 o.06 0.5 0.

1 nil 265 35 23( 106 41 52 68 0 .4 5.:; Dartmouth Devonshi re Casfu 8) 6 .E 0.5 0.

1 0 .

3 0 .1 nil 240 40 ax 121 23 32 46 Q.6 ~ 50 175 110 44 44 69.5 Oe2 4.0 20 6.: 0.54 0 .1 0.9 1.7 nil 225 La Belle Alliam 120 6., 0.4 0 .1 1.8 nil nil 195 40 155 68 41 26 59 0,4j 5D Danielstown · 5"5 170 87 29 48 74 G. 2 2o'.

:" 5 6.6 052 0.12 0.

1 1.


8 nil 225 Anna Regina 25 130 49 53 30 :fl 0.2 3.u 15 6.: 0.3 O.OL 0.8 nil rjJ_ 155 Que.-~ns town 40 140 85 2 2 78 42 0 .2 0,0 5 6.6 0.18 0.0E 0.3 1.

3 nil 180 qu eens town 30 21: 97 37 56 82 Ov ~ 4.~ 15 6.c 0.04 0.4 0 .

5 nil nil 245 Cullen 120 604 0.4 0.

1 1.95 ni niJ 290 20 zro 86 47 24- 101 0.

5/) Zor g 45 180 35 65 4.0 88 0.2 ,3"oC 3 5.6 0 .

4 0 012 0.3 1.

0 nil 225 Onderneeming 89 0.

2 3.:· 5 6.

2 0.76 0.

1 0 .


4 ni n il 220 55 165 17 16 32 Huis T' Dieren 10 6.2 o.:,: 0.0E 1.

7 nil nil 175 45 1::0 40 63 40 67 0i5 9.

() Good Hope Wakenaam: 140 6.8 2.7 0.16 1.

4 nil nil 235 45 190 156 40 34 38 0.8 5.

0 Arthurvi lle 240 6.8 3.6 0 .12 1.9 n il nil 2g) 50 240 ·174 36 40 58 0.8 8.0 Ma ria Johanna Sans Souci No.1 24( 6.4 1.6 0.04- 3.1 nil nil 310 55 255 98 75 76 104 0.2 12.,0 80 6.6 0 .

6 0.0E Oo45 nil nil 240 30 210 120 37 24 61 0 .8 3o5 Cal edonia .&~~ 2.
5 26 34 0 • L 30 Door n Haag 19 0 .2 0~6 10 6.8 0.3 O.C6 0 .

3 niJ nil 120 10 1-0 83 28 ::0 Enterprise 20 6.6 1.

2 006 0.3 o.

8 nil 170 30 14( 117 37 22 31 0.4 1.

0 liichmond Hill 5 6.

~ 0 .7 o.oo 0 7.

2 .3 n iJ 130 20 110 89 34 20 19 0.2 1 • ?.

Canefield 40 6.4 1.3 0/J?

Oo 1.0 niJ 14J 15 125 85 35 32 27 0.4 4.

C, ~\ucce ss - 1.1 niJ 25 130 . )

0.06 1 .

2 0 .

3 6.4 101 155 40 5.


As was anticipated some di ff i culty was encountered in the Jacklow, Diamond· ( Pomeroon), Daniel s town , Anna case of waters from distant sources.

Difficulties a l so arose in the early stages when col lecto rs had not fully appreci ated the importance of speed in delivery of samples.

Forty- one.sample s of water were found to have unde rgone marked change during delivery to the labora tory and were not anal ysed.

Some of.
the s e sam:ples were t aken from the fo llowing places: , Reg ina, Onderneeming , Makesh:i,ft, Aurora, Ze elandia , Noitgedacln.t, Sans Souci, Ridge, Louisi ana , :La Bagatelle, Hubu, Parika, Hyde Park , Uitvlugt , Belveder~, Port Mo-iirant, Paradise, Whim, No,57 Village, Springl ands and No .70 Village; but there were others 'within easi er ' reach of Georgetown which might have been S$1pl ed nearer to the time of de l i ve ry to tho 1 r-.bor:-1.tory, as in the case of samples from· the f allowing places: Ki tty 9 Og]..e , :La Bonne In;tention,, Beterverwagti_ng, Garyville, Mon Repos _, Triumph, Enmore, Clonbrook, Mahaica, Good Hope, Two Friends, Cane Grove, DeHoop and Suppl y.
3 .

Artesi an Wells i n the Essequibo- Demerara Peninsula: - 4 - Parts per million ,...--,, (I) ,...--,, <r!

~ ~ CJJ H ·rl p .µ Zrl 0 •rl Q) 0 cr!

H ~ :21 CJJ ::::1 OP rl ~ ~ <I!

czl 0 :r: Pi s:l Q) N o:l ~ .__, Q) (I) H C+-l .__, East Bank Eseequ160: :1:'arika Creek '--+ reerwich Park :::hilade l phi a 7er genoegen '.i'uschen 30 10 15 10 5 ixl c, ~ •r-1 @ z z ri:l 0 •rl a 0 CJ ~ i:i::i 1J) U) q 0 A ~ ~ H H ~ H - H E-, (/) lil H i:i::i ~.
::i H 0 0 ;O r-l c..i<l; :::-iZ E--iZ (/) CfJ a:s -i:1 ~ H ..__, ~ z z ~ 0 E-, ::-l H ,......,_ ,...--,, C\J (/) q 0 H 0 H 0 ~ co ?-i 0 (/) -i 0 F.-i 0 H CJJ q VJ CO Cu H .__, o .__, ....

., q ~ H rii 1J) (/) (/) ~ µ~ i:: ri:l Cl) ·r-l A •rl q H H ~ ~f§ ~f§ z ,-=i ~ H!iJHO 0 p:j I- p:j p:j OOO!xi H 8 F:, ........ 0 c..:i ~ci il 155 25 13 83 4-6 52 25 .4 11.0 il 11 0 20 g) 76 46 38 23 o4 3.5 il 140 35 105 83 15 42 2310 .

2 1.0 il 125 30 95 73 26 28 23;() .

2 2.


01 il 125 25 1m 84 ·32 26 2s; r) ~ 2 2~J r Wes t Coast Demerara : Metenmeerzo rg Uitvlugt Ste·,;var tville Leonora Leonora Leonora Anna Catherina 'Jorn el ia Ida Hague Den Amstel JJa Jalousie Best Village Best Village Best Hospital Best Ho spital Best Ho spital Vreed- en-Ho op Vroed- en-Hoop Wes t Bank Demerara: Pouder oyen Versailles I Goed Fortuin La Grange L !
Ora toire GOOd Hope (No1 Canal ) I Ragot sville :::,cl Re trai te North Secti on (No2 Cane,l ) I .few Annl egt (No2 Canal) '!llal es Patentia • I 25 90 76 20 20 16 0 4 t ~ 15 ·- ) !

t J 5 20 13 o.~-l 1 o3 15· 35 90 76 15 20 85 79 37 22 1 O. rl 3~0 10 10 95 79 38 18 15 0.2 2~0 .

10 10 95 79 38 18 15 0 .

2 2~5 - 15 95 77 35 18 16 0.4 2 f ' I 4 20 90 81 4 35 18 16 0.4 2.5 10 25 85 80 35 16 13 0.

2 2.5 20 115 84 42 24 20 o.

3.0 5 25 95 80 35 22 15 0.2 3.0 5 35 80 80 33 20 18 0 .
4 2 o(, \ 5 35 160 ·12 8 19 10 12 0 .

4 0 '/i 10 ~ Ii 40 5 170 132 14 16 14 0.6 ?..,_,CI 10 6. o.~o.m ni 2.6 nil 105 25 80 62 11 12 9 Cl4 1 • 1 80 ~ 0.3 OD2 0.

3 il nil 130 30 10 86 26 28 10 0 .4 2.5 .

6 0.

3 0 .rn o. nil n· 85 35 50 60 18 14 8 Oo4 1.2 20 .8 0.04 10 9 1 2 8 0.4 0.8 60.0S 0.

(2 0.

1 nil :nil 100 ;() 10 19 14 9 0 .2 0.6 .CB Oo nil nil 80 30 50 53 ·70 62 e .)

.

4 0 .22 o.o ni nil nil 100 35 65 58 30 80 .8 0.3 Oo 0~ nil nil 85 40 45 48 o4 0.38 o.

0.7 nil nil 70 20 50 58 5 10 .

.o 0.


(2 0.

3 nil ni 80 20 60 52 .3 0 .. 34 om 0~5 nil ni 65 1 5 50 4 52 31 14 10 0.

2 0.4 3 16 6 0.4 2.

5 35 20 7 0.8 4.0 18 22 7 O .4 1.

6 32 16 7 0.8 3.5 10 6.4 0.2 nil 0.45 nil nil 75 :£ 10 6.6 0.18 0.02 Oo1 1.

5 nil 85 35 50 50 5 .4 0.;6 o.

0.55 0.4 nil 70 40 30 45 33 12 28 24 6 0.2 3.5 16 20 7 0.2 0.8 .. 0-4 3 .5 .., 80 4 0 40 5 5 20 22 7 0 .4 4 .0 5 70 .2 1 Oc '0.5 0.5 nil 90 35 55 59 22 18 7 Oo4 2.5 O.a3 1.,0 nil 60 15 45 29 .

