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as follows:
Imports of Cocaine to India.
1903-04. 1904-05. 1905-06. 1906-07.
1907-08.
Source.
OZ.
02.
02.
02.
02.
Lited Kingdom.
1079
3978
1000
982
1420
Bermany.
28
410
1715
721
elgium.
254
789
5
66
249
ther Countries.
39
254
122
2
277
1400
5431
2842
1771
1946
No figures are available regarding the imports
of cocaine into the Straits Settlements or the Federated Maley States. In a note by Dr. D.K. McDowell, Principal Civil Medical Officer in Singapore, dated the 28th November 1905, and published in the Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements for 1906, it is pointed out that 40 ounces of cocaine are sold by registered chemists each month in Singapore, and that probably this does not nearly cover the sale of the drug. It is added that sales in the other Settlements
and in the Federated Malay States are even heavier than in Singapore.
In a second note dated the 27th March, 1906, Dr. McDowell says "Singapore shows a monthly expenditure of 9 oz. 255 grains, and Penang 19 oz. 199 grains of cocaine.
Restrictions on the Sale of Cocaine.
In most countries cocaine is recognised as a deleterious drug and restrictions are placed on its sele. In Great Britain poisons are divided into two groups as
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