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CONTENTS.
PART I.--MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.
CHAPTER I.
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
Death, etc.
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CHAPTER II.
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 .
CHAPTER III.
Manner of Making Post-mortem Examinations in Medico-legal
Cases--Identification of the Dead-Coroner's Inquest-Conduct
of the Medical Witness in Court.
CHAPTER IV.
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
CHAPTER V.
Blood-stains-Chemical, Microscopical, Spectroscopical Methods
of Investigation - Coagulation of Blood - Conditions influ-
encing Coagulation
CHAPTER VI.
Burns and Scalds-Death from Suffocation by Strangulation-
Hanging-Drowning.
CHAPTER VII.
Death from Starvation-Death from Heat and Cold-Death by
Lightning.
CHAPTER VIII.
Rape upon Children-Rape upon Adults-Rape upon the Dead-
Unnatural Crimes
CHAPTER IX.
Signs of Pregnancy-Uncertainty of Duration of Pregnancy-
Precocious Pregnancy-Unconscious Pregnancy-Pregnancy in
the Dead
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CHAPTER X.
Fœticide-Development of Embryo-Formation of Placenta, of
Moles-Changes undergone by the Uterus during Pregnancy-
Of the Means of Producing Foticide-Abortion from Natural
Causes
CHAPTER XI.
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 .
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CHAPTER XII.
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
CHAPTER XIII.
Feigned Bodily Diseases-Hypnotism-Life Insurance-Medical
Malpractice-Medical Registration.
CHAPTER XIV.
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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-
cyanic Acid
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