22 10 4 0..2 1.

2 0 .


4 1.7 :nil 65 40 25 33 28 14 1.

0 0 .2 1.

2 4 8 10 5 Ii c. Artesian Wells in the Demerara-Berbice Peninsula: - 5 - Parts per Million .

,,.--...

Q.)

q ,,.--...

,,.--...

CD ·r-l rd p:::j .µ rl {tj :::, ·r-l .

•r-l Oq Q) co "--I 0 HO ;j q rl l'S c8 2; •r-l 0 ~,,s ~ - ~ E-l H 0 q .

~ · - Q) ~ § 1::9 ~ ~ ~ ~ co G--; ,,_,,.

...__, 0 z z q f:::l ~ r:il Cf) :>-i,,.--...

§ q E-i l'<'i 0 H HO (/J ~ E-i l:iJ E-i § H § zo Cf) ;:.

;w q lf.l 1:::30 <:X!


~ ~ co H ~~ lil HZ p::j E-i H z Q) ISi ~ :r:: Pi 1::9 w q 0 p::j H Cf) q H s:i: -i 0 p::j 0 ... --.

(\J 0 H m -io CD m ,,_,,.

E-l 0 E-i Cf) Cf) Cf) Qr,£1 Qr,£1 ·rl q Cf) •r-l q H ~ H r:£1 p::j z ~~ q :z; 0 HH s 0 66 p::j olil H ~ ·~ .J:j - Newtown, Kitty Subryanville Be l Air Lilliendaal Sparendaam Plaisance Vryheid •·s Lust Succ e ss Lusignan Annandale , Buxton _ Friendship Non Pareil Bachelor1 s Adventure Hope Enmore Nabaclis Victoria .
S trangro en· Rebe cc~•s Lust De Kinderen Drill Farm Perth Wash Clothes Burma 25 70 60 30 62 20 35 65 51 30 48 30 62 30 60 30 42 32 44 33 46 47 65 46 47 56 40 65 55 .

54 44 60 49 48 28 7 o.

3.5 20 7 0 .2 1.

~- 10 7 0.2 1.

L:.

14 2 0.2 2n '.

· 20 1 0.2 5.

( 22 6 o.

40 {.

: 10 6 0.2 2 ,·: " ,• 14 8 0.2 3 (, ,· 22 10 0.4 4o C: 18 13 0.4 4 o'.·; 30 10 0.4 8. :.
· 24 9 0.4 6 " 1 i 22 13 0.4 5 ~ _._, I 50 4.9 50 70 20 55 20 35 32 47 60 15 45 32 36 0.1 1.0 nil 170 25 145 76 29 70 30 40 36 46 65 5 60 50 33 60 10 50 37 , 35 65 15 50 34 28 60 20 40 34 30 .1 2.3 nil 70 15 55 36 35 0.4 0.3 ni 1 }.5 30 105 68 31 0-45 1.

4 nil 145 35 110 71 31 ~15 1.0 ni 65 5 60 33 4 I • o .

26 15 0.4 4J1 16 13 0.4 6 (• 8 0.2 3 r..; 10 6 29 0.2 3 r: .

~· 9 0.2 3.

·: 14 20 5 0.4 6< n 5 0.4 4 ,.

.

~· 10 4 0.4 4.

(_J 14 18 4 0.4 3.

C 6 0.4 4.

(: 14 32 4 o.

3 ·, 32 4 0.4 4.


C 18 1 0.4 il I I_ , 80 6.6 o.6 o. nil .1 02 o.

40 6[J 0.3 o.

40 6.6 G;32 01)6 2 .o o.ai .01 6.
Monthly analyses of the Georgetown Wate r Supply were continued during the year and the relevant data a re given in Table F. It has been appreciated from the outset that an examination of s imilar frequency cannot be carried out at this time on each of,the wells along the coast but from the data available a selection of wells for more frequent ~ examination is suggested, and it is hoped that a start would be possible before the completion of the first cycle of the survey of all the wells which number more than 200.
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.. 6 • ... D. Artesian Wells in the Berbice-C orentyne Peni nsula: '\ ,, I Parts per Million i::1ro ·rlrii ~~ z o:;g. o:; H'-' 0 g~ H ,..:ilz1 izl .2 4.5 • L1, 1.

5 .2 1.8 .2 1.8 .4 2.5 .2 0.9 .2 0.9 .2 2.0 .2 1.5 .4 1.

2 .4 o.6 .4 0.9 .4 0.5 .4 0.5 .4 0.3 ,........_ Q) q , ,-j ,,....... (fl +' ,,-j o:;q ;:J :::i Q) ;::J 0 ,..:i >-1 rl ~ Q) lu 0 Q) t'1 :>, .

0 ( a:l ::c: .____, Q) 1,'.-1 ~ 'H ..__,, z z A ,--....

«.

; 'D f:il ~ iz-1 1:1 ~ d H ·rl µ1 C'.J 12'.


; Ul zo o:; 0 0 o:; o:; ~o8 ~-~ 0 Cl) f:t:l ci ri1 E--1 ~ § z ~ E--IH E-i H ~ ' r:c1 ·- ~z H ~~ H "" E-,U) AW o:; E'-i H z (f) Cf) A A H ri:lH H HH 0 HO j ~ 0 > ~ ,a CJ rl :>-i 8 co ~ H z ..__,, 0 <t!

,- ' '-' 0 E-i U .

: .----.

Cf) ~f'("l A 80 H HO .----.

C\J ~ z cr:!

~o ~~ H ~-- o-- 0 HO 8 0 H q Cl} H a:l ~ 8 ~CQ Cf.l ·r-lri:l q Cl] fx1 ;:i1 H :z:; zo:: A HO ~~ c353 filo 0 4 6.2 0.18 o 0 L 0.
1 nil nil 60 15 45 48 40 28 6 15 6.0 0.16 .Oc nil 2.6 nil 65 25 40 36 42 14 9 50 6.9 0 .1E • 04- nil ni~ nil 105 10 95 43 5 38 38 15 6.4 0.21 • OL nil nil nil 85 .·15 70 65 25 26 6 4 60 2 0 .3 • 0L 0.

1 2 .0 nil 80 25 55 54 35 16 12 10 6.

8 o.a: n il nil n il nil 85 25 60 .55 12 24 7 .

o~ 0.9 nil 14( 25 115 89 23 20 8 10 6.7 006 • OL 15 6.4 0.3 niJ 0.1- nil nil 80 20 60 68 35 16 7 10 6 .4 0.3 -.06 .05 1.0 nil 70 15 55 68 35 16 7 4 6.

4 0.2 .

o; .25 nil niJ 105 15 90 63 31 12 10 4 6 • L~ 0.16 .
02 .2 nil nil 11 C 15 95 65 34 10 11 15 6.

~ 0.1~ .02 .15 1.5 niJ 90 10 80 55 20 12 5 ~ - Fryi sh :zi.ose Hall Miss Phoe be Tain Liml a ir Bush Lot Croma rty Have r sham No.

42 No .

47 No.

48 No.5 3-Union Ske ldon (ove r- head tank) Ske ldon (li ne- 5 7.2 0.,01 • 1 .

'J,5 ni.l niJ 410 25 385 139 8 28 149 5 7.2 0.4 .

04 .2 nil ni1 56( 20 540 133 10 12 250 path) Crabwood Creek 5 8 .c 0.16 .

0 1 1.

0 nil .02 335 25 310 207 .5 20 25 - T,1 .D .


Q_ualit y of Waters obta ined dut ing the .course of drilling~ Parts per Million ~ .----.

Q) i:::: .----.

Q) ·rl ;:J ~rl ~rd rl H cd H•r-l z Cf) Z 0 ~ 0 0 ~ ~ ;;:E •rl ::c: ~ Q) ~~ ~CQ Pi Q) H 'H ..__,, :>-, co q E'-1 H H H z 0 H Cf) Cl) A A H ri1H >-1 @ i-=li-=1 HO E-l Cl) AW <i:: ~ i--=I §2 H izl 8 ~ 0 a:l 8 ..__,, Cf) Cf) P--l z A ~ ~ o:; H H ...:iS3 o:; o:; <i:: 0 0 8 ~ :::i 0 H ~ 8 '11 0 ~ E-l H ~ A H ~ 0 z 0 o:; H 6.2 1.~ o.a 1216 4:!2 734 .
120 78 - J a ckl ow 26'-34 ' J a ckl ow 182 1 -228' 6.C 0.1 007 712 165 54-7 39 101 - ex Tiger I sland26 '-34' 6.~ QeSS-0 • q 86(X; 2tP.D5~6 700 170 - ive Tige r Is l and 233L28)' 5.L O.ff 0.08 2f.5 Lesbehol den95' -105' 5.9 - - - Le sbeholden 139'-144' 6.7 518 30 48~ 54 312 52 26f 116 ~5 196 20 - I I I 386 - 22o5 193 - 10.5 3980 - 70 78 46 107 Oo2 6.0 73 38 121 o.

4 6.0 40 38 2.5 63 0 .4 F. Monthly Variati on of Georgetown Supply .

_ - 7 - Parts per Million ....----.


