Main description:

Originally published in 1915 as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, this book provides a step-by-step guide to a post-mortem examination. Beattie also includes a chapter on how to examine thoroughly the corpses of people who have died of diseases such as leukaemia or sleeping sickness. An interesting appendix on the preparation and preservation of museum specimens is also supplied. This book will be of interest to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine and the historical performance of the autopsy.

Contents:

1. General considerations; 2. The examination - general facts; 3. The opening of the body and the removal of the viscera; 4. Examination of the thoracic contents; 5. Examination of the abdominal contents; 6. Examination of cervical and mediastinal tissues; 7. Examination of the pelvic contents; 8. Lymphatic glands and bone marrow; 9. Diseases of bones, joints, and muscles; 10. The central nervous system; 11. Post-mortem examination for medico-legal purposes; 12. Bacteriological and histological examinations; 13. Examination of special cases; Appendix; Index.