Part 2 — INDEX
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Abdomen, injuries of, 29
Abortifacients, 147
Abortion, criminal, 42
Acetanilide, 136
Acetate of lead, 116
Aconite, 143
Adipocere, 18
Adultery, 62
Age, determination of, 12
Alcohol, 130
Alcoholic insanity, 76
Alkaloids, 93
Alum, 103
Ammonia, 102
Anæsthetics, death from, 19
Aniline, 136
Antifebrin, 136
Antimony, 112
Antipyrine, 135
Aqua fortis, 97
Arsenic, 107
Arsenious acid, 107
Artificial oil of bitter almonds, 137
Arum, 124
Asphyxia, 13
Assaults, 21
Assizes, 7
Atropine, 127
Barberio's test, 58
Barium salts, 104
Belladonna, 127
Bestiality, 59
Bichromate of potassium, 119
Bismuth, 119
Blackmailing, 60
Bladder, injuries of, 30
Blood-stains, 30
Born in wedlock, 52
Botulism, 151
Brain, injuries to, 26
Breslau's life test, 49
Brucine, 146
Bruises, 22
Bullet wounds, 24
Burnett's fluid, 119
Burns, 22
Cadaveric alkaloids, 150 rigidity, 17
Calabar bean, 139
Camphor, 129
Cantharides, 146
Carbolic acid, 100
Carbonic acid gas, 120 oxide, 121
Carnal knowledge, 55
Cellon, 129
Chemical analysis, 91
Chest injuries, 28
Chloral, 134
Chlorate of potassium, 103
Chloride of zinc, 119
Chlorine, 122
Chloroform, 19, 132
Choke-damp, 121
Chromium, 119
Chronic lead-poisoning, 117
Clothing, fibres of, 34
Coal-gas, 121
Cocaine, 128
Cocculus indicus, 129
Cold, death from, 39
Coma, 14
Common witness, 2
Concealment of birth, 45 of pregnancy, 45
Conium, 138
Contused wounds, 24
Cooling, rate of, 16
Copper, 117
Coroners, 4
Coroner's court, 4
Corrosive sublimate, 113
Corrosives, 86
Cretinism, 69
Crimes, 1
Criminal abortion, 42
Criminal Appeal Court, 8 courts, 7
Cross-examination, 3
Crown Court of Assize, 7
Culpable homicide, 21
Cut throat, 28
Dangerous Drugs Bill, 82
Death in the fœtus, 50 signs of, 16
Delivery, 41
Dementia, 70
Depositions, 6
Determination of sex, 11
Diachylon pills, 117
Diaphragm, wounds of, 29
Digitalis, 144
Dinitrobenzene, 137
Divorce, 60
"Dope," 129
Drowning, 36
Duration of pregnancy, 50
Dyeing of hair, 11
Dying declarations, 10
Ecchymosis, 22
Electricity, 38
Epilepsy, 65, 75
Ergot, 148
Ether, 132
Evidence, giving of, 2
Examination-in-chief, 3
Experiments on animals, 85
Experts, 2
Eye injuries, 27
Face injuries, 27
Feeble-minded, 69
Fees for medical witness, 5, 7
Feigned diseases, 63
Felony, 1
Ferro-silicon, 111
Finger prints, 11
Florence's test, 58
Fœticide, 42
Foods, poisonous, 150
Found dead, 5
Fruit stains, 33
Fungi, 148
Gaseous poisons, 120
General paralysis, 71
Genital organs, wounds of, 30
Grand jury, 8
Gunshot wounds, 24
Hæmin crystals, 32
Hair, detection of, 33 dyeing of, 11
Hanging, 35
Head injuries, 26
Heart, injuries of, 29
Heat, death from, 39
Hemlock, 138
Henbane, 128
Homicide, 21
Hydrochloric acid, 98 gas, 122
Hydrocyanic acid, 140
Hyoscyamus, 128
Hypostasis, 16
Identification of dead, 12
Identity, personal, 10
Idiocy, 68
Imbecility, 69
Impotence, 54
Incest, 59
Incised wounds, 23
Indecent assault, 57
Indictable offences, 2
Inebriates Act, 78
Infanticide, 44
Inheritance, 54
Injuries, 21
Insanity, 67-76
Intestines, wounds of, 30
Iodide of potassium, 104
Iodine, 104
