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. 2023 Jun 5;34(7):1210–1224. doi: 10.1021/jasms.3c00124

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
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
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Reproduced with permission from ref (12). Copyright 1976 Forensic Science Society.