Punjab Medical Manual

First edition 1910 Second edition 1934

Printed at the Civil & Military Gazette Press, Lahore By Samuel T Weston

Front matte r H v

P reface v-v

Index 1-xxu

Chapter l. C ivil M edical E st ablish ment and Appointments 1-50

Chapter II. Gompound'ers 5 1-55

Chapt er I ll_ Hakim and Baids 56-57

Chapter IV _ Hosp1tal5 and Oi5pensaries s.B--75

Chapter V . Duties 76-88

Chapter V I . Medical A ttend ance and Fees 89--102

Chapter VII. Med1cal Boards and Cert1f1cates 103.-106

Chapt er V I II. Regist ers, Report5 and Ret urns 107-112

Chapter IX . S a nitary 113-131

Chapter X _ P ost-Mortem and Med1co--Lega l Examin.at1ons 132-140

Chapter X I_ Lunatics 141 - 14 5

Chapter X U. General 146-149

Appendic&S 1-c1v

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CHAPTER X.

PosT-MORTEM AND MEDICO-LEGAL

EXAM. IN AT IONS.

regard· 559. The following are the instructions. regard- C!llef Court "'no1u"vof ing the conduct of po.~t-1norte1n and med1co-legal Can., c~apter

and . examinations and references to the Chemical Ex- ~XX<'It\?nVoL exam•· ammer. II, 1804.'

ao~rior 560. The procet•ding:; tho.t ordinarily precede Ditto. exaiDi· post-n1ortem, and other medico-legal examinations,

namely, the local investigation by the police and tlw transmission of the person, body or articles, with a report, to the civil surgeon or other medical officer ap}Jointcd in this behalf by the Local Governmc.>nt, under sect ion 17 4 of the Code of Cri inal Procedure, arc pro,·idcd for by chapter 2S of the Police Rules, which, for the sake of easy refe1·~nce, is given · Appendix XXXI.

ty of medical 561. 'rhe attention of medical officers is invited nation being to the extreme importance attaching to post-mortem ~and and other medico-legal examinations, and to the neces-

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• sity of their being as thorough, searching and com-

~mpoeit.iOD DO ~for & per­lanotory enmtna. tioa.

plete as possible, and to the desirability of a speedy return being made to all requisitions for examination.

562. Headings for a medical report after a post­fJUW'Iem examination are given in Appendix XXXII, not as necessitating a tabular statement in reply to every question, but as indicating the points which medical examination ought to clear up, and the amount of information as to collateral circumstances which it ought to afford.

563. The rules issued by the Bombay Govern· ment, for the guidance of medical officers in con· ducting post-morlem examinations and examining wounded persons, are detailed in Appendix XXXIII.

564. In the case of exhumed bodies ~r bodies in a state of decomposition, as complete an examination as the circumstances of the case demand must be made, and the distastefulness of the task cannot be accepted as an excuse for the perfunctQry discharge of so imporlant a duty.

565. (1) The questions to be determi-ned by a J'Oit-morlem examination vary in dift'erent cases, and the possibility of determining r hem efi'ectually is not in every case equally dependont on the stage which ·the process of putrefaction has reached.

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fl8 PQft.;MOBTEM AND MEDIOQ·LBa--~L~fi~i_;~~:. ~~··

When pou-morlnra enminationa are ~bUgatory.

Emamation of bodiee.

Medi~ repOrt aftet "zamiDAtion.

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·(2) Thus, in deatli from· drow:rll.ng: strangulation and various diseases, ·questions respecting tbe appearances of ftesh tissues and the amo!lnt of blood in parts require to be considered, and these can only be determined soon after death, and before putrefac· tion has made much progress. ·

(8) Bot it would be quite possible to determine the existence or absence of a wound or severe bruises of soft parts, oven if decomposition were considerably advanced ; and injuries of bones, pregnancy, presence of foreign bodies, metallic poisoning, and ~om'l pro­found organic disoases, are ascertainable Jon~ after deaths.

566. In each ca~ the circumstances, so far a a Chief Cu~ they _.re known, respecting t.he death and the dis- gn., 880~ covery of the body, which are communicated by th@ XxXxV police, will enable the medical officer to form an opi· Vol. n, 1 nion as to whether it would be possible by a po~t-mortem examination to throw any light on the cause ·of death ; and wherever such possibility ()Xists, or whenever .nothing is known, it is his duty to make as fuJI an examination as possible.

567. Similar considerations should guide a . magistrate in determining the propriety or other· wise of exerting the power given him by law of ordering the · exhumation of a body. In ce.ses of doubt the magistre.te should, if possible, consult a .medical officer before pe.ssing such an order.

568. (l) The medical officer having completed his examination of the person, body, or article sent, should record in full the result arrived at, and, in cases of a post-mortem examination, his opinion as to the cause of death.

