On poisons in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine / by Alfred Swaine Taylor.

Date:
1875
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Credit: On poisons in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine / by Alfred Swaine Taylor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTEE 15. Diseases resembling Neurotic poisoning-Convulsions in children-diseases of the Brain and Spinal marrow—Cerebro-spmal meningitis-Diseases of the heart—Sudden death from syncopal asphyxia—distension and rupture of the stomach-rupture of the gall-bladder-Embolism ^ PAGES 99—109 CHAPTER 16. Evidence of poisoning in the dead body-Time .vithin which poisons prove fatal-Chronic poisoning-Difficulty of diagnosis—Accumulative poisons -Appearances in the dead body-external and internal-Redness ot the mucous membrane—Ulceration—Softening . pages 109—122 CHAPTER 17. Evidence of poisoning in the dead body-Perforation of the stomach- Spontaneous perforation-Gastric erosion—Perforation of the oesophagus and the intestines—perforation by foreign bodies—by worms PAGES 122—130 CHAPTER 18. Inspection of the dead body—Points to be observed—Presence of strangers —Exhumed bodies—Identity of substances—Preserving articles tor analvsis—The use of notes in evidence—Medico-legal reports—Rules tor drawing them up pages 131-141 CHAPTER 19. The evidence of poisoning from Chemical Analysis-Chemical evidence not absolutely necessary—all poisons not detectable by chemistrj'-Rules for conducting a medico-legal analysis-Evidence from traces of poison —Dialysis of liquids—failure of Chemical evidence—Causes—Loss ot tioisons bv absorption and elimination—Decomposition in the hvmg and dead body pages Ul-163 CHAPTER 20. Obiects of a Chemical Analysis-Nature of the poison-Inferencos from the quantity found in the body-Proofs of administration from cliemical analysis—Cases—danger of premature opinions . pages 163 lOi CHAPTER 21. Evidence of poisoning from Exporimonts on Animals—Physiological tests- fallacies—Is the flesh of poisoned animals poisonous? PAGES 161 — 1 /O CHAPTER 22. Moral and Circumstantial evidence in poisoning—Statistics of poisoning in England and Wales—Cases admitted into Guy's Hospital—Coniparntivo deaths from poison packs 170—1/7