Q) ~ ,......,_ rd CJ) CJ) cu A A •rl -~ C'f.l <..: 0 H H Hi:1 H H P=l H ~ Zo8 z ·rl 0 H O ~~ CJJ H CJJ 0 .--I cu ~ Q) H ;g Q) ~ ,.a -~ :> ·-1!

.--I E-i ·:::: H ::q co 0 G-i ..._,, E-i ..__,.

Pl A 1:-i j ~ ~ H J:''tl ,......,_ (\J ,......,_ CJ) A :>,-ll'I"'\ HE-iO § HO z cu CJJ HO E-i 0 :>-i 0 H ~~ A Cf.l CU H ':3..._,, o..._,, '~¼ ,:.
:i:: CJJ H CJJ qp:l S:: !zl •rl A •rl A H ~~ ~~ z H~ HO 0 60 0 Iii H 0:: H 0:: :::> H § H Iii Sh el ter Belt : J anuary February March Apri l May June July August September boo by wel - wat s t ect l October deep_( November l .. .. ( December er ( 6 • C 0 .

~ 0.01 89 21 68 28 6 6.

~ o. E 0.14 103 17 · 86 25 5 6 • C 0.5 0.18 86 20 66 25 3 6 .9 0.3 :).09 110 32 78 30 2.5 7.

2 0.3 0.05 127 35 92 29 2 6.7 0 .2 0.05 92 23 69 17 8 6.

9 0.4 0.
9 0.4 0.

15 94 33 61 25 3 6.8 0.2 0.10 74 14 60 20 3 7.2 0.2 o.os 72 6 66 25 1 1.0 0.,4 ODS 114 26 88 43 4 6.9 0.2 0.10 104 30 74 39 6 6 .

8 0.3 0.10 108 14 94 40 9 • 9 0.3 O.

3:" 9.5 0 .3 0.2 1 9 .5 0.4 0 .

2·· 0.3 o.,y_: 9 10 0.2 0.

2 7 0 .2 0 ~ i.:.

.

.., - 8 0 .3 0.

3 7 0.

3 o.o•··.

6 0 .

2 0.4 18 0 .2 0.

~ 17 0~2 0.2 17 092 0.

2 .. - New de ep well bo osting the Surface Water Supply: s.o o •.

3 0.02 355 25 3:/J 200 nil 88 0 .8 0 .


2 ' Scattered Points i n the Distribution System: January - Queenstown :B"'e bruary - Bo.urda March - Lacytown April - Stabroek May - Stabroek 1.i\fortmanville June - July - Charlestown August - Albouystown September - Kingston 28 6 6.9 0.05 0 .03 88 17 71 1.0 0.44 0.10 100 16 84 25 5 6.9 0.2L 0.10 84 22 62 25 3 7.4 0 .
3J o~oc 108 22 86 34 15 6.8 0.22 o.os 128 32 96 22 6 6.8 0.15 OD6 90 25 65 15 5 6.9 0 .2.5 0.2c 96 3t 58 25 3 7.0 o.os 0.04 80 26 54 26 2 7.2 0.-16 o.a 76 12 64 26 1 1, 9 0.3 0.35 9~5 o .. 3 0.25 9.5 0 .

4 0 .

3 0.,3 0.3 5 9 12 0 .2 0 ~ 1?

7 0 .

2 Oo3 8.

5 0 .3 0 LL r.; 8 0.3 0.

1 ~' 6 0.2 1.

2 I ~ ~ • ~October ·- Cummingsburg November - Cummingsburg __J_ December - Lacytown 2~ 116 56 4 7.2 O.OL 0 .1~ 140 7.

1 0.05 0.09 138 28 110 62 3 1~ 138 62 7 7.0 O.

(J7 0 .1( 152 24 0.2 1.


0 29 0.2 0.5 30 0 .2 0.4 l'I G. Other Sourm-s of Wat er: .. '\ 8 - Parts per Mi l lion I .---..

(J) .

::: .---..

·rl rl rd cu •rl -Li!

(1) (,Q ~ 0 H ,::: ~ H rl z o8 z ·rl ~ § ~ 0 I ~ ~ p ~ 8 P:1 f H ~ rl E-i cu 0 G-1 ~ ~ 8 P-i I (/) Cl] q q H H H :=:l H 0 i--=1 0 (/) H C/J Cl] q :>; .---..

H 8 I'(' H HO 0 z o Cl] H .

::: O'.l .,-; r,::i .---..


q C\I z ~ ~ co 8 0 HO 0 @5 53 ~ :>; 0 H i--=10 H q 1-l (Q ...:x: ~ ~ (Q H CO ~o i--=I i--=I co o~ ~ H ... ..., <i: .._,, D Ji, ', I 6.

0 q.o~ 0.24 72 16 56 Wi smar Pumpi ng Stati on : 5 1 .

0 Cre ok Water, 1¼ mil es Potaro Rd 6.

0 nil 0.14 35 7 28 20 16 35 1.0 Creek Wat er, 3½m ile s Totaro Rfu 6 .

2 0.06 0.1 4 28 6 22 15 7 35 0.6 Cree k Water, Atkinson F.i.el d, Raw: 5.

8 _0.,16 0.10 42 - 6 3.5 Cre ek Wat er, Atkin s on Fiel d 7.

8 0 .OL 0.02 54 - 1 6 .


0 ~-13 nil 76 34 42 25 35 9.5 - - 35 9 0.25 3 o .65 il 0.2 440 115 325 202 nil 5 1 • 1 I Creek Wa ter , P. W.D: Cr eek Water , P. W. D: Tr e ated.

: 19 29 15 8 I FOOIB AND DRUGS : 7 .

As has been indica ted iri previous r eports, the Food and Drugs Ordinan ce, Chapter 144, i s 1ina dequate w deal with t he pr ope r control of the tra de in condi t i ons.
A Revi sal Committ ee wa s a ppointed by the Minister of Labrnr,Hea l t h and Hou s ing on the 8th Februa r y , 1958, and the onus of pilo t i ng the Commi t t ee through the de cisive s t age s of its r e visi on f e l l to t he de pa r tment wi t h t he appointment of the Government An al yst as Chair man on 4h e 1s t Oc tober , 1960.

The Repo r t of t he Commi t t ee wa s submi t ~ed t o the Mini s try of Health on the 8th November , 1960. foods an d drugs under modern I 1 i · 8 .
Wo r k in the Food La boratdry was a dversely a ff ec t e d by staff defici en cy .

The c omposition df the s t aff compl ement inihe Food Labo r atory at vari ou s periods during the year wa s as fo llows: - Jan - Feb : On e Sci entifi c Officer: One Gr a de B Te chnical f ssistant : Ono Gr a de B Te chnical Assi s t ant: on.<?

moY.,~h' s expe ri ence One Gr ade C Te chnical Assista nt : 4 yes.rs I experience On e Gr a de C Techn:Lcal ssi stant: one mont h I s experien ce.
one month' s expe rien ce 1 4 y e a r 3 1 expe r ienc e Mar - May: Reduct i on of abov e s t ~ff by t he t rans f er of the s enior Gr a de B of fic er to t h i Rev enue Divi sion.

J une : July : One Grade A Technica l Assi s t ant g 16 y ear s ' exper ience One Gr ade B Te chni ca l Assis t ant g 6 months ' experienc e One Grade C Te chnical As s i s t antg 6 months ' experienc e One Gr ade C Te chnica l Assis t antg (on s ick l eave an d loc a l l eav e ).
As i n J une but one Grdde C Te chn i ca l Assi s t an t of no previous exper i en ce wls r e cruited .

I 9 - Aug - Sept: On e Sci entific Officer: new r e cr uit On e Grade B Technical Assistant: 8 month s ' expe r ience One Grade C Technical Assistant: 8 mon t h s ' experien ce One Gr ade C Techni cal Assis t ant: one mon t h's expe r ience The Gr ade A Tech\ nical Assistant wa s t ransfer r e d t o] t he Water Di vi sion and the senior Grade C Te chnical [ _Assi stant pr oceeded on vacati on leave .
Oct - De c : One Scienti f i c Officer as abov< ,.

On e Gr ade C Technical Assistant: 2 months ' experience" Th e Grade Band Grade C Te chnical Assi s t ants re-] cruite d in 1959 pr oceeded to the U. CoW.

I. a t t he [ _ en d of Sept ember.

9 .

Sampl es amount i ng to 1, 52 1 were s u bmi tted unde r t h e Food and Drugs and the Coconut Products (Con trol ) Ordin ances as sho~m i n Table H. Outstanding samples at t h e en d of the year amounted to 136 .
Sub- standard s amples amounted t o 580 , of which - ( 1 ) (2 ) (3 ) ~ ;~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ( 10 ) 17 samples of coffee were found to be adulterated , 25 samples of deodorised coconut oil were fal s i f i ed , 12 sampl es of deodori sed coconut oi l contain ed exce s s ive f r ee fatty aci ds , one sample of ghi was falsif i ed , one sample of l a r d substit ute was found to be r an c i d , 252 sampl es of mi lk were found to be fat defi cient , 403 sampl es of mi lk were found t o be defi cient in mil k solids other than f at, 201 samples were found to be adul te r ated with.
water, t wo sampl es of soya bean oil wer e found to be f alsified , and two samples of sugar were deficient i n s ucrose .

Tabl e H Police Medical Munici pili.

t y " Vendo r 1s De pt .

