Inquests into London and Middlesex homicides, 1673-1782

Yale J Biol Med. 1977 Mar-Apr;50(2):207-20.

Abstract

Depositions for coroners' inquests on 377 deaths, nearly all of them homicides, were reviewed and analyzed for reported causes and circumstances of death. The role of coroner and surgeon and the emergence of the medicolegal autopsy are considered.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Autopsy / history*
  • England
  • Female
  • Forensic Medicine / history*
  • History, 17th Century
  • History, 18th Century
  • Homicide*
  • Humans
  • Jurisprudence
  • London
  • Male