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52. In Hongkong, every thing is different. There is no series of well kept registers the Police can search through when a case involved in mystery is on hand, and in all those which I have had the honour of investigating, the Coroner's requisition has given no clue as to what probably caused death. In the Gelsemium poisoning case above referred to, a clue was certainly provided, but a wrong scent is worse than none at all; so much material is absorbed. which cannot as a rule be utilized in succeeding researches.
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53. All these facts tend to show that it is only right that every facility in the shape of laboratory conveniences should be provided in order to occasion a successful issue in these forensic investigations. There ought to be no half measures in cases where the life of a fellow creature is at stake.
54. It is I believe the intention of the Government to construct also a Pharmaceutical Laboratory, in order that as many preparations as possible for the Medical Department may be manufactured from crude materials on the spot. Some galenicals, although made with the greatest care at home, are so much changed by the time they reach the Colony, that it is difficult sometimes to recognize them. The advantages therefore of this step will be two-fold. First, there will be in course of time a considerable reduction effected of the amount now provided in the Estimates for medicines; and secondly, the quality of the preparations for the different Hospitals will be superior to those obtained in the usual way, through the Crown. Agents.
I have the honour to be,
Dr. PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon,
&c.,
&C.,
&c.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
WM. EDWARD CROW, Government Analyst and Apothecary to the Civil Medical Department.
Table showing the result of the partial analysis of 46 samples of water drawn from Wells in September last
in the City of Victoria.
All parts expressed in grains per gallon. Degree of Hardness Wanklyn's scale.
No.
Description of Sample.
Chlorine.
Hardness.
Oxygen absorbed
Chlorine.
Hardness.
Oxygen absorbed
in 4 hrs. at 80° F.
No.
in 4 hrs. at 80° F.
Description of Sample.
A
Pokfúlam Water,
B
Well above Caine Road,
General Post Office,
Woo On Lane A,
B,
Lan Kwai Fong,.
6 Chuk On Lane,
Upper D'Aguilar Street,
Central Police Station,
8
Shelley Street,
9* Wa On Lane,
10t Kau U Fong,
11
I On Lane,
12
Circular Pathway A,
13
B,
**
14* Yau Shau Lane,
15* U Yak Lane E,
15.3
16†
W,
33.9
17
Praya Central No. 3,
1.8
18
21
22222
An Fung Lane,
19
Pottinger Street,
20
Chinese Street,
Cochrane Street,.
.5 1.4 .0702 .9 2.0 .0079 7.7 8.1 .0274 5.0 9.3 .0092 5.0 8.2 .0160 4.8 8.0 .0267 3.2 5.5 .0142 7.4 12.1 .0207 3.9 8.0 ,0060 3.4 6.0 .0328 16.9 22.5 .0756 8.8 12.1 .0228 10.2 15.7 .0343 8.3 13.4 .0297 8.8 19.5 .1366 1.7 5.9 .0197 16.4 .0673 18.8 .0404 3.6 .0080 5.5 6.0 .0059 2.5 5.5 .0218 6.7 8.3 .0278 5.4 9.0 .0595
55
23 24
No. 48, 25 Tsun Wing Lane, 26* Hollywood Road,
Graham Street No. 44,
2.9
5.6
.0289
4.1
10.2
.0656
6.6
7.5
.0578
2.7 4,5
.0714
27 28
Gage Street A,
2.9
5.4
.0289
39
Wing Kut Street, 33* Wing Woo Street No. 2,
29+ Wellington Street No. 91,... 30
No. 98,... 81 Queen's Road No. 102, 32
B,
1.5 2.4
.0096
6.4 10,5
.0386
6.5
8.1
.0308
13
7.6 10.4
.0366
3.7 5.3
.0513
9.0 10.3
.0372
34
Queen's Road No. 240,
2.0
8.5
.0407
35
Hillier Street No. 42,
69.3 85.4
.0354
36
Circular Pathway C,
3.4 4.8
.0283
37
79
*
D,
5.9 10.3
.0230
42 * 43
""
44 45†
38 Hillier Street No. 29,. 39t Kwai Wa Lane A, 40†
B, 41* Cleverley Street No. 18, No. 20, East Street No. 48, Tai-ping Lane No. 5,.
1.8 2.9
.0407
1.7 3.4
.0212
2.5 4.0
.0265
4.5 6.5
.0425
31
5.7 6.5 .0195 13.7 10.3
وو
Stanley Street,
9.2 12.7 .0135
46*
No. 6,.. Taipingshan Street,
J9
2.3 5.9 .0372 5.8 6.6 .0124 10.7 10.1
† Free ammonia shown on direct application of Nessler re-agent.
* Nitrites in considerable quantity.
WY. EDWARD CROW.