Irritants, 87 gases, 122 vegetable, 123
Judicial separation, 62
Jury, coroner's, 4
Kidney, injuries of, 30
Kleptomania, 73
Laborde's method, 37
Laburnum, 123
Lacerated wounds, 24
Lead, 116
Lee-Metford bullet, 24
Legitimacy, 52
Lightning, 38
Live-birth, 44-46
Liver, injuries of, 29
Lobelia, 140
Lucid intervals, 73
Lumbago, 66
Lunacy, 67 certification, 77
Lungs, injuries of, 29 evidences of live-birth from, 47
Magistrate's court, 7
Malingering, 63
Malpractice, 20
Malum regimen, 21
Mania, 71
Manslaughter, 21
Marriage, 60
Marsh's process, 110
Martini-Henry bullet, 25
Maturity of infant, 45
Mauser bullet, 25
Medical evidence, 2
Mentally deficients, 70
Mercury salts, 113
Methyl alcohol, 131
Mineral acids, 94
Misdemeanour, 1
Monkshood, 143
Monomania, 72
Morphine, 127
Murder, 21
Muriatic acid, 98
Naphtha, 135
Nitrate of silver, 119
Nitric acid, 95
Nitro-benzol, 137
Notes, 9
Nux vomica, 145
Oaths Act, 9
Oil of bitter almonds, 141
Opium, 124
Oxalate of potash, 99
Oxalic acid, 98
Paraffin oil, 135
Paranoia, 73
Personal identity, 10
Petroleum, 134
Petty Sessions, 7
Phenacetin, 136
Phenol, 100
Phosphorus, 105
Phossy-jaw, 106
Physostigma, 139
Picrotoxin, 129
Poison, definition of, 80
Poisonous foods, 149
Poisons acting on the brain, 88 classification of, 84 detection of, 91 evidence, 85 scheduled, 81 symptoms and post-mortem appearances, 86 treatment of, 90
Potash, 101
Precipitin test for blood, 33
Pregnancy, 40, 50 insanity of, 73
Presumption of death, 20 survivorship, 21
Primula, 124
Privilege, 8
Procurator Fiscal, 7
Prussic acid, 140
Ptomaines, 150
Puerperal mania, 73
Punctured wounds, 23
Purgatives, 123
Putrefaction, 18
Quarter Sessions, 7
Railway spine, 27
Rape, 55
Reception orders, 77
Rectified spirit, 130
Re-examination, 3
Reinsch's process, 110
Reports, medical, 9
Responsibility, 76
Resuscitation, 36
Rhus, 124
Rigor mortis, 17
Rust stains, 33
Sale of arsenic, 111
Saponification, 18
Satyriasis, 73
Savin, 147
Scars, 11
Schiller's method of resuscitation, 36
Scheduled poisons, 81
Scotch oath, 9
Secrets, professional, 8
Self-inflicted wounds, 24
Seminal stains, 58
Sewer-gas, 122
Sex, determination of, 11
Signs of death, 16
Silver, 118
Skin diseases, 66
Soda, 101
Sodomy, 59
Spanish-fly, 146
Spectroscopic examination of blood, 32
Spinal cord injuries, 27
Spleen, injuries of, 29
Staining, post-mortem, 16
Starvation, 38
Stas-Otto process, 92
Status lymphaticus, 15
Sterility, 54
Stomach, injuries of, 29
Stramonium, 128
Strangulation, 35
Strychnine, 145
Sudden death, 13, 15
Suffocation, 34
Sugar of lead, 116
Sulphonal, 137
Sulphuretted hydrogen, 122
Sulphuric acid, 95
Sulphurous acid gas, 122
Summary offences, 2
Sunstroke, 39
Superfœtation, 53
Syncope, 13
Tartar emetic, 112
Tattoo marks, 10
Teichman's crystals, 32
Tetanus, 145
Tetrachlorethane, 129
Tetronal, 137
Throat injuries, 28
Tobacco, 139
Treason, 1
Trinitrotoluene, 129
Trional, 137
True bill, 8
Undue influence, 74
Unnatural offences, 59
Unsound mind, 67
Veronal, 137
Viability, 51
Vitriol, 95
Voidable marriage, 63
Witnesses, 2
Wounds, 21
Yew, 124
Zinc, 118
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