D,- pt .

G'town No A.


- - Tot a "j il<-Ae r a t ed Drinks : il<-Bovril : Butt er: - Coffee : *Coffee Extr act : Coffee Subst i t ute: Crude Coconut Oil : Deodorised Coconut Oil : Gh i : Ghi Substi t ute: *Hon ey : La r d Substi t ute: *Marmi te: Milk: ~-Package d Soups: *Sau sages : Soya Bean Oil ~ Sugar : Vinegar: 5 - 12 54 - 1 1 91 4 1 14 14 - 526 - - 9 11 1 I ! '

-- i:: .

I ' I?

24 3 ,- ·~ ' ) ,-.

• _I ,, ~- 16 11 1 367 32 6 2 9 - 520 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 - - .
- - 88 4 4 - - - - - - - - - 10 1 - - - 4 - 113 TOTAL: 744 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56 - · - - - - 56 10 ·1 28 82 3 1 1 120 6 1 30 25 1 1138 32 6 11 24 1 1521 .

• .

I. t ' ' n the course of a general survey of articl es for which n o legal tandar ds have been pr escr ibed .

The samples marked wi th an aste risk were submitted i nfor mally-·: ', 7 ~ I I 7 ... .

JI • 10 10 .
JI • 10 10 .

Aerated Drinks: There are now 31 aerated water 1 factori es registere d wi th the departmento Having regard to the fact t hat the popula tion of the country is only about ore cnn ~e gained of the part played half of a million, some iden by t hese drinks as an a rticle of food in thi s country.

The cost to the consumer is about 16 cents per pint which is about the same a s that of miik.
The nutritional ingredient i n the average aerated drink is of drink, i.e.~ 1 cent of cane-sugar in every 16 cents of drink.

It fol lows therefore that 93.75% of the cost to the consumer of aerated dr inks lies in paying for artificial flavours, pre servative 9 gas, bot t les, labels, crown corks and the preparation and distribut _on of the drinks.

These facts may no doubt serve as a basis for sober r efl ection.

cane- sugar, 2½ ozs in each pint 1 1 1.


Some progress has been observed in l abelling since the department circularised f a ctorie s regarding the use of names such as Orange Crush, Lemon Squa sh, Pinea pple Crush, e tc.
in cases where the r e l evant fruit juice s have not been used, as a numbe r of manufa cturers have adopted our s uggestion to use the names Orange Flavour, Lemon Flavour, etc., and to discon tinue the practice of unjustifiably including picture s of the fruits on the labels& Consideration has also been given to the fnct that i f the re is no difference in connotation between the t rade names "Juicee" and "Ju-C", then both of these spellings can be taken t~ imply "Juicy" and a justifiable content of fruit juice must therefore be expected to be present in drinks It r ~mains to be specified in the l aw under such trade names .
what minimal contents of ~ruit juices would be considered justifiable and what nutritio~al claims can be pe r mitted in advertisemonts.

12.

Tidying up in the fi eld of preservatives used in aerated drinks i s expected when a revised ordinance comes into force.
A l arge proporti~n of manufacturers have been persuade d to us e sodium benzoate instead of salicylic acid as a preservative but a new malpractice has a ris en by the expor t to this countr y of prepar ati ons of pres ervative in adequ['.tely labelle d t o allow manufacturerr: t o cooper ate intelligently and e c onomically with the department pending the en c otment of r egul ations rela t ing to the use of pre servatives in foodso 130 Sugar: Unrefine~ cane-sugar is the sweetening agent widely use d in this coun,try.
Complaints have appeared from time to time in the l ocal l press r egarding the sale of dirty sugar, but samples of such sugar have never been sub mitt e d t o t h e department for confirmation of the complaints made, nor have the sources of supply been divulged to us.

I \ \ - 11 14.

The analysis of 24 sampl es of sugar s ubmitted during the year under the Food and Drugs Ordinance gave the following r esults:- 17, Sam:ele No.
Unrefined Sugar: Whi te Su.gar: 1 Ta ble I Sucrose 94 .

8% 98.5% 94 .

6% 98~0% 94.5% 94.

4% 92 .

0% 96.

4% 96 .

6% 96 .

8% 95 .

6% 96 o4% 95 .

6% 97 .

4% 96 .

0% 95 .0% 97 .

2% 95 .

0% 94.

0% 90.

4% 95 .

2% 96 .

8% 94 .

0% Ash 0.

31% 0 .

41% 0 .

32% 0.

42% 0.29% 0.52% 0.33% 0.

36% 0.

63% 0.

20% 0.

33% 0.

43% 0.37% 0.

35% 0.

36% 0 .

40% 0., 24% 0.

29% 0 .33% 0.

32% 0.

53% 0.

41% 0 .

46% Dirt - · 0 .

04% 0.03% 0.


03% 0.04% 0 .

03% 0.

03% 0 .

005% 0 .27% 0., 07% 0 ~02% 0 .

04% 0 .

05% 0 .

05% Oo04% Oo04% 0.,04% 0 .

008% 0 .

04% 0.

06% 0 .

02% 0 .

05% 0 .1 3% 0 .05% 99 .

8% 0.

02% 0 .

08% ' The l egal standa rds ·for unrefined cane-sugar or dark crystal sugar are :- (i) Not l e s s than 94% of sucrose by pola r i sati on and (ti) No t more than a total of 2½% of mineral and organic matters other than sugar.
Two samples of sugar we r e the refore found to be below the l egal standard in respe c t of·'tbeir sucrose content.

The existing Food and Drugs _ Ordinance does not prohi bit the presen ce of dirt in sugar a l though section 3 of the ordinance prohibits the deliber ate addition t o any food of any ingr edi ent t h nt makes the food injuriou~ ..
Proof of deliberate addition i s of course n most difficult· matte r a nd t he l egal line of demarcat i on of saf ety of a fo od should n ot coincide wi th that where injury commences .

A discus sion of s afety fac tors in food standards is gi ven in the Report of the Revi sal Commi ttee of the Food and Drugs Ordinance .

15.

Honey : In considering what standards should be adopted for hone y , the re was a strorginiti a l towa rds r e commending the Canedi an maxi mum limi t of 8% of l eaning I ,.
12 sucrose in honey having r egnr~ to the fact that this is n s ugar-producing country where bees are kno~m to obtain supplies of cane-sugnr from readily-available sources; it i s to the Credit of the British Guiana.

Bee-keeper s Associa tion that they have asked for greater stringency in t h e limit of sucrose .

Samples of honey were therefore taken from various part s of the country for analysis, with r esults as shown in Table J; and in view of these a maximum.
limit of 3% of su crose was considered to be r easonabl e in the first instcmce.

When staff condi t ions improve, i t is proposed to r esume the survey.

Table J - Honeys.

Sampl es Moisture % 26 27 .

14.2 23.9 17.09 16.75 15.55 15.70 15.53 15 .

47 15.

21 19.

17 15.96 19.14 17.7 17.56 19.25 17.

13 18.52 16.24 17.83 17 .

50 14.

45 18.46 16.80 18050 17 .

70 17.50 16.60 Ash % 00217 0 .


64 0.76 0.35 0.32 0.23 0.24 o.2€i 0.45 0.51 0.74 0.21 0.35 0.35 0.29 0.35 0.29 0.19 0.22 0.27 0.41 0.15 G.74 0.17 0.13 0.17 o .. 17 Sucrose % Tot a l Reducing Sugars (calc.as Invert Sugar%) 1.

48 2.

92 2o69 1.31 2.39 2.42 0.88 0.57 2.

97 0.85 1.62 1.66 1.38 2.04 1 ~ 17 2.01 0.82 0.85 1.

19 2.47 0.93 2.30 1.73 2.09 1.. 42 Oo44 0.76 • 78058 75.15 71c73 71.

95 74.44- 71.

91 75.93 76.43 72.31 74.33 71~57 73.94 74.52 75.


"23 74.61 75.59 760 04 76.67 76.97 ' 75.52 74004 76.69 73.37 73.10 76.07 78.06 80.00 16.

Milk: The samples of milk submitted under the Food and Drugs Ordinance r epreJent r aw milk sold in vari ous parts of t h e Co~stlands.

As i ~ the case of po table waters, rapid t r an~port to the l a boratory is essenti al.

206 samples, i. e., 18.7% of the to tal submitted by sampling offic ers, arr ived at the department in a curdled stute.
Of 896 s ample s Jt;/ 13 analysed, the distribution of composition of milks sold mainly in t h e rural areas was found to be as fo llows: - (a) In respect of Mil k- fat : Table K Range of fat content: Number of Samples in the range below 2.0% 2.,00/o to 2.

4% 2.5% to 2.9% 3.

0% to 3 o4% 3 .

5% to 3 .

9% 4.

0% to 4 o4% 4.

5% to 4.

9% 5.00/o to 5.4% above 5.0% 6 42 86 235 232 159 76 39 21 (Average fat content of samples = (Legal miild.mum = 3.

25% 3.

7%?
25% 3.

7%?

(b) In respect of Milk Solids other than Fat: Tabl e L Range of Content of Solids other than fat Number of Sampl e s in.

~ range the unde r 6 .

0% 6.

00/o to 6 .

4% 6.5% to 6.

9% 7.

0% to 7.

4% 7.5% to 7.

9% 8 .

