100 -PAPAVERACEX, _ 
_ From the Bombay Whoisioal Examiner’s’ reports it appr 
that during thé five years ending the 31st of December 1887 
the total number of deaths of human beings from poi 
reported to his office was 225, of which 66 or 29°3'per cent. wel 
from opium. If, however, we take the ten years ending th 
31st of December 1887, the figures are—Total deaths 467, ¢ 
which 98 or 21 per cent. were from opium. The. olloy 
~ table gives an analysis of the Bombay cases for the lest 
years :— 
Faran Cas¥s, 4 
%; go-3 : 
Adulis, | 3S |ea|. | . 
a Past are 
2 So |gai|. & 6. 
= M FEF 3 isa é 3 $ ¢ 
5 : Sle -t i bg 
IMIG GO. ct be Set 
‘1879-80 ...... ml 5 £ +10. 8 gael (eae 
1 -81 a tee 5 iq 6 : ; 6 z tee : . 
9081-82 2... ee Sl OL ae Bae _ ee 
1882- ie 1 if 1 cB : 
1883... i: 8 boli: tg BF 435. 
eee at oF 3 5 9 8 9d eee 
1885... a 9 9 18 18 ; te 
Teas; 29 5. 4 ll 10 ‘ i 
BO hice a 7 ot a8 13 = 
7 45 46 98 92 6 Ll. [28 ; 
1 Detected i in a paste on the end eer an abortion stick. oe 
‘2 One of these in a child aged 2 years. The other a male adult 
an ia of ve ao of Morphia injected hypodermically. 
: tempt at su 
a! i mit of a — Supposed to have been’ administered to him i 
Z ewectmeat with what motive not stated 
5 All three children, one clearly accidental, the other two doubtful. 
* Both attempts at suicide by females. 
7 A boy aged 7 from drinking Kasum pe 
hese in sweetmeat; in the other opium forwarded | fc 
ientitcation — of case not given. 
f a case of suicide in ® gil. aged 13; the other « appa 
= case i homicide of an infant 2 months old. : 
a9 ue drugged with opium administered by a man to a woman ;_ nte 
doubtful. . oa elm pee 
