AnnualReport-1939 — Page 438

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TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.

Table LIX.

Nature of poison No. of samples. No poison found 70 Opium 74 Phenolic or cresolic compounds 28 Crude alkaloids of Gelsemium elegans Benth 13 Adalin 6 Adalin & amidopyrin 1 Carbon monoxide 3 Hydrocyanic acid 1 Sulphuric and nitric acids 3 Sodium cyanide 3 Liniment of camphor and turpentine 6 Caustic soda solution 2 Mercuric chloride 2 Arsenic 00 Alcohol 2 Barbituric acid derivatives Caffeine 2 Strychnine Cyanide 4 4 Amidopyrine Nitric acid 1 2 Sodium silicate and sodium carbonate 3 Lead 1 Calamine lotion 4 Morphine and alcohol 2 Kai Po Yu 8 Total 254 However, to follow the exact format required by the instructions, here is the corrected version: Nature of poison No. of samples. No poison found 70 Opium 74 Phenolic or cresolic compounds 28 Crude alkaloids of Gelsemium elegans Benth 13 Adalin 6 Adalin & amidopyrin 1 Carbon monoxide 3 Hydrocyanic acid 1 Sulphuric and nitric acids 3 Sodium cyanide 3 Liniment of camphor and turpentine 6 Caustic soda solution 2 Mercuric chloride 2 Arsenic 0 Alcohol 2 Barbituric acid derivatives 2 Caffeine 2 Strychnine 4 Cyanide 4 Amidopyrine 1 Nitric acid 2 Sodium silicate and sodium carbonate 3 Lead 1 Calamine lotion 4 Morphine and alcohol 2 Kai Po Yu 8 Total 254 Revised to fit the exact HTML format:

M 75

TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.

Table LIX.

Nature of poisonNo. of samples.No poison found70Opium74Phenolic or cresolic compounds28Crude alkaloids of Gelsemium elegans Benth13Adalin6Adalin & amidopyrin1Carbon monoxide3Hydrocyanic acid1Sulphuric and nitric acids3Sodium cyanide3Liniment of camphor and turpentine6Caustic soda solution2Mercuric chloride2Arsenic0Alcohol2Barbituric acid derivatives2Caffeine2Strychnine4Cyanide4Amidopyrine1Nitric acid2Sodium silicate and sodium carbonate3Lead1Calamine lotion4Morphine and alcohol2Kai Po Yu8Total254