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TOXICOLOGICAL.
2. Among the chemico-legal investigations made during the year were 26 cases of suspected human poisoning. The results are tabulated below :-
Results of Analysis.
No poison found 7 Opium present 9 Morphine present 2 Cocaine present 2 Nerlin digitalin present 2 Arsenic 1 Anise oil.... } Unidentified alkaloid 3 Total, 26PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.
3. Monthly examinations of the Pokfulum, Tytam, and Kowloon water supplies, showed that these supplies were maintaining their usual high degree of purity.
DANGEROUS GOODS.
4. Of petroleum oil and liquid fuel, 198 samples were tested during the year. The tanks of 29 steamers were tested with the Clowes-Redwood apparatus.
FOOD AND DRUGS.
5. The following table gives the results of 96 analyses made at the instance of the Police and the Sanitary Department:--
Description. No. of Samples Examined, No, found Genuine. No. found Adulterated. Beer.... 8 8 0 Brandy 6 3 3 Gin 2 2 0 Milk.. 60 58 2 Port Wine. 4 4 0 Rum... 6 6 0 Sherry 2 2 0 Whisky 8 7 1