Elements of medical jurisprudence; or, A succinct and compendious description of such tokens in the human body as are requisite to determine the judgment of a coroner, and courts of law, in cases of divorce, rape, murder, &c : To which are added, Directions for preserving the public health / [Samuel Farr].

  • Farr, Samuel, 1741-1795.
Date:
1814
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Credit: Elements of medical jurisprudence; or, A succinct and compendious description of such tokens in the human body as are requisite to determine the judgment of a coroner, and courts of law, in cases of divorce, rape, murder, &c : To which are added, Directions for preserving the public health / [Samuel Farr]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    How di- vided. Judicial Causes. Health of commubi- ty. Natural divisiou. 2 This knowledge, in its more exten- sive sense, is divided into two different kinds, in one of which is explained those rules by which a judge may form ina court of judicature, an accurate opinion of the cause which comes be- fore him: in.the-other, an acquaint- ance is acquired with the best methods of preserving the health of our fellow citizens. The first part is again di- vided into three, as the deposition is made in the civil courts, in the crimi- na! courts, or in the ecclesiastical courts. But as the courts of foreign countries are constituted upon different principles from those of this kingdom, I shall not follow the example of our Jearned professor, in arranging the rules of this business in that division; but shall give them in different chap- ters, according to the order of Nature, and let. the reader apply them as he shall think proper. CHAP.