34 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 18TH APR., 1885.
52. In Hongkong, every thing is different. There is no series of well kept registers the Police can search through when a case involved in mystery is on hand, and in all those which I have had the honour of investigating, the Coroner's requisition has given no clue as to what probably caused death. In the Gelsemium poisoning case above referred to, a clue was certainly provided, but a wrong scent is worse than none at all; so much material is absorbed which cannot as a rule be utilized in succeeding researches.
53. All these facts tend to show that it is only right that every facility in the shape of laboratory conveniences should be provided in order to occasion a successful issue in these forensic investigations. There ought to be no half measures in cases where the life of a flow creature is at stake.
54. It is I believe the intention of the Government to construct a Pharmaceutical Laboratory in order that as many preparations as possible for the Medical Department may enufactress --- crude materials on the spot. Some galenicals, although made with the greatest care at home, are so much changed by the time the "ench the Colony, that it is difficult sometimes to recognize them. The advantages therefore of this step will be two-fold. First, there will be in course of time a considerable reduction effected of the amount provided in the Estimates for medicines; and secondly, the quality of the preparations for the different Hospitals will be superior to those obtained in the usual way, through the Crown Agents.
I have the honour to be,
Dr. P. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon,
&c.,
&.c..
&c.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
WM. EDWARD CROW, Government Analyst and Apothecary to the Civil Medical Department.
in 4 hrs. at 80° F.
Table showing the result of the partial analysis of 46 samples of water drawn from Wells in September last
in the City of Victoria.
All parts expressed in grains per gallon. Degree of Hardness Wanklyn's scale.
No.
Description of Sample.
Chlorine.
Hardness.
Oxygen absorbed
Chlorine.
Hardness.
Oxygen absorbed
No.
Description of Sample.
in 4 hrs. at 80° F.►
A
Pokfulam Water,
.5
1.4
B
Well above Caine Road,.
.9
2.0
.0702 .0079
23 24
1
General Post Office,
7.7
8.1
.0274 25
2
Woo On Lane A,
5.0
9.3
3
""
B,
4
Lan Kwai Fong,......
Upper D'Aguilar Street,
6
Chuk On Lane,
7
Central Police Station,
8
Shelley Street,
5.0 8.2 4.8 8.0 3.2 5.5 7.4 12.1 3.9 8.0 3.4 6.0
.0092 26* .0160 27 .0267 28 .0142 29 .0207
Graham Street No. 44, No. 48, Tsun Wing Lane, Hollywood Road, Guge Street A,
2.9
5.6
.0289
4.1 10.2
.0656
29
6.6 7.5
.0578
2.7 4.5
.0714
2.9
5.4
.0289
"
80
>>
91* Wa On Lane,
10t Kau U Fong,
11
I On Lane,
12
Circular Pathway A,
13
B,
14*
Yau Shau Lane, 15* U Yak Lane E,
16t
19
29
W,
17
Praya Central No. 3,
18
An Fung Lane,
19
Pottinger Street,
20
Chinese Street,
21
Cochrane Street,.
.0060 .0328 16.9 22.5 .0756 8.8 12.1 .0228 10.2 15.7 .0343 8.3 13.4 .0297 8.8 19.5 .1366 37 1.7 5.9 .0197 38 15.3 16.4 .0673 39 33.9 18.8 .0404 40t 1.8 3.6 .0080 41* 5.5 6.0 .0059 42 2.5 5.5 .0218 43 6.7 8.3 .0278 44 5.4 9.0 .0595 45+
31 32
B, Wellington Street No. 91,...
No. 98,..
Queen's Road No. 102,
Wing Kut Street,
1.5 2.4
.0096
6.4 10.5
.0386
6.5
8.1
.08308
7.6 10.4
.0366
3.7 5.3
.0513
34
35
36
33+* Wing Woo Street No. 2,
Queen's Road No. 240, Hillier Street No. 42, .... Circular Pathway C,
9.0 10.3
.0372
2.0
3.5
.0407
69.3 85.4
.0354
3.4 4.8
.0283
35
"
D,
5.9 10.3
.0230
Hillier Street No. 29, Kwai Wa Lane A,
1.8 2.9
.0407
1.7 3.4
.0212
22
Stanley Street,
9.2 12.7 .0135
46*
B, Cleverley Street No. 18, No. 20, East Street No. 48, Tai-ping Lane No. 5,...
No. 6... Taipingshan Street,
2.5
4.0
""
.0265
4.5 6.5
.0425
5.7
6.5
.0195
"
13.7 10.3
2.3 5.9 .0372 5.8 6.6 .0124 10.7 10.1
Free ammonia shown on direct application of Nessler re-agent.
* Nitrites in considerable quantity.
WM. EDWARD CROW.
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