Medical Jurisprudence Vol. III by J. A. Paris and J. S. M. Fonblanque.

INDEX.

decorative rule

ABATEMENT of nuisances, 333—339—340
ABDOMEN, examination of the, III. 60
ABORTION, II. 379—III. 84
- causes of, 269
- physiological illustrations of, III. 93
ABSORPTION of mineral poison, II. 187
- poison, acting by, II. 208
- of arsenic, II. 192—220
ACCESS, when presumed, 217
ACCIDENTAL homicide, II. 466
ACETOMETER, 377
ACIDS, concentrated, poisons, II. 202—207—301
ACID, nitric, death by, II. 147—202—305
- sulphuric, II. 202—302
- muriatic, II. 202—313
- phosphoric, II. 202
- arsenious and arsenic, II. 211
- oxalic, II. 315
- prussic, II. 396
- manufactories, nuisances by, 337—343
ACONITE, II. 138—159—203—207—379
- poisoning by, II. 380
ACRID poisons, II. 202—207
ACTIONS for nuisances, 340—353
- for unlicenced practice, 28
- by medical practitioners, 77
- for mala praxis, 80
ADIPOCIRE, formation of, 96—III. 25
ADOLESCENCE, 185
ADULTERATIONS of food, 374
- of bread, 375
- of beer, 377
- of milk, 378
- of medicines, 380
AERIAL poisons, II. 456
AFFIRMATION of Quakers, 167
AFFUSION, cold, use of, II. 391
- warm, II. 393
AGARICUS Muscarius, II. 427
- intoxication by, ib.
AGES, 179
AGE, of consent, 168—170
- of puberty, 170—179—185
- old, 179
  - no bar to marriage, 172
  - children of, 175
  - determination of, 382
- of deceased persons, enquiries respecting, III. 8—22
- of criminal responsibility, III. 131
AGUE, jumping, 362
AIR, deprived of oxygen, effects of, II. 48
- consumption of, encreased by muscular action, II. 54
- hindering the circulation of, 348
- tainting, 330—350
- revival by fresh, II. 4
- its influence on contagion, 120—126
ALBUMEN, an antidote to sublimate, II. 264
ALCHEMISTS, 2
ALCOHOL, poison by, II. 203—207—433—436
- physiological action of, II. 437
ALIEN, cannot be a Fellow of the College of Physicians, 15
ALKALIES, caustic, poisons, II. 202—207—218
ALKALINE earths, poisons, II. 202—325
ALMONDS, essential oil of, II. 207—396—402—405
- effect of oil and albumen on, II. 404
- analysis of, II. 405
ALVINE concretions, supposed or feigned, 367
AMENORRHŒA, 235
AMENTIA acquisita, 310
AMMONIA, II. 323
- a poison, II. 202
- use of, in detecting arsenic, II. 241—244
- effect of, on sublimate, II. 271
  - on copper, II. 281—287—293
- test of, II. 324
- poisoning by, II. 324
AMMONIURET of silver, a test for arsenic, II. 244
- of copper, II. 245
ANAPHRODISIACS, 209
ANATOMY, bodies for, 21
ANDILUVIAN fever, 120
ANIMAL putrefaction, effects of, 123—126—II. 443
- a source of nuisance, 332
ANIMAL poisons, II. 440
ANIMALS, experiments on, not always conclusive, II. 198
- see Appendix, 272
ANIMATION, suspended, II. 9
ANTIDOTES for arsenic, —
- sublimate, II. 263
- antimony, II. 281
- nitrate of silver, II. 300
- sulphuric acid, II. 304
- oxalic acid, II. 316
- potass, II. 323
- baryta, II. 328
- hellebore, II. 374
- prussic acid, II. 406
- mushrooms, II. 433
ANTIMONY, II. 141—201
- tartarized, effect on sublimate, II. 274
- generally, II. 277
- tartarized, II. 279
  - poisoning by, II. 208
  - antidotes of, II. 281
  - physiological action of, II. 282
  - dissection after, II. 283
  - tests for, II. 284—285
APHRODISIACS, 209
APOPLEXY, death by, II. 22—24—43
- produced by poison, III. 14—17
- by compression, III. 23
APOPLECTIC conformation, III. 22
APOTHECARY’S wares, search of, 18—20
APOTHECARY, practice by, 32—37
APOTHECARIES, Society of, 59
- their charter, 59
- their powers, 60
- actions against, 68
- malpractice by, 64
- court of examination of, 65
- who may practice as, 66
  - or, as assistants, 66
- examiners in the country, 66
- practicing without certificate, 67
AQUA FORTIS, death by, II. 147
AQUA Tophana, II. 135—141
ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury, licence of, 13—48
ARMS, bearing, 73
ARSENIC, sale of, should be regulated, 140
- generally, II. 141—148—207—210
- properties of, II. 211
- metallic, not poisonous, II. 212
  - garlic smell of, II. 234
  - whitens copper, II. 236
  - imperfect tests of, II. 235—237
- poisoning by, confounded with cholera
  - morbus, II. 156—160—219
    - putrefaction after, II. 183—229
    - case of Mitchel, II. 187
- absorption of, II. 192
- and its compounds, II. 201
- poisoning per vaginum by, II. 221
- case of accidental poisoning by, III. 9
  - See cases of Turner, Mitchel, Blandy, Overbury, Donnell, Ogilvie, & Nairne.
ARSENIC acid and its salts, II. 256
- - effect of tests on, II. 257
- sulphurets of, II. 257
  - tests of, II. 258
ARSENIATES, distinguished from Phosphates, II. 242—245—248
ARSENIOUS acid, or white oxide, II. 212
- properties of, II. 213
- vapour of, inodorous, II. 213—235
- poisoning by, degrees of, II. 216
- poisoning by, symptoms of, II. 157—216
- poisoning by, lowest degree of, II. 216
  - second degree of, II. 217
  - third degree of, II. 218
- modes of poisoning by, II. 220—221
- death by external application of, II. 220
- experiments on external application of, II. 221
  - internal use of, ib.
- physiological action of, II. 223
- dissection of bodies poisoned by, II. 225
- disease induced by, II. 229
- state of the blood produced by, ib.
- introduced post mortem, II. 230
- redness of the stomach not a certain proof of, II. 230
- chemical tests of, II. 232
- solid, how detected, II. 232
- how reduced to metal, II. 233
- different modes of detecting, II. 234—240
- metalized by charcoal, II. 238
  - by lime, ib.
- effect of nitre on, II. 239
  - nitrate of silver, II. 239—240
  - muriates on, II. 242
  - ammoniuret of silver, II. 244
  - sulphate of copper, II. 245
  - ammoniuret of copper, ib.
  - sulphuretted hydrogen, II. 248
  - lime water, II. 249
- tests of, errors respecting, II. 246—249
- adulterations of, II. 243—249
- does not blacken steel, II. 250
- does not prevent dough from rising, ib.
- examination of when mixed with food, II. 252
  - when absorbed by the stomach, II. 254
- effect of iodine on, II. 272
ARSENICAL vapour, effects of, 339
ARSON (see Combustion), 402
ASSISTANT, Surgeon liable for the mala praxis of his, 81
ASTHMA, extraordinary treatment of, II. 200
ASPHYXIA, II. 35
- of privies, II. 49
- treatment of, II. 75—84
ASPHYXIA, idiopathica, II. 30
ASTRINGENT poisons, II. 202
ATROPIA, II. 411
B
BARYTA, II. 202—327
- poisoning by, ib.
- muriate of, ib.—207
- physiological action of, II. 328
- antidotes to, ib.
- tests of, II. 329
BELLADONNA, II. 203—410
- poisoning by, II. 411
- physiological action of, II. 412
- detection of, II. 413
BATEMAN, Mary, case of, II. 269
BEER, adulterations of, II. 377
BELLAND, or Derbyshire colic, II. 355
BILE acrid, may poison, II. 158—196
BILLS of health, 127
- of mortality, 143
BIRTH, legal time of, 248
- in France, ib.
BISHOP of London, licences of, 12
BITES of venomous animals, II. 440
BITTER almonds (see almonds), —
BLACK Assize at Oxford, 125
BLANDY, Mr. case of, II. 218—227—249
BLANE, Sir G. on fevers, 117
BLEEDING, danger of, during pregnancy, III. 95
BLINDNESS, feigned, 358—371
BLOOD, circulation of, discovered, 9
- quality of, to support life, II. 19
- black, its effects on the brain, II. 32—36—37
- state of, in bodies frozen, II. 62
- vomiting of, feigned, 365
- extraordinary marks of, III. 33
BLOWS, murder by, II. 116—122
BODIES, combustion of human, 412—415
BODY found in the water, examination of, III. 32—62
BONES, examination of, III. 73
- of animals, mistakes of, III. 82
BOTANIC Garden, 69
BOUGHTON, case of Sir Theodosius, II. 401
BRAIN, examination of, in cases of insanity, 327
- injuries of, II. 23
- functions of the, II. 18—20
- action of opium on, II. 389
- dissection of the, III. 46
BREAD, adulterations of, 375
- kinds of, 375
BREWERIES, when nuisances, 333—341
BRINVILLIER, poisons of, II. 135
BRISTOL Infirmary, 126
BRITANICUS, death of, II. 134
BROTHEL, death in a, II. 44
BRUISES, II. 121
BRYONY, II. 203—207
BUILDING, excessive, 349
BULAM Fever, 117
BULLET, murder discovered by examination of, III. 39
BURIAL in cities, 92
- at Paris, 95
- not to be hindered, 100
- nor disturbed, 100
- premature, II. 5
- of suicides, II. 108
BURNING, (see Combustion), 402
BURNS, Margaret, case of, 254—II. 176
BYE-LAWS, powers of making, &c., 22
- of College of Physicians, 47—50—51
- of College of Surgeons, 57
C.
CÆSARIAN operation, 226—274
- curious case of, 276
CAIUS, Dr. John, 7
CALCUTTA, black hole of, II. 50
CALOMEL, sublimate converted into, II. 274
CAMBRIDGE, degrees at, 3—17
CAMBOGE, see Gamboge, II. 371
CAMPHOR, II. 203—207
CANDIDATES, Inceptor, 52
CANTHARIDES, II. 142—202—207—330
- poisoning by, II. 331
- mode of detecting, II. 332
CARBONIC acid gas, effects of, II. 49—III. 24—37
- given out by plants, ib.
CARBURETTED hydrogen gas, II. 464
CARDAMOMS, tincture of, produces a red colour in the stomach, II. 23
CARNAL knowledge (see Rape), 427—433
CASTRATION, 200—433
CATAMENIA, see Menses.
CAUSTIC alkalies, II. 318
- alkaline earths, II. 325
- lunar, II. 299
- see Silver.
CENSORS to be elected, 16
- their powers, 16—18—24—27—38
- their search, 20
- provincial proposed, 139
CERTIFICATES of apothecaries, 66
- annual list of, 67
CERTIORARI, writ of, 44
CERUSSE, dangerous use of, II. 351—360
CHAMBRE ardente, II. 136
CHAMPIGNONS, II. 426
CHANCELLOR, his jurisdiction over idiots and lunatics, 291
- though no commission found, 294
CHARTERS of College of Physicians, 14—21
- - abstract of, 15
- of College of Surgeons, 55—57
- of Society of Apothecaries, 59
CHILD, signs that a woman has borne a, 256
CHARCOAL, fumes of, III. 36
CHERRY laurel-water, II. 400
- dangerous use of, II. 402
CHILD-BEARING, 172—256
- earliest and latest periods of, 256