0% to 8 .

4% 8.5% to 8.

9% 9.0% to 9.

4% 9.5% to 9.9% 10.

0% to 10.4% over 10.

4% 1 1 10 22 59 92 209 213 202 57 16 5 (Ave rage content of milk solids not fat ( Legal minimum = 8 ,, 5% = 8 .

9%) ) 17.
9%) ) 17.

Although we have progressed a l ong way from the state of affairs in 1891 when 100% of the sampl es examined were found to be adulterated , the posi t i on in 1960 can hardly be described as satisfactory when the inciden ce of adulte ra tion of an important arti cl e l ike milk i s found to be 22 .

4 per cent, assuming t hat the sampling done by the l egal samplers is r epresentative of the milk on sale .
An estimate of t he s ignificance of adul teration in the liquid milk traremay be made from Tabl e M if the volume of milk sol d in each range can be ascert a ined .

,,,..__ \ ~ I • 14 Table M Amount of Added Water Frequency of Occurence per 1000 samples Real Cost to consumer of each pint of genuine milk.

5 to 10% 1 1 to 20'/4 21 to 30% 31 t o 40% 41 to 50% 108 8 1 30 3 2 15.8 to 16.7 cents 16.8 to 18.8 cents 19.0 t o 21.4 cents 21.7 to 25.0 cents 25.4 t o 30.0 cents .
It does appear that the system of li mposing fines at the rate of about $1 for every 1% of added water plays an important part in the development of the existing pattern of adul terat ion.
There is now a virtual eradicat ion of the "half and half milk and water" type of c..dulterati on and an evolution of a ha rdy breed of "five to twenty per centers11 • As retailers operating in such a range have succeeded in r e~aining a stable place in the trade for many years, it is evi dent that an adultereti on with 5 t o 20% of water must be considered to be a good cal culated risk.

Some re-thinking is perhap~ n ecessary.


Should discretion be exercised in differentiating b~tween mild and gross adultera tion or should a crippling assaul u be l ed on the very idea of adultera tion?

Among the 201 sampl es of milk found to be adul ter a ted with water there were 37 samples which, while they conformed to the l egal mini ma, were nevertheless adulte r ated with water in amounts ranging from 5 to 12 p er cent.

No legal action was possibl e under the exi sting Ordinance.

18.
18.

Various factors affecting t h e type of l egisl ati on nece ssary in regard to the control of the trade in milk are discussed in the Rcvi sal Committee's Report on Food and Drugs Legislation.

The more extensive work on milk samples.

started in mid-1958 and discontinued when the Food Laboratory was closed down for r epairs and improvements, was resumed in 1960 to obtain essenti al experimenta l data not availabl e in the colony.
To obtain information on the natural variation in composition of genuine milks in the colony it was ne cessary to obtain the r esults by a lengthi er indirect process of analysi s of samples of unknown authenticity submitted under the Food and Drugs Ordinance.
It has been found that about 25% of the samples of milk obtai ned in the market are sub- standard through reasons other than a dult erati on; on the other hand a high pr opor t i on of rich milk is available and a study of the data suppli ed should be useful in gai ning wi despread support for the distribution of milk through central supplies.
190 Some indication of the prejudice in n ourishment which consumers suffer when mi lk is bought contiru.oUBly direct from some ,· - 15 - f armer s possessing only one or a few cows may be obtained from the fo llowing data on sub-standard milks examined: Ta ble N " Sample No.
% Milk Fat Lactose Protein Minerals % % % Rat io of 1:.--rlose: proiein: ash: [ Average Genuine Milk: 3.6 4 .75 3.4 0 .75 1 3 : 9: me Cow A~ ~e Cow B~ t.me Cow c~ ..m.e Cow D{ ( 23 Morning 24 Evening 25 Morning ( 26 Evening 27 Morning ( 28 Evening ( 29 Morning ( 30 Evening '- 1 3.5 3.4 2o7 2"6 .2.

1 3.

1 ,-, 5 · 2 .

7 3 .

1 3.

4 2.,4.

3.7 2.4 2 o4 3.6 2.

8.

206 , 7 9 )o 3.4 2.9 3.

1 3 0 1 1.5 3.8 2" 1 5.6 3.2 4 .

9 2.0 4 06 4.

03 3086 4.


03 2, 87 · 3o 84 3 .. 54 3c60 3.90 4;3 1 4.

25 3.54 .

.

3.

81 .

2.

39 3·.03 · 3.

59 .. 4.

15 .

3.92 3.7-4 3.54 3~69 4.08 3.89 4.26 4.20 4.

34 4.12 4.2 1 4.04 4.79 4.,74 3.04 3.

35 2.77 2,, 8 2o 6 9 2.19 2.70 2.60 3 .13 3.39 2.96 .

3.23 1.

91 2.28 2.56 2.46 2.06 2.93 2.34 3.29 1.73 3 0 ·i 7 2.49 2.47 2.

89 2.86 2.59 2.53 3.38 0.70 0.

64 0 .74 .

o.

53 0 .70 o.

65 0.58 0.55 0.75 0 .. 76 O .. 74 o.66 0.

39 0.59 o.68 0.73 0.75 o.

64- 0.61 0 .


78 0 .60 0;;63 Q r • r " I 'J 0.74 0.6 9 o.69 0.76 0.74 0.75 1 1 • 5 : 8.7: .12 .,1 : 10.4: 10.9: 7.5: 10,,8:10.5: 11 : 7.7: 10., 9: 6.7: 12 0 4 ~ 9.3: 14 ,, 1 : 9.4: 11.

5: 8 .3: 1 1 • 2 : 8.9: 9.6: 8: 11 !'

6: 9.2: 12.2: 9.8: 10.2: 7.9: 10.5: 7.5: 11 .. 4: 6.8: 10.4: 5.

5: 1 1 • 7 : '9: 1 1 0 6 : 7.6: ;; .)

" 8 ,.4: 1'.Jc.s~ 5.

8: 1 ·j ~ L~: 9~ 3: 9 r. 0 11.


4-: 6 .6: 1 1 ~ 3 : 6.6: 12 ., 6: 8.9: 12.0: 8.8: 11o 1: 6 .8: 10.9: 6,8: 12.8: 9: 3.11 0.75 1207: 8~3: 2 't• - 16 - A survey of the milk of four cows fe d entirely on grass at the Central Agricultural Station wa~ starte d on t he 31st May, 1960, but this was discontinued towards the end of August and has not been resumed on ac count of staff shortage .
Data obtained on the ani mals are as follows: - Cow No.1 Br eed: ½ Holstein and½ Creole r Production in 1958: 646.9 gallons for 287 days (average 2.27gals/day) Last Calving: 19.

11.59 .

Pregnant: January, 1960.

9 years .

Age: Dale 19 0 yield ( pints) I I ~ l:>2- (/) - 0 A.M.

P.M. Toial A.M.

P.M. day's +:> 0 average m H % Fat •rl Q) +:> 0 H 0-l o;; ~rd ~ ·rl ·rl N+:> Cl) Averages Q) s:: (/) Q) •rl Q) HOH rr.

~ Pi +:> ·rl rd ·rl 0 <I!

'tR .c: (/) <I!

- '?

?

4i 12½ 2.


5 6.7 4.0 3o48 2~46 0.7E 0.08 0.531 7t h month 31.5.

8 8½ 41 13!

2.

4 3.5 2.

8 4.19 2.45 o;ro OoOC 0.530 2.

6 .

5½ 14 7 06 .

8~ 4½ 11½ 3.4 - 8 .

6., 7 21 .6 .

8 2.

8 3.8 4 3.3 - 28 .

6.

7½ - 30 .

6.

3.

3 3 .4 ?

2.

7 3.1 5.

7. ?

3.

3 - 12.7.

8½ ?

3.0 - 14.7.

8 ?

- 19.

7.

- 3.7 4½ - 2.3 - 21.

7.

9 26 .

7.

8½ - 3.

2 3.5 3.

2 4.0 28 .

7. ?

?

3.0 4 .

1 3.3 3.65 2.45 D.82 0.10 0.533 9th month 2 4 4.8.

9.8.

5 3½ 11 • 8 .

6 3 18 .

8 .


4½ 1½ - 23 .

8 .

5 12 - ?

?

?

?

- - - ?

6 8½ 3.

4 5.5 4.2 385 2.63 D.76 0.11 0531 9 6 - 2.

8 4.7 3.5 3.70 2.36 0.82 0.09 0.:23 daily ):12.

5 .

3.

79 2.42 OZ: 0.10 0.531 yield):pts.

- - 0.11 0.5}1 fat:3.35% - 3.83 2.37 0.81 o.oc 0.531 s .n.f .

:6.99% 3.,68 2.4'" 0.75 0.07 0.531 4.08 2.65 0 .7c 0.11 0.551- 8th month 4.00 2.68 0.76 O.CB 0.524 3.90 2.6( 0.77 0.09 0.530 daily) ?
4.45 2.5~ o.s:: 0.11 0.534 yield) 4.00 2~7C o.a: 0 .11 0.525 fat: 4.06 2.1c 08C o.oe: 0.536 s .n.f.

:7.5% 3 -~ 2.

78 0.77 0.

(1- J.532 2.5 2 .6 2.53 4~2.5 ~-45 D.74 O.OE 0.529 daily)7.4 3.

