§ 21 .] STATISTICS. 27 
DEATHS FROM POISON IN ENGLAND AND WALES DURING THE FIVE 
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 1916 —continued. 
Accident or 
Negligence. 
Suicide. 
Murder. 
Total. 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
Brought forward 
58 
45 
82 
90 
3 
1 
143 
136 
Acids. 
(a) Mineral. 
Acid, Sulphuric .... 
8 
3 
13 
• • 
21 
3 
,, Nitric. 
3 
3 
10 
3 
• • 
• • 
13 
6 
,, Hydrochloric 
34 
15 
188 
175 
1 
• • 
223 
190 
Hydrofluoric 
• • 
1 
• • 
• • 
1 
• • 
(b) Organic. 
Acid, Carbolic .... 
38 
25 
12 
180 
, . 
, , 
50 
205 
,, Acetic ..... 
7 
2 
1 
2 
, , 
, , 
8 
4 
„ Oxalic . 
12 
25 
222 
188 
1 
234 
214 
Elements. 
Phosphorus ..... 
3 
4 
5 
14 
8 
18 
Iodine ...... 
2 
3 
1 
1 
• • 
• • 
3 
4 
Volatile Liquids. 
Alcohol, Methylated Spirit . 
6 
2 
.. 
• • 
6 
2 
Fusel Oil ..... 
, . 
, , 
, , 
1 
• • 
1 
Benzoline ..... 
, # 
# # 
1 
« . 
1 
Formalin ..... 
# # 
1 
* , 
1 
Chloroform ..... 
6 
1 
7 
2 
13 
3 
Amylene Hydrate .... 
• • 
6 
• • 
• • 
• • 
6 
Camphorated Oil, Spirit Am., etc. . 
2 
2 
1 
2 
3 
4 
Opiates or Narcotics. 
Opium, Laudanum, Morphine, 
Paregoric ..... 
117 
46 
125 
48 
1 
1 
243 
95 
Veronal ..... 
38 
29 
21 
31 
59 
60 
Trional ...... 
1 
4 
1 
. . 
2 
4 
Sulphonal ..... 
2 
4 
2 
1 
4 
5 
Chloral ... . . 
12 
4 
, , 
1 
12 
5 
Paraldehyde ..... 
2 
1 
• • 
• • 
9 
w 
1 
Cocaine...... 
1 
1 
1 
, , 
9 
1 
Belladonna, Atropine . 
19 
14 
21 
10 
40 
24 
Hyoscyamus ..... 
1 
2 
• • 
• • 
1 
2 
Cyanides. 
Prussic Acid ..... 
11 
2 
106 
6 
1 
118 
8 
Potassic Cyanide .... 
14 
7 
109 
12 
• • 
• . 
123 
19 
„ „ and Chloroform . 
• • 
1 
• • 
• • 
1 
• • 
Carry forward 
397 
250 
930 
769 
6 
3 
1333 
1022 