CHILDREN, legitimacy of, 216—246
- identity of, 222

CHLORINE, II. 464

proposed use of, II. 253—272

CHOLERA, II. 155

spontanea, II. 156
accidentalis, II. 156—160
treatment of, II. 160

CHROMATE of potass, II. 243

CHURCHES, burial in, 92

CHURCH-YARDS overcharged, 93—96

exhumations in, 95
of Paris, 95
- Dublin, 93
- St. Margaret, 93
- Dunkirk, 95
- St. Denis, 97
- St. Benoit, 97

CICUTA, II. 138

CITIES, cleanliness in, 91

CLASSIFICATION of poisons, II. 199

table, II. 207

CLEANLINESS in cities, 91—123

CLERKS, parish, corporation of, 144

CLIMACTERIC, grand, 182

disease, 193

CLITORIS, 207

enlarged, 286—288

CLOATHS, infected, should be burnt, 142

COCULUS Indicus, II. 203—207—423

effect of, on fish, II. 424

COFFINS, iron, 99

COLD, death by exposure to, II. 13—16—59
- death of, infant by, III. 128
COLIC of Poitou, or saturnine, II. 340—344—346—358
- Devonshire, ib.
- Derbyshire, II. 355
- miners, ib.
- painters, ib.
COLLEGE of Physicians, see Physicians.
- of Surgeons, 54
  - its charters, 55—57
  - its powers, 56
  - its by-laws, 57
COLOCYNTH, II. 207—377
- poisoning by, ib.
COMBUSTION spontaneous, 402
- of hay, 404
- by friction, 403
- by fermentation, 403—404
- by chemical action, 403—406
  - turf, flax, hemp, rags, oatmeal, 404
  - bran, 405
- of animal matter, 405
  - woollen stuffs, 406
- by fixed oils, 110—406
- cases of, 404—405—406—407
- of cere cloth, 409
  - lamp black, 410
- by black wad, ib.
  - mineral acids, 411
  - pyrites, ib.
  - quicklime, ib.
- spontaneous of human bodies, 412
- authorities on, ib.
- cases of, 413—415
COMMISSIONERS of lunatics, 296
COMMISSION of lunacy, 295
- misconduct of, 294—296
- supercedeas of, 299
COMPOS or non-compos, 290
CONCEPTION, see Impregnation.
- phenomena of, 230
- false, 254
- extra-uterine, 281
CONSANGUINITY, a bar to marriage, 168
- physiological reason, ib.
CONSENT, age of, 168—170
- not necessary to impregnation, 436
CONSTABLE, physicians exempt from being, 18
- when medical practitioners are exempt, and when not, 72
CONTAGION in factories, 90
- from dead bodies, 95
- questions on, 114
CONTAGIOUS diseases, 105
CONTUSIONS, II. 121
COPPER, action of, on the stomach, II. 144
- and its compounds, II. 202
- whitened by arsenic, II. 236
- sulphate of, test for arsenic, II. 245
- ammoniuret of, II. ib.
- whitened by sublimate, II. 272
- generally, II. 285
- solubility of, II. 286
- culinary precautions on, II. 287—288
- oxide of, II. 287
- effect of ammonia on, II. 287—293
- oxidation and solution of, by oils, II. 287
- green carbonate of (verdigris), II. 288
- dangerous use of, II. 289
- vessels should be tinned, II. 290
- sulphate of, II. 291
- poisoning by salts of, II. 291
  - dissection after, II. ib.
- tests of, II. 292
- effect of iron on, II. 293
- subcarbonate of potass, ib.
- arseniate of potass, ib.
- triple prusiate of potass, effect of on, II. 294
- mode of detecting, ib.
- works, when nuisances, 339—347
- importance of, 342
CORONER’s inquest, II. 93—112
- how to be held, II. 94
- return of, II. 97
- must be on view, II. 98
- may be quashed, II. 98—101
- may be traversed, II. 107
- see Suicide.
CORONER how to be elected, II. 93
- notice of sudden death to be given to, II. 97
- may be discharged or removed, II. 101
CORPORA lutea, III. 70
CORROSIVE poisons, II. 154—200—201—207
- sublimate, II. 141
- see Sublimate.
COSTS of experiments, disallowed, 157
COUP de Soleil, II. 63
COURTESEY, tenant to the, 223
- effect of cæsarian operation, 226
CRIMINAL responsibility, III. 131
CRANIUM of infant, examination of, III. 121
CROTON tiglium, II. 203—207
CULINARY poisons, III. 11
CUMMIN, supposed property of, 364
CUTS, II. 119
CYDER, danger of lead in, II. 340
CYMBALARIA, II. 142
D.
DANGEROUS drugs, sale of, 140
DATURA, questions on the herb, II. 138
DEAD body, examination of, III. 18
DEAD, burial of the, 92
- disposal of by various nations, 92—94
- decomposition of the, 98
DEATH, real and apparent, II. 3
- signs of real, II. 3—11—14
- apparent after parturition, II. 5
  - cases of, II. 4—10
- causes and phenomena of, II. 16
- sudden, II. 16—97
- by arsenic, II. 16
  - cold, II. 13—16
  - lightning, II. 16—63
  - apoplexy, II. 22
  - grief, II. 26—29—30—110
  - excessive joy, II. 28
  - fear, II. 29—110
  - suffocation, II. 32
  - drowning, II. 35
  - hanging, II. 42
  - injury of the nerves, II. 44
  - manual strangulation, II. 46
  - smothering, II. 48
  - noxious air, II. ib.
  - cold, II. 59
  - heat, II. 63
  - starvation, II. 67—110
  - wounds, II. 116
  - blows, II. ib.
  - intoxication, II. 437
  - maggots, II. 453
  - chlorine, II. 465
  - mala praxis, II. 467
- sudden, appearance of the stomach after, II. 174
DEAF and dumb, 171—292
DEAFNESS, feigned, 370
DECLARATIONS of dying men, 165—167—III. 6
DECOMPOSITION of dead bodies, 98
DECREPITUDE, 195
DEGENERATION by intermarriage, 168
DEGREES at Oxford and Cambridge, 3
- Dublin, ib.
DELIRIUM, 300
DELIVERY, recent, proof of, 222—242—249
- - see Parturition.
- pretended, cases of, 249
- instrumental, 274
DELUSIONS, III. 7
DETECTION of opium, II. 394
- belladonna, II. 413
DEODAND, II. 99
D’EON, Chevalier, 228
DIAMOND dust, II. 145
DIGITALIS, II. 148
DISEASES, feigned, 355
- contagious, 105—II. 113
- epidemic, 104—107
- pestilential, 104
- endemic, 106
- hereditary, 173—324
DISEASED flesh, II. 444—447
DISLOCATION of cervical vertebræ, III. 52
DISORDERS, see Disease.
DISSECTION of criminals, 12
- necessary skill in, II. 163
- in cases of insanity, 327—II. 104
- of body poisoned by arsenic, II. 225
  - sublimate, II. 226
  - tartar emetic, II. 283
  - copper, II. 291
  - sulphate of zinc, II. 298
  - sulphuric acid, II. 304
  - nitric acid, II. 309
  - potass, II. 323
  - soda, II. ib.
  - lime, II. 326
  - cantharides, II. 332
  - lead, II. 357
