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10. Again it has to be reported that a considerable increase in the amount of this work has to be noted. For suicidal purposes poisons of the lysol type and opium were the favourite agents:
11. The samples containing strychnine were from a case of accidental poisoning by a Chinese Medicine Cake which was labelled for external use on bruises. Strychnine to the amount of 5/6 grains was found in the P. M. Materials. At a later date the Medicine cakes were submitted and found to contain 15% of strychnine.
12. The one case of arsenic poisoning was from a subject who had been treated with organic arsenical compounds: Arsenic was found in the various organs submitted for examination.
Food & Drugs.
13. The table below gives the details of the Food & Drug Samples submitted by the Sanitary Department under the Ordinance.
Substance. No. of samples examined. No. found genuine. No. found adulterated. Biscuit 6 6 0 Bread 48 48 Butter, fresh 13 13 tinned 2 2 0 Cheese 1 1 0 Coffee 14 14 Flour 36 35 1 Fruit, tinned 1 1 Jam 1 1 0 Lard 10 9 1 Milk, fresh 81 77 4 tinned 7 7 Mustard 1 1 Oil, ground nut 13 13 0 Rice 3 3 0 Sugar 9 9 Sweets 18 18 0 Tea 21 10 11 Vegetable, tinned 2 1 1 Vinegar 1 1 0 Total. 288 270 18