Post-mortem examinations in medico-legal and ordinary cases : with special chapters on the legal aspects of post-mortems, and on certificates of death / by J. Jackson Clarke.

  • Clarke, James Jackson.
Date:
1896
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Credit: Post-mortem examinations in medico-legal and ordinary cases : with special chapters on the legal aspects of post-mortems, and on certificates of death / by J. Jackson Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The accompanying figure (10) nhows a normal uterus about the fourth week of preg- nancy. The organ had the same length (3 inches) as in the unimpregnated state, but is somewhat thicker and broader. Corpora lutea, whether from menstruation or pregnancy, are so variable in size that they are not to be relied on for the diagnosis of pregnancy. As stated above, criminal abor- tion is seldom attempted before the third month; this is, however, not always the case.' In making the post-mortem examination in these cases, before the pelvic viscera are removed, a careful examination of the pelvic peritoneum should be made after, if necessary, sponging away pus and lymph. After removal of the viscera the upper part of the vagina and ' In a case investigated by Pepper a Belgian was convicted of mansJaugliter. He injected into the vagina a strong solution of corrosive sublimate. The specimen is preserved in the museum of St. Mary's Hospital, No. 1410. The uterus contains an ovum of eight weeks. The vagina is lined by a grey slough. The mucous membrane of the rectum shows signs of intense inflammation. The woman died of acute mer- curial poisoning from absorption.