  - nitre, II. 382
  - opium, II. 393
  - prussic acid, II. 407
  - belladonna, II. 412
  - mushrooms, II. 233
- danger of punctures during, II. 448
- of the stomach, by Mr. Burns, II. 168
  - by Dr. Haviland, II. 169
- of Margaret Burns, II. 178
- of William Mitchell, II. 190
- anatomical, instructions for, III. 45
- of the brain and its membranes, III. 46
- of the thorax, III. 52
- of the abdomen, III. 60
- of the uterus, III. 67
- of the vagina, III. 72
- of infants, III. 107
DIVING, II. 33
DIVORCE, 176
- propter impotentiam, 177
DOGS meat, poison of, II. 446
DONELLAN, case of, II. 401
DORCHESTER, Marquis of, 10
DOUGH, arsenic does not prevent its rising, II. 250
- corrosive sublimate does, II. 250—265
DOWNING, Mrs. case of, II. 241
DROPSY, feigned, 364
DROWNING, II. 35—III. 21—39
- death, how produced by, ib.
- signs of death by, II. 37—89
- resuscitation after, II. 38—76
DROWNED bodies, buoyancy of, II. 40
DRUGS, search of, 20—63—68—138
- poisonous, sale of, 139
DRUNKENNESS, does not excuse, III. 138
DRY-GRINDERS, guard for, II. 457
DUBLIN, Trinity College, degree at, 3
DUEL, surgeon attending, 167
DUMBNESS, feigned, 370
DURESS, murder by, II. 112
DYSENTERY, decline of, 88
E
EARTHS, caustic alkaline, II. 325
EFFLUVIA, putrefactive, 95
- contagious, 106
ELATIN, II. 376
ELATERIUM, II. 207—375
ELECTRICITY, death by, II. 63
- use of, II. 82
ELECTIONS, how regulated, 41
- of Censors, 46
EMBRYULCIA, 279
EMETIC tartar, II. 207
EMISSIO seminis, 203
- in cases of rape, 427—433
- how to be proved, 434
ENAMEL powder, II. 334
ENDEMIC, distinction of, 106
- fever, remarkable, 119
EPIDEMIC, distinction of, 104—107
EPILEPSY, 172—329—III. 21
- feigned, 356—361
ERGOT, or spurred rye, II. 204
ESCAPE of persons committed by Censors, 20
ESSEX, case of the Earl of, III. 20—32
EUNUCH, can commit a rape, 433
EUPHORBIUM, II. 111—203—207—377
EVIDENCE, medical, 153—399
- mode of giving, 163
- in cases of Rape, 421
- in cases of Poisoning, II. 153
EXECUTION, pleas in bar of, III. 131
- See witness.
EXAMINATION of body found dead, III. 18
- of the skeleton, III. 73
EXEMPTIONS of physicians, 16—72
- of surgeons, 72
- of apothecaries, 72
EXPERIMENTS, cost of, disallowed, 157
EXPULSION, power of, 41
EXTRA-uterine conception, 281
EYE, orbit of the, dangerous wounds of, III. 51
F
FAINTING, II. 25
- See Syncope.
FACTORIES, diseases in, 89
FŒTUS, extra-uterine, 282
- extraordinary defects in, II. 20
FALLOPIAN tubes, imperfect, 214
FANATICISM, prevalent cause of insanity, 314—363
FASTING pretended, 368
FATIGUE, effects of, 126
FEAR, no legal ground of nuisance, sed. qy., 351
- death by, II. 29
FECUNDITY, premature, 257
- protracted, 258
- multeparous, 258—259
FEES, physicians, cannot be recovered at law, 77
FELLOW of College of Physicians must generally be a graduate of Oxford or Cambridge, 3
- who may be, 42
- who may not, 15
- who is, 46
FERMENTATION, nuisances by, 330
FEVER, yellow, 109—116—135
- generation of, 115
- Bulam, 117
- Sir G. Blane on, 117
- pestilential, 117
- sporadic 118
- malignant, 117
- epidemic, 119
- Andalusian or Gibraltar, 120
- in Cork, 124
- in Jails, 124
- in Dublin, 126
- feigned, 364
FILTH, whether capable of producing contagion, 122—126
FINES, grant of, to College of Physicians, 22
- how to be levied, 24
FIRE, nuisances by action of, 331
FISH, poisonous, II. 449
FLAX, steeping, a nuisance, 332
FLESH, diseased, II. 444—447
FLEXIBILITY of body apparently dead, II. 14
FLOGGING, military, III. 147
FLUX, black, chemical use of, II. 233
FŒTUS, skeleton of the, III. 75
- weight of the, III. 101
- length of the, III. 101
- appearances of, III. 101
FOMITES, 106
FOOD, adulterations of, 74
FOOTSTEPS, importance of tracing, III. 37
FORAMINA, examination of, III. 79
- natural, extraordinary case of, III. 80
FOXGLOVE, II. 203
FRACTURE of the skull, examination of, III. 46
FROTH or foam, appearance of, III. 21
FUMIGATION should be enforced, 142
FUNGI, poisonous, II. 425
G
GALVANISM, II. 82
GAMBOGE, II. 203—207—371
GAOL fever, II. 115
- - See Jail.
- infectious diseases in, II. 113—115
GAOLER, to receive persons committed by the College of Physicians, 20—26
GAS, nuisances by, 331
- diminution of, 339
GASES, noxious, II. 48
GASTRIC juice, effects of, II. 164—168—171
- appearance of solutions by, II. 175
- perforations, II. 164—III. 64
GENITALS, examination of the, III. 72
GESTATION, usual period of, 218—230
- shortest period, 241
- longest period, 242
- authorities on, 247
GLASS powdered, II. 146—334
GODFREY, Sir Edmonsbury, II. 95
GOULARD’S extract, II. 350
GRAVES, depth of, 93—98
GRAVEL, feigned, 366
GRIEF, excessive, death by, II. 26—28—30—110
GUNPOWDER, not to be kept in large quantities, 352
GUNSHOT wounds, II. 124
- course of, ib.
H
HABEAS Corpus to bring up a lunatic, 294
HÆMOPTHYSIS, feigned, 365
HAIR, chopped, II. 334
HANGING, death by, II. 42
- whether induced by apoplexy, II. 43
- signs of death, produced by, II. 45
- recovering after, 89
- death by, III. 42
- accidental, III. 43
- murder by, III. 44
HARGRAVE, Francis, his note on the legitimate period of gestation, 218
HARVEY, Dr. William, 8
HEAD, injuries of, 326—II. 25
- policy of preserving, III. 73
HEALTH, preservation of the public, 85
- in Ireland, 85
HEART, functions of the, II. 17
- rupture of, II. 26
  - See Syncope.
- morbid structure of, II. 30
- examination of the, III. 56
- ruptured, III. 60
- of infant, examination of the, III. 119
HEAT, death by, II. 63
- application of, II. 81
HELLEBORE, II. 203—207
- white, II. 372
  - poisoning by, II. 373
  - antidote to, II. 374
- black, II. 374
- fœtid, II. 375
HEMLOCK, II. 148—203—207—420
- water, II. 421
HENBANE, II. 207
- black, II. 395
HEREDITARY madness, 325
HERMAPHRODITES, 207—228—283
- non-existence of, 284—288
- supposed cases of, 285—288
HERNIA feigned, 373
