Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 2012

PAUL BROUARDEL (1837-1906) L'infanticide. J.-B. Baillière 1897 viii, 402 pp., [3] plates (1 col.), 14 illus. 21.4 cm.

Brouardel was professor of forensic medicine on the Faculty of Medicine in Paris and played a major role in the development of that field in France. In addition to the many articles he published on the subject of legal medicine and public hygiene, he wrote several authoritative books on various aspects of forensic medicine. In the present work Brouardel points out that infanticide was much more widespread in the British Isles and Continental Europe than was commonly believed. He knew how the French courts acted in cases of infanticide, and he emphasizes that the forensic expert must not render an opinion when testifying during an investigation of such deaths since his testimony might be compromised. The expert must present only the facts, including the history of the case, the record of his findings, and, in some instances, the actual body or body parts. Brouardel presents many case histories and outlines the investigative procedures that should be followed in a case of suspected infanticide.

Cited references: Garrison-Morton 1752; Waller 1491

Gift of John Martin, M.D.