CONTENTS

SECTION I
FORENSIC MEDICINE
 
CHAP.   PAGE
  Introduction  1
I. Legal Criminal Procedure  2
II. Medical Evidence Generally, Identity 11
III. Modes of Dying, Sudden Death, Signs of Death 38
IV. Post-mortem Examinations and Exhumations,  
  Instructions of the Crown Office in Scotland 56
V. Assaults, Homicide, and Wounds 68
VI. Blood Stains, Spectra, and Biological Tests 89
VII. Burns and Scalds, Contusions and Bruises 110
VIII. Suffocation, Hanging, Strangling, and Throttling 118
IX. Drowning 127
X. Death from Starvation, Cold and Heat,  
  Lightning and Electricity 132
XI. Offences against Chastity 140
XII. Pregnancy and Delivery 150
XIII. Fœticide, or Criminal Abortion 159
XIV. Infanticide, Live Birth, Cause of Death to the Fœtus 165
XV. Inheritance, Legitimacy, Impotence and Sterility,  
  Survivorship, Malpraxis and Neglect of Duty, Feigned  
  Diseases, Exemption from Public Duties, Wills 184
XVI. Mental unsoundness, General Symptoms of Insanity,  
  Mania, Melancholia, Dementia, Restraint of the Insane,  
  Forms of Medical Certificates, Testamentary Capacity 192
 
SECTION II
TOXICOLOGY
 
I. Definition of a Poison, Sale of Poisons, Classification  
  of Poisons, Action of Poisons, General Evidence  
  of Poisoning, General Treatment in Cases of Poisoning,  
  General Methods of Examination for Poison 227
II. Division 1: Chemical—Corrosive Poisons 246
III. Division 2: Vital—Metalloid Irritants 267
IV. Metallic Irritants 274
V. Vegetable and Animal Irritants 317
VI. Food Poisoning (Bromatotoxismus 328
VII. Vegetable Alkaloids 335
VIII. Narcotic Poisons 343
IX. Deliriant Poisons 349
X. Inebriant Poisons 354
XI. Sedative Poisons 364
XII. Cerebral Poisons 377
XIII. Neural Poisons 385
XIV. Excitomotory Poisons 388
XV. Irrespirable Gases 397
   
INDEX		  
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