HOMICIDE generally, II. 1
- by misadventure, II. 466
HOMO diluvii testis, detected, III. 83
HORN manufactories, a source of nuisance, 338
HOSPITALS, ventilation of, 126
- not nuisances, 351
HUMANE Society, system of, II. 77
HUNTERIAN Museum, 58
HYDROGEN, sulphuretted, II. 49
HYDRO-cyanic acid, II. 396
- see prussic acid.
HYDROMETER, 377
HYDROSTATIC test of infanticide, III. 109
- Dr. Hutchinson’s mode, III. 111
- test, objections to, III. 113
HYDROPHOBIA, suggestion on, II. 446
HYMEN, 203
- imperforate, 207
- as a proof of virginity, 428
- authorities on, 430
HYPOCONDRIASIS, 320
HYSSOP, hedge, II. 207
HYSTERIA, feigned, 362
I
IDENTITY of children, 219
- how to be proved, 222
- mistakes as to, 440—III. 8—142
- non, plea of, III. 131
IDIOT, cannot marry, 171
IDIOTS, 289—290
IDIOTCY, medically considered, 308
- congenital, 308
- general symptoms of, 309
- in criminal cases, III. 131
ILLUSION, mental, 301
IMPOTENCE, 176—197
- mental, 177—210
- corporeal, 197
- absolute or relative, 197—215—217
- temporary or permanent, ib.
- organic, 197
- by phymosis, 204
- in females, 206
  - by adhesion, ib.
  - by irritability, 208
- functional, 208
- by epilepsy, 209
IMPOSITIONS, 355
IMPREGNATION, 203—III. 71
- sine penetratione, 203
- per urethram, 204
- experiments on, 268
- consent not necessary to, 436
IMPRISON, power of Censors to, 24
IMPRISONMENT, murder by excessive, II. 112
INCISED wounds, II. 119
INDICTMENT for nuisances, 334—350
INFANT, violation of, 419
- - See Rape.
- dead body of, how to be examined, III. 99
- whether born alive, III. 100
- dissection of, III. 107
- death of, whether natural, III. 122
- criminals, III. 131
INFANCY, 188
INFANTICIDE, 249—258—III. 84
- physiological illustrations of, III. 98
INFECTION, distinction of, 105
- increasing danger of, a nuisance, 352
INJUNCTION, against nuisances, 340
INQUEST, Coroners, II. 93—112
- - See Coroner.
- by Justices of the Peace, II. 98—107
INQUISITION of lunacy, 295
- in England does not bind land in Ireland, 295
INQUIRY, medical, synopsis of, III. 1
- as to bodily health, III. 8
- age and occupation, ib.
- present symptoms, ib.
- meals last taken, III. 9
- stools and vomitings, III. 11—13
- remedies used, III. 12
- paroxysm of passion, III. 14
- intoxication, III. 15
- body found dead, III. 18
- description of person, III. 22
- formation of the neck, III. 22
- period elapsed since death, III. 23
- marks of wounds, III. 25
- whether self inflicted, III. 32
- smell of cloaths, III. 35
- marks of rape, III. 35
- surrounding objects, III. 36
- marks of struggle, III. 37
- thunder storms, III. 38
- coup de soleil, III. 38
- weapons, their nature and situation, III. 38
- on body found in the water, III. 39
- on body found hanging, III. 42
INSANITY, medically considered, 307
- symptoms of, 312—320—359
- sudden, 315
- exaggerated ideas of, 316—318
- necessity of medical evidence on, 315
- questions on, 317
- kinds of, 318
- excessive coection improper in, 322
- recovery from, 323
- causes of, 324
- hereditary, 324
- from injuries of the head, 326
- increase of, in France, 326
- wine and spirits, dangerous in, 327
- women more liable to, 327
- appearances on dissection, 327—II. 104
- feigned, 358
- puerperal, 327—III. 129
INSENSIBILITY, delivery during, 243
INSURANCE on lives, 381
- foreign case on, 387
INTOXICATION, suffocation during, II. 58
- effect of cold during, II. 60
- death by, II. 437
- treatment of, II. 439
INTUS-susception, III. 65
IODINE, effect of, on arsenic and sublimate, II. 272
IRISH Health Act, 85
IRON, effect of, on copper, II. 293
J
JAIL fever, 124—II. 115
- at Cambridge, 124
  - Oxford, 125—II. 115
  - Exeter, 125
  - Taunton, 125
  - at Newgate, 125
  - Dublin, II. 115
JATROPA, curcas, II. 203—207
JAUNDICE, feigned, 365
JOY, excessive, death by, II. 28
JURIES, physicians exempt, 16
JUVENTUS, 192
K
KALI (see Potass)
KIDNEYS, rupture of the, III. 67
L
LABOUR, premature, when to be excited, 271
LACERATIONS, II. 123
LACTOMETER, 377
LAUREL water, II. 396
LAZAR, or Leper, 86
LAZARETTOES, 104—129
LEAD, melted, death by, II. 202
- and its compounds, II. 202—336
- red, danger of, II. 277—352
  - detection of, ib.
- melted, death by swallowing, II. 317
- action of water on, II. 338
- diseases induced by, ib.—356
- in wines and cider, II. 340—344
- combined with tin, is safe, II. 348
- sugar of, II. 349
- Goulard’s extract of, II. 350—359—360
- white, II. 350
- sub-carbonate of, ib.
- oxide of, II. 351
- red, II. 352
- symptoms of poisoning by, II. 353
- dissection after, II. 357
- physiological action of, II. 358
- tests of, II. 361
LEADEN utensils, danger of, II. 338
- glaze of earthenware, II. 340
LEGITIMACY, 216—246
LEGITIMATION of children, 218
LEPROSO amovendo, writ de, 86
LETTUCE, II. 207
LEUCORRHŒA, 418
LIABILITIES, medical, 72
LICENTIATES, litigations of, 41—46—50
LICENCE, partial, 48
LIGHTNING, death by, II. 63
- returning stroke of, II. 66
- precautions during, II. 66
LIKENESS, dangers of trusting to, 221
LILLY, Wm., the Astrologer, licenced, 13
LIME kiln, when a nuisance, 351
- a poison, II. 202
- vapour of, III. 36
LIME water, effect of, on arsenic, II. 249
- effect of, on sublimate, II. 271
  - tartar emetic, II. 284
- quick, II. 325
  - poisoning by, ib.
  - tests of, II. 326
LINACRE, Dr. Thomas, 6
LITHARGE, II. 351—359
- adulteration of wine by, II. 346
LIVES, insurance on, 381
LIVER, examination of the, III. 65
- ruptured, ib.
LOCAL circumstances, or habit, when important, III. 27
LOCHIA, 252
LOCUSTA, poisons of, II. 133—139
LONDON, City of, not to be prejudiced, 17
- practice in, 16
- extent of buildings in, 349
LOURLULARY, or Lourgary, 350
LUCID intervals, 299
- difficulty of ascertaining, 322
LUNAR caustic, a test for arsenic, II. 240
LUNACY in criminal cases, III. 131
LUNATIC may contract marriage, and how, 171
