Table 1. Distribution of Case Types of the First Year of Operation (1973) of a Mass Spectrometer in the Home Office Central Research Establishment in Birmingham, UKa.
Number of cases | Type of case |
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59 | Illegal possession of drugs |
47 | Suspicious death |
18 | Explosives |
17 | Arson |
10 | Miscellaneous |
8 | Administration of noxious substance |
7 | Driving under the influence of drugs |
7 | Malicious damage |
4 | Documents |
2 | Biology |
Reproduced with permission from ref (12). Copyright 1976 Forensic Science Society.