INDEX. Abatement of nuisances, 520, 536 Abdomen, enlargement of, during pregnancy, 252 examination of, 304 wounds of, 332 Abortion, laws on, 265-280 signs of, 265 proofs of, derived from the fœtus, 266 danger of death to the mother, 270 examination of the mother, 267 laws against criminal, in various coun- Absorption, poison acting by, 380 Abstinence, cases of long, 397 Access, when unknown to woman, 245, 488 Accoucheur, legal liabilities of, 174 Acetate of lead, poisoning by, 415 copper, poisoning by, 412 morphine, poisoning by, 421 Acids, concentrated poisons, 388 Acid, nitric, death by, 389 sulphuric, 388 muriatic, 903 phosphoric, 390 arsenious and arsenic, 399 oxalic, 393 prussic, 424 physiological action of, 368 manufactories, nuisances by, 520-534 Ale, adulteration of, 441 Aconite, poisoning by, 428 Acrid poisons, 418 Actions for nuisances, 520, 536 Alienation, mental, account of, 446, 450 Actions, for unlicensed practice, 177, 178 'Alkalies, caustic poisons, 397 on internal use of, 407 physiological action of, 407 dissection of bodies poisoned by, 4:1 disease induced by, 411 chemical tests of, 400 solid, how detected, 403 how reduced to metal, 401-404 different modes of detecting, 403-407 effect of chlorine on, 402 ammonia on, 401 nitrate of silver, 400, 401 muriates on, 401 ammoniuret of silver, 401 sulphate of copper, 404 404 tests of, errors respecting, 404-405 Arsenical sulphurets, 401-426 Asphyxia, history of, 343 pathology of, 343, 347 morbid appearances after, 352 Asphyxia, by means of restoring suspended by Bishoping and Burking, 367 by non-respirable gases, 370 as nitrogen, carbonic acid, 370 Assistant, Surgeon liable for the mala praxis Atropa belladonna, poisoning by, 426 Authors, medical, their success, 132 Brick-kilns, nuisances by, 535 Burial, in cities, 485, 493 in Paris, 486, 493 not to be hindered, 486 C. Cadaverous lividity, 324 Cæsarian operation, 254—274 laws concerning, 254-274 Calcutta, black hole of, 371 Cantharides, poisoning by, 433 Carbonic acid gas, effects of, 370 Carburetted hydrogen gas, 370 Carnal knowledge, (see Rape,) 196, 309 Catalepsy, feigned, detection of, 456 conception during, 488 recoveries from, 487 Caustic alkalies, 397 alkaline earths, (see Silver,) 397 Censors to be elected, 182 their powers, 182 their search, 182 Celibacy, when advisable, 201, 223 of exemption from acting as of exemption from military duty, Cerusse, or white lead, poisoning by, 415 Chancellor, his jurisdiction over idiots and Chandling, tallow, nuisance by, 531. greatest number at a birth, 257 Chlorine, effects of, 533 proposed use of, 534 poisoning by, 370 Cholera, symptoms of, distinguished from those Consent, age of, 201 of poisons, 411 Chocolate, adulterations of, 443 Churches, burial in, 485 Church-yards, overcharged, 486 Dublin, 508 St. Margaret, 508 Cicuta, poisoning by, 428 Circulation, foetal, peculiarities of, 277 Classification of poisons, 383 table, 383 Cleanliness of cities, as regards public health, not necessary to impregnation, 201 Constable, physicians exempt from being, 185 from dead bodies, 486 questions on, 486 Contagious diseases, 478 Contractability, after death, 499 Convulsions, feigned, detection of, 455 whitened by sublimate, 398 Copper-smiths, diseases of, 533 how to be held, 464 Corrosive, or irritant poisons, 383 Cotton factories, laws relating to, 195 effect of cæsarian operation, 254 300 |