LUNATICS, 289
- access to, 294
- commission, 295
- committee of the person, 297
  - estate, 298
- comfort of, the first object, 298
- recovery of, 299—323
- mode of examining, 318
- suicide by, II. 105—107
- supposed legal remedy of, 294
- asylums, 304
- commissions for visiting, 304
LUNGS, examination of the, III. 53
- of infant, examination of, III. 109
  - weight of, III. 117
- functions of the, II. 17
- appearance of, in cases of narcotic poisoning, II. 394
LUTEA, corpora, III. 70
LUTE, fire, composition of, II. 234
M
MACLEAN, Dr. C. on the Plague, 110
MADNESS, 289
- see Insanity.
MAGGOTS, death by, II. 453
MALA praxis, punishment of, 38
- death by, II. 467
MALTA, plague of 1813, 130
MANHOOD, 193
MANIA, 311
- - See Insanity.
- hereditary, 173—186
MANDAMUS, Dr. Letch’s, 42
- Dr. Fothergill’s, 50
- Dr. Archer’s, 50
MANNERS, change of its influence on health, 88
MANSLAUGHTER, II. 2
MANUFACTORIES, diseases in, 89
MARRIAGE, 168
- who may contract, ib.
- parties to, must be habiles ad matrimonium, 170
  - must be habiles ad consensus, 171
- idiot cannot contract, 171
- deaf and dumb can, ib.
- lunatic may and how, ib.
- ancient laws of, 172
- nullity of, 176
MECONIC acid, II. 385—387
MEDICAL practitioners, exemptions and liabilities of, 72
MEDICINES, patent, abuse of, 40
- dangerous, sale of, 140
MELANCHOLIA, 312—320
MELIUS inquirendum in lunacy, 296
MEMBERS of the College of Physicians, who are, 41—45
MENORRHAGIA, 255
MENSES, 187—232
- peculiarity of the discharge, 187
- cessation of, 194
MERCURY, poisoning by, II. 148
- and its compounds, II. 201
- metallic, II. 258—264
- oxymuriate or bichloride of, (see Sublimate).
- red oxide of, II. 275
- nitric oxide of, II. 276
- sulphuret of, II. 276
- volatility of, II. 459
- metallic, salivation by, II. 459
MERCURIAL vapours, II. 458
MIDWIFE, baptism by, 82
- oath of, 83
- licence of, by the College, 43
  - by the Bishops, 83
MIDWIFERY, 82
MILITARY surgery, 355
MILITIA, liability to serve in, 75
MILK, secretion of, how far a proof of delivery, 253
- man having, 254
- adulterations of, 378
- assay of, ib.
MILREEK, or miner’s colic, II. 355
MINERAL poisons, II. 209
- readily detected, II. 186
MINES, accidents in, II. 99
MINIUM, II. 352
MITCHELL and family, case of, II. 187—217
MONKS practised physic, 2
MONOMANIA, 318
MONSTERS, 226—227
- not to be destroyed, 228
MORPHIA, II. 385
- effect of, II. 387
MORTALITY, bills of, 143
- Breslaw, ib.
- Northampton, ib.—147
- London, 143
- importance of, 145
- imperfections of, 145—146
- Chester, 147
- York, ib.
MURDER, II. 2
- self, (see suicide), II. 104
- generally, II. 110
- of infants, (see Infanticide), II. 111
- by duress, II. 112
- by wounding, II. 116
- by blows, II. 116
MURIATIC acid, II. 202—313
- poisoning by, II. 313
- tests of, II. 314
MUSCLE (Mytilus Edulis), II. 449—453
MUSHROOMS, poison of, II. 203
- poisonous, II. 425
- poisoning by, II. 428
- antidotes, II. 433
N
NARCOTIC poisons, II. 141—161—203—207—382
NARROTICO-acrid poisons, II. 203—205—207—410
NARCOTINE, II. 385
NAVEL string, strangulation by, III. 123
- neglect of, III. 126
- hemorrhage, III. 127
NECK, dislocation of, II. 44
NECROPOLIS, project of, 99
NERVES, injuries of, II. 44
NICOTIN, II. 416
NIGHTSHADE, II. 207—410
NITRATE of silver, a test for arsenic, II. 240
- objection to, considered, II. 241
- best mode of using, II. 241
- poisoning by, II. 300
  - See silver.
NITRE, poisoning by, II. 381
- test of, II. 382
NITRIC acid, II. 305
- death by, II. 147—202
- poisoning by, II. 306
- tests of, II. 312
NITRIC oxide of mercury, II. 276
NOISES, excessive, nuisances by, 331—348—351
NON-COMPOS, (see insanity and lunacy), 290
NOYAU, creme de, danger of, II. 404
NUISANCES, 330
- various kinds of, 330
- by putrefaction or fermentation, 330
- by tainting the air, 330
  - the waters, 331—350—351
- by noises, 331—348—351
- indictment of, 334
- actions for, 340
- injunctions against, 340
- when allowed, 341
- evidence on, 347
- by probable danger, 352
- whether a new comer can have his action for, 353
- continuance of, 353
NUX vomica, II. 203—421
- uncertain effects of, II. 422
O
OATH of Censor, 18
- allegiance and supremacy, 18
OBSTRUCTIONS, death or disease by, II. 144—145
ŒSOPHAGUS ruptured, II. 63
OFFALS, animal poison in, II. 446
OILS, fixed, dangers of, (see combustion), 406
ONIONS, decoction of, error respecting, II. 246
OPERATION, cæsarian, 226—274
- sigaultian, 274—280
OPIUM, sale of, should be regulated, 140—II. 383
- poisoning by, II. 142—207
- excessive dose of, II. 151
- Turkey, II, 384
- East Indian, II. 383
- eaters, II. 388
- symptoms of poisoning by, II. 389
- action on the brain, II. 389—390
- physiological action of, II. 390
- treatment in cases of poisoning by, II. 391
- mechanical removal of from the stomach, II. 392
- detection of, 394
OPHTHALMIA, feigned, 372
OPTICAL deceptions, II. 247
ORGANIC lesions, and effects of poison, II. 162
ORPIMENT, II. 257
OSSIFICATION, III. 75
OVARIA, absence of, 192—213
- essential to puberty, 192
- diseased, 213
- should be examined, II. 181
- examination of the, III. 70
OVERBURY, Sir T. murder of, II. 130—137—222—331
OXALIC acid, II. 315
- fatal mistakes of, 141—II. 315
- poisoning by, II. 316
- tests of, ib.
- antidotes to, ib.
OXYGEN, requisite for respiration, II. 34
- consumption of, increased by action, II. 34—39
- death, by air deprived of, II. 42
OXYGENIZED blood, necessary to life, II. 20
OXFORD, University of, degrees in, 3—17
OXYMURIATIC acid gas, II. 464
P
PAINTER’S colic, II. 355
PALSY, feigned, 362
PAPIST, recusant cannot practice, 15
PARIS, cemeteries of, 95
PARISH Offices, physicians exempt, 18
PARR, old, 172
PARTURITION, 241
- questions on, 241
- during insensibility, 243
- recent, signs of, 251
  - difficulty of determining, 258