1 3 .4 3.17 3.<.P 2.3: o.

74 O.Cf/ D.534 yield)pts.

- 2.59 0.8~ 0.09 0.521 fat:3.3% 3.8 4.7 3~1 - - - - - - - - - ?

I s.n.f.

:7.15% .

Cow No.

2 i Holstein and l Zebu.

Breed: Production in 1957: 534.3 gallons for 400 days (average:1 .

33gals/day) .

Last Cal ving· 13 6 59 • Pregnant : March , 1960 .


5½ year s. Age: • • ' 1 31.

5.

2.

6 .

7.6 .

*8.6 .

- - .

4 - 21 .

6. dry dry dry 21 1 3 - - - 1 2 2.9 3.0 3.

2 4.1 3.

4 3.6 3.

45 2.37 3.95 0.87 0.08 0.537 -- aft er correct- - 3.

4 2 .ffi 3.34 0.64 0 .06 D.530 2.EO 3.63 0.75 0.

06 0.523 s .n.f.

:7 .07<fr, 2.A3 3.44 Oo7E 0.06 0.476 r. ing for adul ter- - - - ation.

I * contained 10.8% of added water.

- 17 - Cow No o 3 Breed: Holstein.

Produc t ion in 1957: 75 .

3 Last Calving: 9.

9.59 .


Pregnant: 5th May , 1960.

Age: 9 years .

gallons over 74 days (average;_1.02gals/day; 1960 yield(pints) A.• M. P.M. '.lbtal A.M.

P.M. days averc::ge % Fat .. <I) C/1 0 +:l C.) ro ....:i •rl Q) +:l 0 t ~ -~ b.00) i::: ~ A"d 0 •rl Averages .µ ·rl NP C/1 ·rl <I) i::: C/1 rc:J ·rl (1.

),,-j Q) ~ ,-~~ ~ ''?f!,.

.,q ~ 2 31.5.

4 2 2.

6 5 7.

6.

3½ 3 - 2.J,_ 8.

6 .

21.

6.

1!

4 4½ - 28 .6.

30 .

6 .

?

9 5.

7. ?

?

4.J,.

12 .7. ?

14.7.

4½ ?

2½ 19.7.

4½ 21.7.

4 ?


1 26 .

7.

3½ 22 28.

7. ?

?

1~ 4.

8.

3 !

2½ 9 08 0 1 11 .

8.

3 3 16 .

8.

3 4 18.

8 0 3½ 1½ 23 .

8.

3 ?

4 6 7 6½ - 5¾ - ?

?

- - 7 - 6 ?

4~ 3¼ 4 3¾ 5 - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 6.

0 3.

0 3 .72 3.

25 0 .75 0.

08 0.531 9th mcnth 3.4 4.

0 3.

5 3.90 3 .

14 0 .

76 0 .

08 0.

523 daily)6.3 3.0 4 ~9 3.

9 3.46 3.50 0.84 0.

09 o.~ yield) pts - 3.75 3.2 2 0 .72 0 .10 0.

56( fat:3.4?

}b 3.6 0.11 0.519 s.n.f.

: 2.4 3 .

0 - 3.75 3.

30 0.

82 o.


11 0.534 7 .

76% 3.

0 3.66 3.24 Oo77 0.

08 0.53) 3.8 3 08 4.00 3.

30 0 .

81 0.1 1 0.531 1othmonth.

2.3 3.5 - 3o81 3o35 0.79 0.1 0 0.529 dailYl, .

r. 3.2 - 3.70 3.

40 0 .82 o.

10 0.517 yield)piB 3.6 2.9 4.

9 3.6 4.34 3.24 0 .

79 O.

09,0c5;/3 fat: 3.6% - 3.

80 3.

30 0.80 0.0 9:,:_ .• 522 s .

n.f .

: 2.6 3.3 4.

2 3.

6 3.

80 3o30 0 .

80 0.10 0 ,,533 7 .

85% 3 .69 3.

34 0.79 0.09 0.530 2.7 3 .

8 3.

7 5.5 4.3 3.64 3.

41 0.

84 0.


09 0.521 · 11th month 3.3 3.7 3.3 3 .62 3.15 0.

78 0.08 0.521 daily ) 4.

'i 3.6 3 .

7 3.6 3 .

13 3 .. 16 0.

77 0.09 0.527 yield)pt.

306 3.9 3.6 3.10 3.30 0 .75 0.09 o.

519 fat:3 .7% 3.4 4.3 3.

6 3.70 3.14 0.79 0.

10 0.520 s.n.f.

: 3.6 5.5 3 .

80 2 o Llr8 0 .

74 0.08 0.525 7.38% - • I Cow No.

4 Breed: ½ Holstein and½ Zebu Age : Production in 1956: 888.

6 gallons over 324 days (average:2.

74gal s/day:: Last Cal ving: 7 .10.

59 .


Pregnant: December,- 1959~ 16½ years · 31o5o 4 4~ 2.6.

2½ 7.6.

8.

6.

3 28.6.

2½ 30 .

6 .

?

7 .7. dr, - ?

2½ 7i 3} 1!

1 4 ?· - ?

?

3o7 3 .9 4.0 - 3.9 3 .

9 3.

9 5.

4 5.3 5.0 ?

?

- 3.67 3.

06 0 .

62 0.08 0.536 8th.month 4.

4 3o01 3.

25 0.

73 0.06 0.53l daily) 5 4.

4 3 .

62 3.14 0 .

80 Oo09 00533 yield)pt - 3.67 3 .

09 0.72 0.

10 b.509 fat:4 .

4% - 3.00 3.

22 0.

83 0.07 0 .54() s.n.f.

- 7 .

14% 1.95 3.60 0 .

85 Oo05 0.553 + " .


18 -·- Four other animals owned by a pri'fate farmer and fed on a diet of grass and food concentrate wer~ found to give milk of ·"the following quantity and composition:- Age Period of Daily Q) Cl.l 0 Lactation Yi el d A.M. P.M • .

p Fat% O'fs~ (lj H ~ ·rl Q) .p 0 H~ ~ ·#,.

,q Cf.l <r: Cow A (Eblste in ) 6 yrs 5th month 42pts 1.5 3.8 4.23 2.48 Oo75 Cow B (Hol s tein) 7 yrs .4th month 42pts 2.
1 5.6 4.23 2.87 Oo69 Cow 0 ( ¾Holstein & ¼ Zebu) Cow D (~Holstein & .1 Zebu) 5½yrs 3rd month 42pts 3.2 4.9 4.12 2.56 0.75 7.4 5½yrs 4th month 42pts 2.0 4 06 4 ~76 3.24 0.75 8.8 .p Cl.l (ij rrj G-!

•rl ,-j .p og 7.4 7 .

8 - 200 Coffee: The incidence of adulteration was found to be 207 per 1000.

- The prin cipal adul~erant was found to be ground, roasted starch (probably rice) but there were a number of samples containing l ar ge amounts of ground vegetabl e t i ssue foreign to coffee beans.
One s ample was submi tted as "coffee substitute" but although it was really coffee adulterated with roasted starch no l egal action could be taken as anything can be called"coffee sub stitute".

It is understood that the use of the name "coffee sub sti tute" by traders is now wide s pread.

There are obvious objections t o the u se of t he term "substitute" in relati on to foods, and it is hoped t hat new legislation would lead to the di sappear ance of the term f r om food nomenclature.

21.
21.

Sausages: An examination of vari ou s brands of sausages sold in the market gave the follow ing resul ts:- I Tablb N Brand Brand No.

1 Noo 2 Brand Brand Brand Brand No .

6 No.

4 No.

5 No.
6 No.

4 No.

5 No.

3 Cost : 30¢ Decl ar e d Ne t We ight: 4o z s 4ozs 27¢ 4ozs 4ozs 4ozs 4ozs Conten ts packed ) ) in: 1oz water water 1oz 1oz water brine 4ozs 4ozs brine 4ozs brine Weight of dr ained) sausages: ) 4ozs 4ozs 4ozs 4ozs 4ozs 4ozs Composition of Drained Sausages: Bread or Cereal) ) Filler: 14 .. 76% 23.56% 28.74% 10.26% 10.08% 9.56% Meat: Additional Water: 54.

81% 45.5~% 30.
81% 45.5~% 30.

43% 30.94% 36.62% 54.79% 55.78% 53.90% 34.64% 34.95% 34.14% 36.54% 100.00% 100.00% • 19 - (1) ( 2) All of the above samples fail to conform to the Canadian standard.

Sam.pl EB Nos .

2 and 3 do not conform to the United Kingdom standard or to the standard recommended by the Committee appointed to revise the Food and Drugs Ordinance.

(3) Samples Nos.

1 and 3 do not conform to the standard of their country of origin.

(4) Sample No.
(4) Sample No.

3 was labelled "For Export" i ndicating that the manufacturer admits to knowing that his product does not necessarily conform to the standard of the country in which he is producing the article.

(5) Samples Nos .

3 and 4 would also be in violation of labelling requirements recommended by the Food and Drugs Revisal Committee as to a statement of the ingredients.

(6) No legal action can be taken in respect of these samples under the existing ordinance.
I p' 20 B - INJ)USTRY AN:O COJY.IMERCE 22.

