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Report of the Government Analyst.
GOVERNMENT LABORATORY, HONGKONG, January 31st, 1905.
SIR, I have the honour to submit a statement of the work done in the Government Laboratory for the
year 1904.
2. The number of analyses performed was 656, against 713 during 1903, the decrease occurring in work from Government Departments, viz., in Native medi- cines, Bloodstains, and Fire enquiries. This slight decrease was an advantage rather than otherwise, as the resources of the Laboratory were heavily taxed to meet all the demands made. The following classification shows the nature of the work done :-
DESCRIPTION OF CASES,
NO. OF ARTI-
CLES EXAMINED.
I.-CHEMICO-LEGAL.
Toxicological, (including 10 stomachs),
Articles for stains,
40 3
Articles for fire enquiries,
11.-POTABLE WATERS.
Public Supplies,
Wells, etc.,
III. DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.
—
Petrolent Oil,
5 59
48
59
Liquid fuel,
269
32
Naphtha,
IV.-FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE.
Brandy,
Flour,
9
Gin,
2
Milk,
13
Whisky,
19
Rum and Opium, one each,
2
V.-BUILDING MATERIALS.
Cement,
55
Lime,
5
Concrete,
1
Paint,
2
VI. PREPARED OPIUM ORDINANCE.
Opium,
Opium Pills,
Opium Wine, and Morphine Tablets, one each,...
3
11
VII. MINERALOGICAL, ETC.
Coal,...
Metals,
Ores,
2004
12
6
26
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.
Coal-tar disinfectants,..
4
Oils and Sugar, four each,
8
French Polish. Chloride of Lime and Urine,
three each,
Native Medicines, Soil and Deposits, two each, Saké, Arrack, Paper and Mosquito torches, Į
one each,
6
4
656