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CONTENTS.

PART I.--MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.

Importance of the Subject of Medical Jurisprudence—Ordinary

and Expert Witness-The Coroner's Physician-Relations of

the Medical Profession to the Coroner in Cases of Sudden

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Signs of Death-Cessation of Circulation and Respiration-Loss

of Sensibility of the Eyes to Light-Ashy Pallor-Loss of Heat

-Rigor Mortis-Cadaveric Spasm-Suggillation-Putrefaction

-Conversion of Bodies into Adipocere-Length of Time elaps-

ing since Death-Remote and Proximate Cause of Death-

Symptoms and Post-mortem Appearance of Death from Disease

of Brain, Heart, and Lungs.

Manner of Making Post-mortem Examinations in Medico-legal

Cases--Identification of the Dead-Coroner's Inquest-Conduct

of the Medical Witness in Court . .

Medico-legal Definition of Wounds-Comparison of Wounds with

Weapon inflicting them and Clothes of Deceased-Incised, Con-

tused, Penetrating Wounds-Suicidal, Homicidal, Accidental

Wounds-Gunshot Wounds-Causes of Death from Wounds. 51

Blood-stains-Chemical, Microscopical, Spectroscopical Methods

of Investigation - Coagulation of Blood-Conditions influ-

encing Coagulation

Burns and Scalds-Death from Suffocation by Strangulation-

Hanging-Drowning.

Death from Starvation-Death from Heat and Cold-Death by

Rape upon Children-Rape upon Adults—Rape upon the Dead-

Unnatural Crimes

Signs of Pregnancy-Uncertainty of Duration of Pregnancy-

Precocious Pregnancy-Unconscious Pregnancy-Pregnancy in

Foeticide-Development of Embryo-Formation of Placenta, of

Moles-Changes undergone by the Uterus during Pregnancy-

Of the Means of Producing Foeticide-Abortion from Natural

Infanticide-Live Birth-Appearance of Infant Born at Full

Term-Means of Determining whether Child has Breathed-

Docimasia Pulmonum-Objections to Hydrostatic Test-Doci-

masia Circulationis-Size of Liver and Contents of Stomach in

New-born Child-Examination of Mother-Signs of Recent

Delivery-Means by which Infanticide is Committed

Legitimacy-Inheritance-Protracted Gestation-Premature De-

livery-Viability-Procreative Power in the Male and Female

- Impotence - Sterility - Tenancy by Courtesy - Paternity—

Affiliation-Superfœtation-Doubtful Sex-Hermaphrodism—

Presumption of Death-Presumption of Survivorship-Per-

sonal Identity of the Living.

Feigned Bodily Diseases-Hypnotism-Life Insurance-Medical

Malpractice-Medical Registration.

Insanity-Varieties of Insanity - Idiocy-Mania Dementia

Medico-legal Relations of Insanity-Criminal Responsibility-

Medico-legal Terms in Insanity-Feigned Mental Diseases. . 162

PART II.—TOXICOLOGY.

Frequency of Death from Poisoning-Definition of a Poison-

Mode of Action of Poisons-Influence exerted on Action of

Poisons by Habit, Sleep, Disease, etc.-Evidences of Poisoning

derived from Symptoms, Post-mortem Appearances, Chemical

Analysis, Experiments upon Animals, Circumstantial Evidence

-Character of the Evidence the Chemical Expert may be

Expected to Give in Cases of Poisoning.

Classification of Poisons-Irritant Poisons-Poisoning by Mineral

Acids, by Alkalies and their Salts, Noxious Gases-Poisoning

by Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Lead, Copper, etc.

-Poisoning by Oxalic Acid, Carbolic Acid, etc.-Poisoning by

Decomposed Food, Ptomaïnes, Neurotic Poisons-Poisoning by

Opium, Alcohol, Ether, Chloroform, Chloral, Nux Vomica,

Strychnia, Belladonna, Stramonium, Tobacco, Lobelia, Hydro-

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