Whi le there is a lack of legislation dealing with In other cases manu standa rds and various requirements as to foods and drugs a great deal of time is expended by the department in replying to queri es from commercial houses as to the acceptability of produc t s they propose to import linto the Colony in respect of their compositi on and labelling.
facturers of local products submit samples of their raw materi als or prod~ cts to find out if they are of a satis factory standard.

Expollters of Coloured Rum seek ceriif.i ~.a;;; tion of t he c omposition of their consignments abroad to expedite delivery at the points of destination and our certificates have also been sought in respect of exports to the United Kingdom of molasses shipped not only from British Guiana but also from a number of islands in the Caribbean.
Although the department is not cons idered to be an active participant in the production s ector of the Colony our assistanc e ha s been sought no t only in the direction of ascertaining the compo s it ion of good established products but in sugges ting alter native fqrmulae, methods of pro duction, et c .

, and in investigat ions when defects arise in processing or duri ng s t orage.

Origin and :Development of the Consulting Service g 23 .
The records of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society r elating to its early efforts in bringing scientific assis tance t o industry and commerce have, of course, been lost in the fi re of 1945 and little appears to be remembered of the early a s socia tion of the Society with Chemistry in this coun.try.

In t he Roya l Chart er gr anted to the Society in 1844, there is a mandate t o promote the improvement of the AgricuJ!u:!
'.e of the Colony and of every branch of Industry, Manufacture or Trade whereby t he resources of the Colony are likely to be developed.

The Admi nistrative Reports of the Colony subsequent to 1879 s e em to indica te t hat t he Society probably establi shed a Chemical Laborator y prior t hereto and that this was replaced by a Govern ment Labora t ory which t hen fell into disuse.

The 1879-80 Report state s that the Government Laboratory was re-established in 1879.
Although , t hree y ears l ater, fo dd and drugs analyses were added to t h e responsibil ities of the Government Analyst under the 1882 Ordinance t h e Department of the Gove rnment Analys t continued to play a dominant ro l e in bringing scientific assistance to t h e sugar indus try and t o the agricultura l and commercial community in gene ral .

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24 .

It wa s only in 1901 that the Board of Agriculture was f ounded , wi t h the Gove r nment Se cre tary (Chief Secretary) as Cha irman and the Gover nment Ana lys t as Deputy-Chairman.
Four years lat er , a n ew building was added to the south of the Ana l yst Departmen t whi ch t hen became a pa rt of a n ew department, the Depar tment of Scien c e and Agriculture 1 and the Government Analys t be came it s fir st :Director and also Cha irman of the Board of Agricul t ure o For t he r emainde r of hi s 37 y ears of s ervic e t o the Col ony the :Di r ector remaine d in cont rol of Agriculture, Chemistry and Ge ol ogy, but one year af t e r his death the De pa rt ment of Sc ien ce and Agricul t ure was decentralise d. n ew depart men t , the :Department of Agricul t ure, was create d, the Analys t Departmen t r eve rte d to its original independent exis t ence and the Geol ogi s t was a ssigned io the Lands and Mines Department.
In 1928 a - 21 25& Some idea of the relative development of the three segments of the original De partment of Sc i ence and Agriculture can be gained from a consideration of the expenditure for the year 1960 on the following depart mentsg- Agricultureg Geology: Analystg Recurrent $ 1,962,068 69,120 Develo32ment $ 982,800 601,248 Total $ 2,944,868 601,248 69,120 Consulting analyses cannot be encouraged by the Analyst Department as staff shortage continues to be detrimental to the work of the departmentc Revenue: 26e The revenue collecte d during the year on analyses carried out for industrial and commercial houses amounted to $1,068, the analyses be ing:- for formulation for defect in processing - for quali ty for certification Baking Powder Br ead Br ucine Coconut Oil Damage to upholstery Damaged Ric e Damage to Rice Combine Damage to Air Compressor Confectionery Gas on ships Gold Jewellery - authenti city Flour Cured Rum Hydrometers • - Methyl Violet Coloured Rum Molasses -- Ri ce Bran Rice Bran Meal certification certification certificat i on qual ity quality quality - - - - - - certifi cation certification cause of deterioration certification of safety 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 12 1 1 12 113 1 159* 26 2 2 Total: 344 [*Included in Customs and Excise Total J On the other hand, analyses carried out for the coll ection of cu stoms and exci se duties amounted to 2,372 samples and the revenue collected on rum al one amounted to $4,895,650.
The rum industry of the Colony must also be protected by an unremitting watch on manu facturers of bush rum.

During the year there we r e 47 submissions involving the characterisation of 96 exhibits for breaches of the Spiri ts Ordinance .

A further 831 exhibits were examined from 62 submissions for breaches of the Intoxicating Liquors Li censing Ordinance and 5 exhibit s from 3 submissions for breaches of the Customs Ordinance.
The pen alty for Bush Rum Manufacture is imprisonment but breaches of the Intoxicating Liquors Licensi ng and Customs Ordinances are punishable by fines and forfeiture to the Crown of the articles involved, thereby adding further to the revenue of the country.
22 27. included:- The items examined for Customs and Excise purposes (1) For the Tax Ordinanc e: Bay Rum Br andy Bitters Br ucine Mixture Coloured Rum Cured Rum Feints Ferrol Compound Fr uit Preserves Limacol Me thylated Spirit Pantene Shrub Sweets Tinctures Vodka Whisky Local Wines lmported Wines 17 1 1 3 160 1566 2 60 14 69 6 2 4 111 202 1 20 57 5 ( 2,301 ( 2) For the Customs Ordinance: (Classification and breaches) Fabrics Gilbey's Tonic Wi ne Gin Sling Gum Resin Honey Drink Metal Papaw Tonic Wine P0squi Uran ated Wine Red Seal Lye Tobacco Duty-free gasolene 9 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 47 2 71 ( 3) For the Spirits Ordinance: (Certification an~ Breaches) 209 ( 4) For the Intoxicating/Lic ensing Ordinance: Liquors (Breaches) 831 Total: 3,412 28e Royalty assessment on manganese ore i s based on the dry wei ght and manganese contertt of the dried, ore. Thirty one samples were submi tted t o the department during 1960 but their analys es await t he arrival in the Colony of ore-grinding equipment f or the department.
· 23 Merchandise Marks Ordinance: I " .. 29.

As far as could be ascertained there is only one case, a civil case, in this Colony in which legal action has ever been instituted under the Merchandise Marks Ordinance but the advantage of a judicial ruling was l ost as the case was settled out of court.

Some reluctance has existed in the past, apparently, in regard to the ·insti tu tion of l egal proceedings for false trade description.
During the year, the possibility of legal action was pointed out in respect of one item examined for classifi cation under the Customs Ordinance but a peaceful solution was f·ound, as the importer agr eed to re-label the i temo It does appear that similar action could with profit be taken in respect of certain commercial articles, other than foods a~d drugs, already on sale within the Colony.
Some Free Consulting Analyses: 300 Free consultations have been given in the following cases:- (1) Supplies and Prices Department - Soya Bean Oil: (2) Government Minor Industries - Rice Oil: (3) Milk Pasteurisation Plant - Milk: ( 4) Government Contracts for Soap - Bishop ' s High School: Hospitals: Central Tender Board: ( 5) Fj_nance Secretariat - Cream of Tartar: (6) B.G.
Rice Development Company - paddy and water: boiler scale s: rice: (7) Posts and Telecommunications - metal discs: coins: (8) Commis sioners of Currency - currency notes: 61 samples 6 samples 61 samples 1 sample 10 sampl es 3 samples 1 sample 3 samples 2 samples 1 sample 2 samples 2 samples 2 samples Total~ 155 samples New Forces: 24 31.
I t seems fitting to mention that an Industrial Commi ttee of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Soc i ety was foT.me d i n January 9 1960 , with t h e following terms of reference:- "To promote all branches of Agricultural and Manufacturing Industries in Briti sh Guiana and to encourage commerce in the products of such Industries~" The Soci ety, hopi n g that it will be able to make a lasting contribution to the progress of Briti sh Guiana, is r eported to be proud to pionee r a new field in Indus try thus, in modern times, setting the mar k in Industry generally, which it set for Agricult ur~· and Commerce in days gone by.
The personnel of the Committee i s as follows:- Chairman: Members: Hon.

H.J.M.

Hubbard, Mr. V.J.

Willems (Timber) Mr. G.B.

Kennard (Agriculture) It may be inferred fro:r±1 the stat~ment, 0f t:fue .. Society' s_ intention and ~he po tential of t he country, that the new field in Indu stry to whi ch the Society hopes to apply an i mpetus embraces - (1) Chemical Technol ogy , (2) Light Engineering Industries and (3) Sundry Cr afts.

32.
32.

Among the earl y efforts of the Committee , the question of standards has been g iven some measure of impor-tance and the Government An alyst was invited to participate in a Meeting held in December, 1960, under the auspices of the Industrial Committee of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society to consider the setti ng up of a Nati ona l Standards Or ganisati on in Bri tish Guiana.

