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Disposal of Night Soil. 
In Singapore there is a water carriage system, in 
the other towns the pail system is in vogue and disposal 
is by trenching. 
Sale of Food and Drugs. 
A sale of food and drugs' act is in force in the 
Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. Both 
are modelled on the English Act. 
Under it arrangements have been made for the 
appointment of analysts and other officers, for the 
seizure and analysis of samples, for the prescribing of 
standards, for securing cleanliness and freedom from 
contamination of any food or drug in the course of 
its manufacture, for the prevention of fraud. 
Standards have been prescribed for milk, butter, 
brandy, whisky, rum, gin and toddy and for drugs- 
Rules have been made for food factories and 
dairies. 
Coolie Welfare and Estate Sanitation. 
The Labour Code which is the law relating to 
labour deals with coolie welfare generally and especially 
with sanitation and medical attention on estates and 
mines. 
Under it an employer is required to provide for 
the labourers 
(a) sufficient and proper house accommodation 
(b) a sufficient supply of wholesome water 
(c) sufficient and proper sanitary arrange- 
ments 
(d) hospital accommodation and equipment 
( e ) proper arrangements for the prevention of 
malaria. 
The department charged with authority to ensure 
the carrying out of the provisions of the law is the 
