TABLE XVI.
OPIUM CONSUMED BY FIFTEEN PERSONS FROM THE PAUPER HOSPITAL, SINGAPORE.
| Quantity of Opium consumed daily. | Years habituated. | Monthly Wages. | Excess of expenditure over income. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grains. | s. d. | s. d. | ||
| 1 | 36 | 7 | 11 6 | 5 8 excess |
| 2 | 36 | 3 | 8 0 | 6 6” |
| 3 | 24 | 5 | 8 0 | 1 8 ” |
| 4 | 36 | 8 | 12 0 | 2 6 ” |
| 5 | 42 | 20 | 16 0 | 0 10 ” |
| 6 | 30 | 10 | 10 0 | 2 1 ” |
| 7 | 24 | 7 | 8 0 | 1 8 ” |
| 8 | 30 | 10 | 12 0 | Income and expenditure equal |
| 9 | 24 | 5 | 8 0 | 1 8 excess |
| 10 | 30 | 10 | 8 0 | 4 0 ” |
| 11 | 30 | 8 | 12 0 | Income and expenditure equal |
| 12 | 36 | 10 | 12 0 | 2 6 excess |
| 13 | 30 | 15 | 12 0 | Income and expenditure equal |
| 14 | 30 | 25 | 12 0 | Income and expenditure equal |
| 15 | 42 | 22 | 12 0 | 4 10 excess |
TABLE XVII.
REPORTS OF OPIUM-SMOKING IN CHINA.
In the Chung-wan (centre bazaar) there are about 5,800 inhabitants.
The number that smoke opium merely because they like it are upwards of 2,600.
The number that smoke opium are upwards of 300.
In the Hah-wan (Canton bazaar) there are upwards of 1,200 inhabitants.
The number that smoke opium merely because they like it are upwards of 600.
The number that smoke opium are upwards of 100.
The number that died for cause of smoking opium very few.