Other influences causing local diversity in the kind and frequency of poisoning, are those of race, of religion, of age and sex, and the mental stress concomitant with sudden political and social changes.
In the ten years from 1883-1892, there appear to have died from poison, in England and Wales, 6616 persons, as shown in the following tables:--
DEATHS FROM POISON IN ENGLAND AND WALES DURING THE TEN YEARS 1883-92.
+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | |Accident | | | | | | or | | | | | | Negli- |Suicide. | Murder. | Total. | | | gence. | | | | | | | +----------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | | | | | | | | | | | | METALS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Arsenic, | 37| 14| 37| 20| 1| 1| 75| 35| |Antimony, | 3| ...| 1| 2| ...| ...| 4| 2| |Copper, | 4| 1| 2| 1| ...| ...| 6| 2| |Lead, | 831| 209| 1| 2| ...| ...| 832| 211| |Silver Nitrate, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| |Zinc Chloride (or Sulphate),| 7| ...| 4| ...| ...| ...| 11| ...| |Mercury, | 22| 11| 16| 8| 2| 1| 40| 20| |Chromic Acid, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| |Iron Perchloride, | ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| ...| ...| 1| | | | | | | | | | | | ALKALINE EARTHS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Lime, | 2| ...| ...| 1| ...| ...| 2| 1| |Barium Chloride, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| | | | | | | | | | | | THE ALKALIES AND THEIR | | | | | | | | | | SALTS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Ammonia, | 39| 25| 18| 16| ...| ...| 57| 41| |Caustic Soda, | 3| 4| ...| 1| ...| ...| 3| 5| | „ Potash, | 8| 10| 1| ...| ...| ...| 9| 10| |Potassic Chlorate, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| | „ Bichromate, | 2| 2| 7| 3| ...| ...| 9| 5| | „ Bromide, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| | „ Binoxalate | | | | | | | | | | (Sorrel), | 1| 3| 1| 4| ...| ...| 2| 7| | | | | | | | | | | | ACIDS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Sulphuric Acid, | 30| 9| 29| 24| 1| ...| 60| 33| |Nitric „ | 18| 7| 18| 9| ...| ...| 36| 16| |Hydrochloric Acid, | 48| 18| 83| 55| ...| ...| 131| 73| |Oxalic „ | 17| 6| 114| 86| ...| ...| 131| 92| |Tartaric „ | ...| 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| |Acetic „ | 4| 3| ...| 2| ...| ...| 4| 5| |Carbolic „ | 169| 101| 219| 271| ...| 1| 388| 373| |Hydrofluoric „ | ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| ...| ...| 1| |Phosphorus (including | | | | | | | | | |Lucifer matches), | 24| 47| 28| 56| ...| ...| 52| 103| |Iodine, | 6| 7| 1| 1| ...| ...| 7| 8| | | | | | | | | | | | VOLATILE LIQUIDS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Paraffin (Petroleum), | 9| 2| 1| ...| ...| ...| 10| 2| |Benzoline, | 3| 2| ...| 1| ...| ...| 3| 3| |Naphtha, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| |Carbon Bisulphide, | ...| ...| 1| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| |Turpentine, | 5| 1| ...| 3| ...| ...| 5| 4| |Methylated Spirit, | ...| 2| 1| 2| ...| ...| 1| 4| |Alcohol, | 81| 24| 1| 2| ...| ...| 82| 26| |Chloroform, | 57| 41| 9| 5| 1| ...| 67| 46| |Ether, | 5| 2| ...| ...| ...| ...| 5| 2| |Spt. Etheris Nitrosi, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| |Anæsthetic (kind not | | | | | | | | | |stated), | 4| 3| ...| ...| ...| ...| 4| 3| |Oil of Juniper, | 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| ...| | | | | | | | | | | | OPIATES AND NARCOTICS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Opium, Laudanum--Morphia, | 503| 373| 330| 167| 4 | 2 | 837| 542| |Soothing Syrup, Paregoric, | | | | | | | | | |&c. | 18| 22| 2| 3| ...| ...| 20| 25| |Chlorodyne, | 56| 30| 8| 8| ...| ...| 64| 38| |Chloral, | 89| 22| 14| 1| 1 | ...| 104| 23| | | | | | | | | | | | CYANIDES. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Prussic Acid, and Oil of | | | | | | | | | | Almonds, | 17| 11| 203| 19| 2 | 8 | 222| 38| |Potassium Cyanide, | 19| 21| 100| 22| 3 | 1 | 122| 44| | | | | | | | | | | | ALKALOIDS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Strychnine and Nux Vomica, | 22| 21| 65| 85| 4 | 4 | 91| 110| |Vermin-Killer, | 2| 6| 49| 69| 1 | ...| 52| 75| |Atropine, | 2| ...| 1| ...| ...| ...| 3| ...| |Belladonna, | 36| 20| 11| 9| ...| ...| 47| 29| |Aconite, | 19| 21| 9| 10| ...| ...| 28| 31| |Ipecacuanha, | 1| 1| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1| 1| |Cocaine, | 3| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 3| ...| | | | | | | | | | | | MISCELLANEOUS.