  - diseases resembling, 254
PASSIONS violent, their effect, II. 26
PASSION, effects of, III. 14
PEEL, Sir Robert, cotton factories, 89
PEINE fort et dure, II. 56
PELVIS, distorted, 272—274
PENETRATION, in rape, 427
PENIS, malformation of, 203
- excessive, 204
- diminutive, 201
- mutilated, 205
- paralysis of, 205
PERFORATIONS, gastric, II. 164—III. 62
- in the stomach, II. 164
  - appearance of, II. 175
  - not always a sign of poison, II. 175
PERICARDIUM, examination of, III. 56
PERSONAL identity, III 8—131—142
PHANTOMS of insanity, 321
PHARMACOPŒIA, 52
PHOSPHATES distinguished from arsenic, II. 241
PHOSPHORUS, II. 202—333
- poisoning by, II. 333
PHYSICIAN, profession of, 1
- College of, founded, 6
  - powers of, 23
- charter confirmed, 13
- College of how to sue, 28
- classes of, 52
PICROTOXINE, II. 425
PLAGUE, regulations in time of, 86
- contagion of, 95
- definition of, 108
- authorities on, 108—111—112
- contagious, 109
- Dr. Maclean on, 110
- at Marseilles, ib.
  - Messina, ib.
- ancient authorities on, 111
- report of the College on, 113—Appx. 185
- in London, 121
- source of the, 127
- at Malta, 1813, 130
- police, 104
PLOMB or asphyxia of privies, 101
PLOUQUET’S test of infanticide, III. 117
POISON, definition of, II. 142
POISONS generally, II. 131
- classification of, 199—207
- slow, II. 132—143—149—355
- vegetable, II. 138—182—366
- narcotic, II. 141—154—161—200—203—381
- consecutive, II. 147—149
- accumulative, II. 148—149—260—355
- absolute, II. 150
- relative, II. ib.
- corrosive, II. 154—200—201
- astringent, II. 200—202—336
- animal, II. 440
- septic, II. 200—204—ib.
- aerial, II. 204—456
- acrid, II. 200—202—371
- mineral, II. 209
- mechanical, II. 334
- narcotico-acrid, II. 200—203—205
- absorption of, II. 208
- external application of, II. ib.
- effect of on animals, II. 193
- of the toad, II. 139
- of the lepus marinus, II. 141
- of acrid bile, II. 158
- of fishes, II. 204
- of vipers, II. 442
POISONING, murder by, II. 128
- antiquity of, II. 132—138
- fables of, II. 136
- evidence of, II. 153
- questions on, II. 154
- by arsenic, II. 216
  - sublimate, II. 259
  - antimony, II. 270
  - copper, II. 291
  - muriate of tin, II. 295
  - sulphate of zinc, II. 297
  - nitrate of silver, II. —
  - concentrated acids, II. 301
  - sulphuric acid, II. 303
  - oxalic acid, II. 316
  - potass, II. 202—320—322
  - soda, II. 323
  - ammonia, II. 324
  - lime, II. 325
  - baryta, II. 327
  - phosphorus, II. 333
  - lead, II. 353
  - white hellebore, II. 373
  - black hellebore, II. 374
  - fœtid hellebore, II. 375
  - elaterium, II. 376
  - colocynth, II. 377
  - euphorbium, II. 378
  - savine, II. 378
  - aconite, II. 380
  - nitre, II. 381
  - opium, II. 388
  - henbane, II. 395
  - prussic acid, II. 398
  - nightshade, II. 411
  - stramonium, II. 414
  - tobacco, II. 418
  - hemlock, II. 421
  - nux vomica, II. 422
  - mushrooms, II. 428
  - alcohol, II. 436
  - fish, II. 451
POISONOUS drugs, sale of, II. 139
- proposed regulation, II. 141
- fish, II. 449
POITOU, colic of, II. 340—344—346—350
POLICE plague, 104
- medical, 138
POPPIES red, mistake arising from, II. 231
POTASS, II. 319
- a poison, II. 202—320
- carbonate and subcarbonate, effect on sublimate, II. 271
  - effect on copper, II. 293
- arseniate of, effect on copper, II. 293
- triple prussiate of, effect on copper, II. 294
- subcarbonate of, II. 322
- poisoning by, ib.
- antidotes to, II. 323
POTASSÆ, liquor, II. 320
- tests of, ib.
POTASSA fusa, II. 321
POTASSA cum calce, II. 321
PRACTICE within London and seven miles, confined to College of Physicians and their Licentiates, 16—41
- unlicenced, punishment of, 23—26
  - action for, 28
- what is, 30—35
- in the country, 41
PRATIQUE, 128
PREGNANCY, 230
- See Gestation.
- symptoms of, 233
- how to ascertain, 236
- mistaken for dropsy, 237
- may be coexistent with dropsy, 238
- privileges of, 239
- feigned, 249
- signs on dissection, III. 69
- plea of, III. 131—141
PRESCRIPTIONS, 64
PRIAPISM, 205
PRINCE Charles Edward, 223
PRINCES, births of, disputed, ib.
- precautions at, ib.
PRISON discipline, 89—II. 113
PRISONERS, death of, II. 111—112
PRIVIES, cleansing, 100
- asphixia of, 101
- explosion in, ib.
- regulation of, 102
- in Paris, ib.
- gas of, II. 463
- infants found in, III. 124
PRECOCITY of talent, 184
PROLAPSUS uteri, 287
- feigned, 373
PROTESTANTS, French, charter to, 30
PRUSSIAN blue, nuisance of manufactory, 337
PRUSSIC acid, II. 207—396
- spontaneous generation of, II. 162
- properties of, II. 397
- poisoning by, II. 398
- suicide by, II. 399—401
- accidents by, II. 399—401—402
- physiological action of, II. 404
- antidotes, II. 406
- test of, II. 408
PTYALISM, extraordinary case of, II. 461
PUBERTY, age of, 170—185
- signs of in males, 185
  - in females, 187
- premature, 188
- singular case of, 189
- how to ascertain, 190
PUERPERAL insanity, III. 129
PUERITIA, 184
PULMONIC test of Infanticide, III. 109
PULVIS successionis, II. 142
PUNCTURES, II. 120
PUNISHMENTS, III. 147
PUTREFACTION, whether capable of generating contagion, 122
- nuisances by, 330
- as a test of death, II. 3
- in cases of poisoning, II. 155—182
- signs of in the stomach, II. 181
- should not prevent dissection, II. 185
PUTRESCENT animal matter, II. 443
Q
QUARANTINE, 104—127
- origin of, 127
- laws, 131
  - vexatious application of, 131
  - necessity of, 136
QUICKSILVER, see Mercury.
QUO warranto against the President and Censors of the College of Physicians, 46
QUICK or not, question of, III. 142
R
RANUNCULI, II. 207
RAPE, 416
- accusation of, should be immediate, 416
- appeal of abolished, 417
- in Scotland, 417
- immediate medical examination necessary, 417—424
- signs of, 417
- accuser and accused to be medically examined, 417
- false accusation of, 418—426
