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WORK OF THE FORENSIC PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES 1976 AND 1977

I. Autopsiee

1976

1977

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WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY 1976 AND 1977

Homicide cases

Suspected Homicide cases

71

59

Examinations Completed

1976

1922

7

14

Deaths while in custody

43

30

I. General Division

Traffic 'hit & run' cases

19

11

Foods

9.628

10,004

Other Coroner's cases

196

563

Pharmaceuticals

II. Clinical Examinations and Blood Groupings

4.259

3,521

Suspecta of Homicide cases

Suspects of Wounding cases

Suspects of Sexual Offence cases

Victime of Sexual Offence cases

Victims of Wounding cases Others

III. Laboratory Examinations

Blood stains on clothing

Blood stains on weapons

688

* * * * & *

56

55

Commodities and Materials

25

(a) Dutiable Commodities

23,792

23,809

73

(b) Dangerous Goods

3,169

2.983

58

68

26

1,167

882

111

96

II. Forensic Division

Blood stains on other exhibite

863

591

Forensic

Seminal stains

1.480

1.334

Identification of nature of meat

28

27

Others

10

17

Documents

Poisons

IV. Chemical and histological examinations of

mortuary cases

86

63

V. Miscellaneous

Toxicology

Dangerous Drugs

Lectures

98

87

Court attendance

219

181

III. Methadone Maintenance Scheme

Attendance at scenes of crime

185

248

Assistance in raids : abortionists

16

24

others

90

647

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(c) Other Departmental Items

4,364

5.362

Total

45,212

45,679

2,757

2,874

2,245

3,462

2,932

3,454

2,638

2.731

12,703

9,145

Total

23,275

21,666

10.395

7.302

Grand Total

78,882

74,647

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