Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-16
POISON CLAIMS
BIG DEATH TOLL,
SAYS DR.. PRATT |
Would Check lndiscriminate
Sale of Death dealing Drugs
One Death a Month
Average

y
an average Of more than one per
month have occurred in the territory
directly from the use of poison. &C.
cofding to statistics submitted to the
territorial board Of health yesterday
afternoon by DR.. J. g. B. Pratt. In an
effort to check TO some extent the
indiscriminate sale of poisonous drugs
the board adopted the following 'pok
son schedule, which clearly sets
forth the manner in which these drugs
shah be handled by retail apotheca-
ries. ' 10 49, - L. ~ q. s >
Al poison list has been In force sew.
eral years, but since It's formulation
new drugs and combinations Of drugs
have come into the general market, ne
cessftating a revision OF the schedule.
DR.. Pfattss statistics show that Of the
SO deaths from poison IN the Islands
during the period from June, 1903, to
July, 1913, Is deaths were due direct.
Ily to the use Of opium.
The number of victims claimed by
other drugs were as follows: Stryeh-
nine, ! : cafbolic acid, 4; ptomaine, z:
lead, A.; cyanide Of potassium, Il over
indulgence in Florida water, q; ace.
tanilide, q; ant, 3; morphine. 3; alco-
hol, 8; wood alcohol. g; coal tar (dye),
/ = bichloride of mercury, -; under
termined, 8. - Il ia ~
The poison schedule as adopted by
the board is as follows: -
Schedule "A.n q
I. The following substances shall
be known as Schedule ''An Drugs and
Chemicals; they shall be held to con.
Istftute poisons within the meaning Of
chapter So of the Revised Laws, and
shall not be sold except upon the pre-.
scription Of duly license practitioner
of medicine R. L. 1885,:
Alpha eucaine, beta eucaine, Gamma
bis indiea, choral hydrate, oil Of bit
ter almonds, hydFoeyanic acid and its
salts, ntx vomica fstrychnineG CO.
|eaine, codeine, heroin. morphine, OPT.
UNI, arsenic, or any of the salts, de-
rivatiyes, compounds or preparations
of the foregoing substances. ~
Schedule aH.n : ssss,s
2. The following substances shall
be known aa Schedule '.Bn Drugs and
Chemicals; they shall be held to con.
stitute poisons within the. meaning OF
chapter So Of the Revised Laws, and
shall not be sold except under spe.
cial license from the board of health
or by or under the direct supervision
or duly licensed physician or phar.
maeist (R L. 1885: I
Aeetanflide, aconite faconitine), an.
tipyrfne, belladonna tatfopineI bru.
cine, cantharfdes. coniine ialkaIoid OF
henfockl, crotoh oil, ergot, hydrastine
Gin golden seal), savin, phenacetine,
phosphorus, or any of the salts, deriva.
tites, Preparations or compounds OF
the foregoing substances. ). , Is.
Arsenieal preparations, carbolic acid,
ehloroforIn, creosote, 1nuriatfc acid,
nitric acid, exalic acid, salts of mer
curry corrosive subIimate, red and
white preeipitate of mercury, etc.),
sugar Of lead, sulphuric acid and tar.
tar emetie. ..~> -
Scheente &C. q -s< A<.* 80
8. The following substances shall
be known as Schedule 'C'' Drugs and
Chemicals and may be sold or deIiy-
cred by persons who have no pharma-
eist license or license to sell poison
Gus drugs. where such substances are
sold or delivered in the original un-
broken packages and record Of the
sale kept as provided for in section
1852 r. L.
Fungieides, Insecticides and rat
pofsons. 1s* = ~. ID &'s~& @*r. {
-. The box. phial or other package
in which any substance included under
schedules 'B" and &C. aforesaid may
be sold or delivered, shall bear a label
containing the word poison" In large
letters In both English and Hawaiian
languages, together with embIematie
devices showing the skull and cross
bones. % 49, - -. -
TT waS raoanfTu fo.,nd -. ,~so,n....u.