- general observations, 419—424
- on the person of an infant, 419
  - cases of, 420
  - evidence of infant, 421
- male infant under 14 deemed incapable of—sed q., 422
- penetration, whether necessary, 427—433
- emissio seminis, 427—433
- whether Eunuchs can commit, 433
- evidence on, 434—439
REALGAR, II. 259
RECOVERY of drowned persons, II. 78
RECTUM, poison inserted into, II. 222—230
- examination of the, III. 64
RESEMBLANCE, personal, 220
- animal, 221
RESPIRATION, II. 18
- artificial, II. 21—78
- cessation of, II. 33
- utmost suspension of, II. 33
- of infants, III. 113
- in utero, 224
RESPONSIBILITY, criminal, III. 131
RHEUMATISM, feigned, 358
RICINUS, II. 203
ROYAL Letters, 3
RYE, spurred, poison of, II. 204
S
SAFETY lamp, II. 100
SAFFRON, meadow, II. 207
SALIVATION by sublimate, II. 261
SALT, spirit of, see muriatic acid.
SALT Tax, impolicy of, 90
SANDARACH, mistake of, II. 210
SATURNINE medicines, danger of, II. 359
SAUSAGES, danger of, II. 445
SAVINE, II. 207—378
- administering, III. 86—94
SCAMMONY, II. 203
SCHOOLS, diseases in, 90
SCROFULA, hereditary, 173
SEARCHERS, duty of, 144
- inadequacy of, 144
SENECTUS, 194
SEPTIC poisons, II. 204—440
SEX, mistaken, 285—286—288
SEXES, equal births of both, 259
SHEEP skins, steeping, a nuisance, 351
SICKNESS, the sweating, 124
SIGAULTIAN operation, 274—280
SIGHT, defective, feigned, 372
SILVER and its compounds, II. 202
- nitrate of, II. 207—299
- poisoning by, II. 300
- tests of, II. 300
SKELETON, examination of the, III. 73
- sex of, III. 76
SKULL, examination of, III. 36
SLAUGHTERING in cities, 92
SLAUGHTER houses, nuisance of, 344
SLOW poisoning, II. 145
SMALL pox, exposure of persons with, 86
- contagion of, 98
- effect of fresh air on, II. 5
SMELTING houses, when nuisances, 338—341
- importance of, 342
- evidence on, 348
SMOKE, nuisances by, 331—333
- modes of diminishing, 335
SMOTHERING, death by, II. 48
SNUFF, dangerous abuse of, II. 419
SOAP boilers, a nuisance, 338
SODA, poisoning by, II. 202—323
- tests of, II. 321
SOLEIL, coup de, III. 24—38
SOMNOLENCY, feigned, 359
SPINE, fracture of, III. 44
SPINAL marrow, functions of, II. 20—24
SPIRITS, effects of, II. 434
SPLEEN, ruptured, II. 123—III. 66
SPONTANEOUS combustion (see combustion), 402
SPORADIC fever, 117
SPURRED rye, II. 204
SQUILL, II. 203—207
STABBING, statute of, II. 2
STARCH, manufactories, 332
STARVATION, death by, II. 67—110
- cases of, II. 68
- voluntary, II. 69
STATUTES, 51. Hen. 3., 375
- 17. Edw. 2. c. 9., 291
- 12. Rich. 2. c. 13., 350
- 9. Hen. 5., 12
- 3. Hen. 8., 3
- 5. Hen. 8., 54
- 14 & 15. Hen. 8., 12—72
- 21. Hen. 8. c. 1., 402
- 22. Hen. 8., II. 128
- 22. Hen. 8. c. 1., 402
- 23. Hen. 8., II. 468
- 32. Hen. 8. c. 38., 18—54—72—169—II. 466
- 34. & 35. Hen. 8., 19—30
- 37. Hen. 8. c. 26., 402
- 1. Mary. c. 9., 18—20—26—31
- 1. & 2. Ph. & Ma. c. 8., 169
- 4. & 5. Ph. & Ma. c. 4., 402
- 1. Edw. 6. c. 12., 402—II. 128
- 2. Edw. 6. c. 8., 297
- 2. & 3. Edw. 6. c. 23., 169
- 5. & 6. Edw. 6. c. 12., 171
- 1. Eliz. c. 1., 169
- 5. Eliz. c. 10., 154
- 43. Eliz. c. 13., 402
- 1. Ja. 1. c. 31., 86
- 1. Ja. 1. c. 8., II. 2
- 9. Ja. 1. c. 5., 15
- 21. Ja. 1. c. 21., III. 85
- 21. Ja. 1. c. 27., III. ib.
- 22. & 23. Car. 2. c. 7., 402
- 2. Wm. & Ma. sess. 2. c. 8., 336
- 7. & 8. Wm. 3. c. 35., 171
- 8. Ann. c. 18., 375
- 10. Ann. c. 19., 171
- 1. Geo. 1. c. 48., 402
- 9. Geo. 1. c. 22., 402
- 10. Geo. 1., 21—40
- 12. Geo. 1. c. 61., 352
- 13. Geo. 1., 21
- 4. Geo. 2. c. 10., 290
- 18. Geo. 2. c. 15., 54
- 10. Geo. 2. c. 32., 402
- 15. Geo. 2. c. 30., 171
- 22. Geo. 2. c. 2., 155
- 28. Geo. 2. c. 19., 402
- 31. Geo. 2. c. 29., 375
- 31. Geo. 2. c. 42., 402
- 9. Geo. 3. c. 29., 402
- 14. Geo. 3. c. 48., 381
- 14. Geo. 3. c. 49., 304—305
- 18. Geo. 3. c. 19., 156
- 26. Geo, 3. c. 60., 131
- 40. Geo. 3. c. 79., 136
- 43. Geo. 3. c. 58., III. 58
- 44. Geo. 3. c. 98., 135
- 45. Geo. 3. c. 10., 131
- 45. Geo. 3. c. 92., 156
- 48. Geo. 3. c. 96., 306
- 55. Geo. 3., 62
- 56. Geo. 3. c. 69., 306
- 57. Geo. 3. c. 22., 345
- 57. Geo. 3. c. 106., 306
- 58. Geo. 3. c. 28., 379
- 58. Geo. 3. c. 56., 379
- 58. Geo. 3. c. 65., 379
- 59. Geo. 3. c. 41., 85
- 59. Geo. 3. c. 127., 306
- 1. Geo. 4. c. 98., 306
- 1. & 2. Geo. 4. c. 33., 306
STEAM engines, number of, 334
STEEL not blackened by arsenic, II. 250
- blackened by corrosive sublimate, II. 250—270
STENCH, noxious, nuisances by, 346
- need not be unwholesome, 348
- death by, II. 111
STERILITY, 197—212
- organic, 212
- functional, 214
- sympathetic, 215—217
STIFFNESS, cadaverous, II. 13—III. 23
STOMACH, injuries of, by poison, II. 163
- changes in, after death, II. 164
- solution or digestion of, II. 166—171
- vascular appearance of, II. 173
- red colour, not always to be attributed to poison, II. 230
- suspected to contain arsenic, examination of, II. 254
- examination of, for sublimate, II. 274
  - copper, II. 295
  - lead, II. 357—365
- of infants, examination of, III. 120
- examination of the, III. 61
- ruptured, III. 63
- appearance of, in cases of sudden death, II. 393
STONE, feigned, 366
STRAMONIUM, II. 203—413
- poisoning by, II. 414
STRANGULATION, II. 21—24—26—42
- death by, II. 46
STRYCHNIA, II. 422
SUBLIMATE, corrosive, II. 141—207
- Suleyman, the taker of, II. 151
- absorption of, II. 187
- effect of on dough, II. 250
- blackens steel, II. 250—270
- properties of, II. 259
- smell of vapour, ib.
- poisoning by, ib.
  - symptoms of a large dose, II. 260
  - symptoms of small doses, II. 260
- salivation by, II. 261
- physiological action of, II. 262
- antidotes and treatment of, II. 263
- action of albumen on, II. 264
  - gluten on, II. 265
- tests for, II. 267
- galvanic test, Sylvester’s, II. 268
  - Archdeacon Wollaston’s, ib.
- test by precipitation, II. 269
  - carbonate of potass, II. 271