25 C - FOHENSI C SCIENCE 33.
Exhibits submitted in this field included: Submissions Exhibits ( 1 ) Viscera and other articles for poisons: Pharmaceutical Preparations: (2~ Dangerous ])rugs: (3 ( 4-) Stains: (5) Documents: (6) Suspect Currency Notes: (7) Materials for making forged currency notes: ( 8) Suspect Coins: ( 9) Materials for making cou~terfeit coins: ( 10~ Firearms and Ammunition: (11 ~12) Articles in Acid-throwing cases: 13) Articles in cases of suspected obeah practice: Exhibits in cases of suspected arson: ( 14) Articles with filed out identification marks: ( 15) Materials for comparison and identity: ( 16) Rape: 34.
The examination of these exhibits have been required - Total: 260 779 (1) for Coroners' Inquests in some cases, or in investigations into - (2) Accidental poisoning, ( 3) Suicide, (4) Murder, (5) Malicious killing·of animal9 , (6) Rape, (7) Malicious Injury to persons, (8) Malicious Damage to property, (9) Breaches of the Firearms Ordinance, 10) Breaches of the ])ang~rous Drugs Ordinance, 11) False Pretences, f 12) Fr auds of various kinds, ( 13) Arson, or (14) Larcency, Unlawful Possession or Robbery.

35.
35.

Large sums of money are in some cases at issue and in most cases there is involved the liberty of citizens who may be required to face charges involving penalties ranging from fines and imprisonment to the ultimate penalty, the death penalty.
Speed in dealing with cases also is necessary 9 to assist the Police in following up investigations 9 or to avoid unreasonably long detentions or protracted suspense in the minds of persons awaiting trial, or to avoid holding up the business of the courts in dealing with matters brought before them.
The .number of exhibits awaiting attention at the end of the year amounted to 94, of which 83 were in arrears for from three to seven months, and an inquiry into the situation has been requested by the department.

26 IV - ORGANISATION 36.


The half-way mark of the seven-year training and recruitment programme for the department was reached during 1960 and we are now at t .he point where a steady improvement in r elation to·the acquisition of permanent senior officers €:'ml.b e expecte d during the next three years.

The first of our Government Conditional Scholars to have successfully completed his course of training overseas returned to the Colony in August 9 1960 9 and was appointed to the Scientific Officer grade.
Of the remaining four trainees still over seas, one is expected back in 1961, two in 1962 and the fourth -in 1963.

37.

It is useful t o review the fate of officers of the sub-professional group in the department during the p~st quarter of a century:- - 1.

N. Newsam 2.

D.A.

Iloo 3.

D.O.

Pollard 4. c. MbWatt 5.

H. Annamunthodoo promoted Government Analyst; retired 1955.

- resigned 1943 to enter Industry .. t ransferred Medical Latorµtory, 1960. retired 1954.

- resigned to pursue studies in Medicine.


- - resigned to study Medicine, 1948. resigned to study Medicine, 1946.

· 6.

N. Misir 7.

O.A.

Johnson - 8.

L. Chin 9o A. Khan - 10.

I. Ragwen - 110 G. Gonsalves 120 R. Harding 13.

B. Chung 14 .

C. Gur uda ta - Government Conditional Schol ar in Chemistry, on duty.

died in the service 1958. transferred to Agriculture Department, 1956. resigned to enter Commerce, 1955. resigned to study Medicine, 1955. on duty, - 1941.

1956.

15.
1956.

15.

H. Edwards 16. o. de Haan 17.

M.M.

Khan 180 L. Chin 19.

N. Archer - - - on duty (resigned 1961).

re s igned to enter Industry, 1957. resigned to study Medicine, 1957.

- Government Conditional Scholar in Chemistry, 1958. on duty (on transfer to Lands & Mines Department, 1961 ) • 20.

A. Dwarka - 21 .

R. McKinnon 22. u. Amin 23.

M.P.

Singh - resigned t o study Medicine,1959.

- r e signed to study Medicine, 1960. resigned to study Medicine, 1960.

- on duty.
- on duty.

A revise d a pproach to recruit:qient was discussed during •th$ y<ear -with th.e Publi c .

S_ery.,J,.,_oe:.

Structt1J;'laL R(;)vi,ew: .. -C.on:bi:.ttce.

t-o · build u 'pi a sta~l:e cDre·.of Laborato.ry.

tssist ants and Experimental Officers and arrest the tendency whereby service in the department is regarded mainl y as an opportunity to gain training and experience for other fields of activityg iA.
aecision i -s airai,tedo ... - 27 38& The tabl e below gives the approved est a blishment for the department during the first and second halves of the year and the third column of the table shows the staff in attendance during the l ast quarter of the year .

C' Approved Establishment \ - - - - - - -- - - - - , - - - -------:--_::;:Staff in attendance last quart er 1960.

1st half 1960 2nd half 1960 Government Analyst Snr .
Assi stant Government Anal yst 2 Scientific Officers 1 Temporary Scientific OffLcer 1 Supernume rary Scientific Officer ~ Grade A Tech.

Assts .

3 Grado B Tech .

Assts .

3 Grade C Tech.Assts .

1 Class II Clerk 1 Snr.

Clerical Asst.

1 Clerical Assistant Government Analyst Jovernment Analyst 3 Scientific Officers 1 Temporary Scientific Officer 2 Scientific Officers 1 Temporary Scientific Officer .

2 Grade ki Tecb.

Assts.

1 Grade A Tech.

Asst.

3 Grade B Tech.Assts.

1 Grade B Tech.


Asst., 3 Grade C Tech .

Assts.

2 Grade C Tech.

Assts.

1 Class I Clerk 1 Stor es Clerk/ .'

i Iii brarlian 1 1 Snr.

Cl erical Assi stant Clerical Asst.

1 Class I Cl erk 1 Stor es Clerk/ Libra rian 2 Clerical Assts.

1 Messenger 2 Watchmenf 1 2 Attendant Watchmen ~ Attendan~ 2 Watchmen.

390 Appointments, Tran sfe rs and Resignation s : (1) Mr .
M., Ramasamy, an Assistant Analyst from Ceylon, proceeded on 50 days' vacation leave on March 10th, 1960, prior t o the termination of his secondment to this department as Senior Ass :i.stant Government Analyst .

( 2) J)r., J. Paul, Temporary Scientific Officer, was appointed,; a Sci entific Officer on two years ' probation with effect from January 1st., 1960., (3 ) Mr. C. Gurudata, Government Conditional Schol a r (1956-60), was appointed a Temporary Scientific Officer wi th effect from 17th August, 1960.
(4) Mr. C. McWatt , Grade A Technical Assistant , was t r ans ferred on secondment to the Medical Laboratory on the 29th February, 1960.

(5) Mr.

I Rawgen, Grade B Technical Assistant , was appoin ted to act as a Grade A Technical Assistant with effect from the 29th February, 1960.

(6 ) Mi ss Uo Amin, Grade B Technical Assistant, resig~ed from the Service on the 30th September, 1960, to pursue a course of studies in Medicine.
T (7 ) Mr. H. Edwards, Grade C Technical Assistant, proceeded on 6 months ' vacation leave on the 2nd August, 1960.

28 (8 ) Miss R. McKinnon, Gra de C Technical Assist ant, resigned fr.om the Service on t h e 3Q)th September, 1960, to pursue a ~ours e of studies in Me~icine.

(9) Mr. M.P.

Singh wa s appointed a Grade C Technical Assistant on the 15th July, 1960.

(10 ) Mr .

C. E. Peters was appointed Stores Clerk/Librarian on the 1st October, 1960.
( 11 ) Miss So Alle~ , Cleri cal Assistant, proceeded on 6 months' vac a tion on the 1st J uly, 1960.

(12 ) Miss EoC.

Sharples, Clerical Assistant, joined the department on transfer from the Land Development Depart ment on the 4th J uly, 1960.

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40.

In thi s further year of transition when we have had to accommodate four transi tor·y officers, t :r1-1·ee of whom ~1.ave had no previous experience, it is necei::; s a i-y to r f cord my gr eat appreciation of the work done py the old reliatles and the new recruits to the permanent and pensionable establish:r.1ent and to express my t hanks for the support they have given under ve ry tryi ng circumstances.
It is fitting also +o record my thanks to t he Cleri cal Establishment for the vast amo'Ullt of voluntary work they undertook outside of official hours to complete in five weeks of intensive activity the considera b1e task of stencilling, duplicating and assembling the report and draft ordinances and regulations recommended by the Food and Drugs Revi ss.l Committee; and 1 if an i nadvertent omission in the Report of Drugs Revisal Committee may .here be corrected, i t is ne cer:isary to record t hanks to Mr. H.R.
Mitchell, Class I Clerk of this Depart ment, who carried out the duties of Acting Secretary to the Committee during this period with commendable zeal and efficiency, waiving the appreciable emolumknts attaching to the office.

t he Food anct EXPENDITURE AND REVEN~T,~ 41.

The allocation voted to run the department was $69,822.
Actual expenditure during the year amounted to $57 1 861 but out standing lia bilities at the end of the year stood at $11 1 118 for which it was necessary to seek a revote in the 1961 Expenditure .

As mentioned elsewhere in this Report, revenue collected by the department amounted to $1,068.
The value · of all analyses, if priced at commercial rates, is est i mated at $104 1 319 to wb.ri:.bh may be added substantial charges which could reasonably be reques~Jed for technic al advice on numerous matters relating :t.o the welfare and progress of the country, w re the department conceived on an independent basis.

J.E.. HO- YEN Government Analysta • .

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