Oil testing outfit
Deposit
Fish
Fire extinguisher
Compound engine oil
Etching fluid
Mineral tar
Dusting powder
Peanuts
Liquid
Hair tonic
Leather
Dressing
Solder
Yeast-vite
Poison
Total
M 66
1928
1927
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3060 2733
Toxicological.
Among the investigations carried out during the year were 59 cases of suspected human poisoning. The following Table shows the results:-
Poison. No. of Cases.
No poison found 21 Cases.
Opium found 25
Lysol found 4
Animal toxins (ptomains) found 4
Morphine found 2
Hydrochloric Acid found 1
Alcohol and acetaldehyde found 1
Potassium cyanide found 1
Total 59 Cases.
A stomach was received from Kowloon Mortuary in February, from the body of a man found hanging on a tree, for examination to exclude poison taken previously. Hydrochloric acid was found in quantity in the stomach showing that a previous and unsuccessful attempt at suicide had been made.
A surgical dressing from an abdominal wound was received for the determination of the presence or absence of urine. The presence of an appreciable amount of urea enabled a definite answer to be given.