  - subcarbonate of potass, ib.
  - ammonia, ib.
  - lime water, ib.
  - nitrate of tin, II. 272
  - iodine, II. 272
  - sublimation, II. 273
- mode of detecting, when mixed, II. 273
- converted into calomel, II. 273
- examination of the stomach for, II. 273
- effect of tartarized antimony, II. 274
SUBPŒNA ad testificandum, 154
SUCCESSION, Poudres de, II. 355
SUFFOCATION, II. 32—III. 21—24—36
- death by, how produced, II. 32
- cases of, II. 49—50—55
- by compression, II. 55
- by obstruction, II. 57
- voluntary, fable of, II. 56
- during intoxication, II. 58
SUICIDE, II. 1—104
- disputed, III. 20
- by idiots or lunatics, II. 105
- by an infant, II. 195
- forfeiture, II. 106
- burial of, II. 108
- questions on, III. 32
- by drowning, III. 41
SUGILLATIONS to be distinguished from ecchymoses, III. 104
SULEYMAN Yeyen, II. 151
SULPHURIC acid, II. 202—302
- poisoning by, II. 303
- antidotes to, II. 304
- tests of, II. 305
SULPHUROUS acid gas, II. 465
SULPHURETTED hydrogen gas, II. 462
SULPHATE of copper, effect on arsenic, II. 245—291
SULPHURETS of arsenic, II. 257
- tests of, II. 258
- of mercury, II. 276
SUPERFŒTATION, 247—260
- cases of, 261
- modern case of, 262
- in animals, 266
- questions on, 268
- circumstances essential to, 269
SUPPOSITITIOUS children, 219
SURGEONS of London, 3
- College of, 54
- their Charters, 55—57
- military and naval, 56
- actions against for mala praxis, 88
SURVIVORSHIP, 388
- according to the Code Napoleon, 392
- case of, chemically determined, III. 25
SUSPENDED animation (see animation), II. 9
SWINE keeping in London a nuisance, 336
SYMPATHY, extraordinary effects of, 363
SYNCOPE, II. 25
- from hemorrhage, II. 26
- feigned, II. 360
SYNOPSIS of objects of enquiry in cases of sudden death, III. 1
T
TALLOW MELTERS, nuisance of, 944—346
TAN YARDS, when nuisances, 332
TANNIN effect of on arsenic tests, II. 248
TARTAR emetic, II. 204—207—274—279—280
TENANT by the courtesy, 225
TESTICLES necessary to puberty, 192
- use of, 197
- want of, 198
- concealed, ib.
- defective, 201—202
- wasting of, 202
TESTS, chemical, of arsenic, II. 232
- sublimate, II. 267
- lead, II. 361
- copper, II. 292
- nitre, II. 382
THORAX, dissection of, III. 52
TIN and its compounds, II. 202
- muriate and oxide of, II. 207
- nitrate of, effect on sublimate, II. 272
- important use of, II. 290—348
- muriate of, poisonous, II. 295
TIPPLE, case of Thomas, II. 117
TOAD, poison of the, II. 139
TOBACCO, II. 414
- essential oil of, II. 416
- prejudices against, II. 415—416
- poisoning by, II. 418
- injection of, dangerous, II. ib.
- physiological action of, II. 419
- difference between the essential oil and infusion of, II. 420
- abuse of, II. 88
- poison, II. 203—207
TOPHANA, poisons of, II. 134—141
TOXICOLOGY, see Poisons, II. 131
TRADES dangerous, II. 457—III. 8
TRANCES or apparent death, II. 4—6—25
TRAVERSE, right of, in lunacy, 296
- by idiot in person, 297
- by lunatic, by attorney, ib.
TREAD MILL, III. 147
TREATMENT of persons poisoned by opium, II. 390
TRIUMPH, H. M. S., case on board, II. 460
TURNER and family, case of, II. 216—250—III. 94
TWINS, united, 227
TYPHUS, generation of, 98
- causes of, 123
- danger of in populous places, 352
U
UMBILICAL cord, see Navel string.
ULCERS, feigned, 372
UNIVERSITIES, 3—5—13—23—24—28—68
UPAS Antiar, II. 207
URINE, vomiting, feigned, 365
- bloody, feigned, ib.
- incontinence of, feigned, 366
UTERUS examination of the, III. 67
- absence of, 192—212
- imperforate, 212
- polypus in, 213
- during gestation, 231
- gravid, examination of, 237
- double, 265
- prolapsus of, 287
- necessity of inspecting in doubtful cases of sudden death, II. 181
UTERINUS vagitus, 224
V
VAGINA, adhesions in, 206
- imperforate, ib.
- obstructed, ib.
- malformation of, 207
- double, 265—266
- state of in virgins, 431
- poison introduced into, II. 221
- examination of the, III. 72
VAGITUS Uterinus, 224
VAPOUR, noxious, nuisances by, 331
VAPOURS, mercurial, II. 458
- noxious, III. 36
VARNISH manufactories, nuisances, 338
VEGETABLE fermentation, a source of nuisance, 332—345
- poisons, II. 138—182—366
VENEREAL disease, 88
VENOMOUS animals, II. 440
VENTILATION in jails, importance of, 125
VERATRIA, II. 374
VERDEGRIS, II. 207—288—290
VERMILION, detection of, II. 277
VESALIUS, a Spanish physician, case of, II. 6
VESPA, II. 443
VIABILITE, 243
VIABILITY of infant, III. 100—108
VILLOUS coat of the stomach, separation of, II. 163
VINEGAR, action of on opium, II. 392
- on prussic acid, II. 406
VIPERS, II. 440
- bite of, II. 441
VIRGINITY, signs of, 424
VIRGINS, corpora lutea in, III. 71
VITERBI case of, II. 69
VITRIOL, white, see Sulphate of Zinc.
- oil of, see Sulphuric Acid.
VOMITING blood, feigned, 365
- urine feigned, ib.
- difficult to excite in cases of poisoning by opium, II. 389—393
W
WADDING, murder detected by the examination of, III. 39
WATCH and WARD, physicians exempt, 18—72
- surgeons and apothecaries exempt, 54
WATER, in the stomach or lungs of bodies supposed to have been drowned, II. 38
- boiling, death by, II. 202—316
- stagnant, 91
- tainting, 330—350—351
WHITING, case of Michael, II. 265
WHITEWASHING infected chambers should be enforced, 142
WILL, incapacity of making a, 293
WINE, action of, II. 434
WINES adulterated with lead, II. 344—345
- test of, II. 363
WITNESSES, medical, 153
- expenses of, 154
- examination of, 158
- not privileged, 160
- observations on, 161
WOMB and its appendages, III. 69
WOUNDS, classification of, II. 116
- examination of, II. 118—III. 45
- direction of, II. 119—126
- incised, II. 119
- gun-shot, II. 124
- whether inflicted during life, II. 127—III. 31
- whether mortal, III. 30
WOUNDING, murder by, II. 116
Y
YELLOW fever, 109—116—135
Z
ZINC and its compounds, II. 202
- sulphate of, II. 207
  - poisoning by, II. 297
  - tests of, II. 299