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19. Inquiries in regard to consumption were also made in th&<br />
decrepit establishments in Taiping and Port Swettenham<br />
(Appendix XX). the results being as follows :-<br />
Daily Consumption. r. Monthly Cost. Number. Percentage<br />
of total<br />
number.<br />
-<br />
$ %<br />
Not more than 11 hoons ( 8i grains)<br />
3 (17i<br />
" " .. 6 " (35 "<br />
" "<br />
.. .. 9 .. (52! "<br />
"<br />
Not more than 6<br />
12<br />
" " 24<br />
" " 36<br />
" "<br />
23<br />
80<br />
8<br />
1<br />
20'S<br />
71'4<br />
7'1<br />
1'0<br />
- 112<br />
I<br />
20. Additional interesting information in connection with this<br />
question is furnished in the tables attached to the repOJ·t of the District<br />
Officer, Christmas Island (Appendix XXVIII).<br />
21. The heaviest smoker consumes an average of 3 chees (175grains)<br />
a day and there are 47, or 7! per cent of the total number of<br />
smokers, who consume daily an average of morEl than 1 chee (58 1/3<br />
grains). The average consumption. however, of the 216 smokers at<br />
the South Camp. who represent more than one-third of the total<br />
smoking pOllulation of the Island. is only 21 hoons (151 grains).a day.<br />
22. The average daily consumption of the 612 smokers in<br />
Christmas Island works out at 3·8 hoons (211 grains) and implies<br />
an average monthly expenditure on opium by a smoker of $6.50.<br />
23. We consider that having regard to ltll the circumstances of<br />
Chi'istmas Island. this average consumption of and expenditure on<br />
. opium is surprisingly low.<br />
24. The jinrikisha pullers in Singapore. who were examined<br />
by our sub-Committee (Appendix XXVI). gave 6-hoons a day (35grains)<br />
most frequently as their consumpthm. while the consumption<br />
given to our smoking room sub-Committee. (Appendix XLII)<br />
varies from I! hoons (81 grains) to 2 chees (116'6 grains) with themost<br />
common daily consumption of 3 hoons (17! grains).<br />
25. Information as regards the consumption of prepared opium<br />
by Chinese coolies engaged on Railway Construction work is given<br />
in Appendix XXVII. The range of consumption is shown to be<br />
considerable but 3 to 4 hoons (17! grains to 231 grains) daily appears.<br />
to be the most common amount.<br />
26. We have considered it desirable t
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