(2) He should further state whether he intends to send anything to the Chemical Examiner, and, if so, what. The report should be either written on the back of or attached to the police. letter forwarding ihe person or body or article for examination, and should contain such reference to it as to leave no room for questions as to the caae to which the re· mar~ apply.

(8) This report will be placed with the police file of the case, and may be used by the . medical otlicer to refre$ ~ memory at the time of his giving evi· deneP. · · ·

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anything to the Chemical Examiner, a copy of his eta tement or post-11&0f'tem repon should be sent witb b.lS report to the police.

569. The question as to whether any, and, if so• Ch1e! Coa.rt what, a.rtici(ls should be sent for chemical analysis, and gn.. c:~~P· the transmission of such articles to the Chemical Exa- n~~~Vol miner will rest ordinarily with f.he medicaJ officer (osu- II, lfl94. ally the civil surgeon), who should, however, attend to · nny requiqition made by the magistrate or the police in this matter.·

Ja~ ~tho 570. In cases wherf:' human subjects are not ~ m•Y correa- concerned, tho police may send articles to, and cor­pood direct. , respond dir"ct with, t.hc Chemical Examin~r. JIJPtr&les at 571. (1) All magistrates are at liberty to forward ~~~~t::h any articll~s connected with any criminal caso before IJ:rica1 Eltamirer. then1 to the Ch~mical Examiner, but the desirability

of their consulting the civil surgeon or other medical officer before doing so is obvious.

(2) Everyf.hing upon which the Chemical Ex­aminer's opinion is necessary should be fon,·ard~d to him with the least possible delay.

CJeDera1 remarks 572. On the subject of the Chemical Examiner'8

cm Cbemiea.l E:~:a'?li- work in India, the careful attention of magistrates• .-'• work m India. medical officers and the police is directed to the .. State-

ment of the conditions of medico-legal inquiry in India as compared with such inquiry in England," prepared by the Chemical Examiner for the ~onjab and gh•en in Appendix XXX VII. ·

O.mical F.:un1iner 573. Whenever any article is !J8Dt to the Che­k) ~ fur::i~~~ wi~h mica I Examiner, whether by a magistrate, medical fullJnformat•on 1n ffi b li · h ld J • d b · .n CUM referred o cer or t e po ce, 1t s oc Je accompame y. a

. to him. statement containing all possible information that may serve to guide the Chemical Rxaminer in his investigation ; and the instruction as to weighing, packing and sealing, prescribed for mP.dical officers · in poisoning cases, and contained in paragraphs 576--686 inclusive must, so far ·as they are appli· cable, be followed.

'll*rial raJee for pid&noe of medical olioerein ouee of poia:HUDg where there b&.~ been a JIOII·morlftll eumi­ution.

574. ln cases of poisoning, where there has been a po.~t-17l0f1etn examinat-ion, and reference is made to t.he Chemic4l Examiner: a detailed account of the sym~oms, po$f_:1110Ttein appearances, and trpat· m.Plt!if any), and a sommag_ ~f any evi<f~J)9e .. ~ring on t e mode of &ljJD.inistration ol.the poison, and the ·interval at which the symptoms appeared after the aupposeCl poison0111 substance was t&ien, sbould be

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sent by the medical officer conductirig-·tb"e' ioSi.marte-m. . examination. F"or this purpos~ the form of posi-ml')r­tem report given in Appendix XXXVIII will take t·he place ot the ·statemont ref~red to in the preced­ing pa.ragra. ph.

WhAt to be t.raus. 575. !n all such cases the stomach should bo .· ~a::nillg tied at both ends and removed from the body, so · that its contents mav be retained. After removal it

should be opt?'ned, th~ contents received into a. per- II, fectly clean bottle, and the mucous surface of tho stomach carefully examined, its appearance noted, and any suspicious pa.rticles found adhf'!ent therato should be picked off with forct?'ps and placed in a FJepa.-rate packet for transmission.

A. portion of liver to 576. A portion of the liver, not lesa tha.n 1 6 »a be eeot in caaee of "bl b Jl f d h . metallic poieoDiDg. ounces if poss1 e, should e s~nt in a cases o ea.t A.lao food, &c. from supposed metallic poisoning; and in cases where

it is suspected that dltaturtL or other vegetable poison ha.s been the cause of death the contents of the small intestines: should likewise be forwarded. Suspected -food, drink and drugs, and any l"omited matter, should also hA forwarded.

Jlodeofpacki.Dg . m. All artioles should be forwarded in Ae-pa· Dtttll :!clel for tnmmw .. rate bot tiPS, tl:e stomach in one, its contents in an-other, the liver in a third, dry partioole.rs in small phials ; and when an articles liable to docom osition are sept, they· s -·~-_J!_WP.J:!, '!h~~er the __ ~.~~on ,.e h.o~ _or·cold: be ~~~~~ ~etbzlated spir~t~ ofwiQ§, which ih-oula be used in ilie proportiOn of one· third of the bulk of the article. The cork of each bottle mould be tied down and sealed, and each bottle should be nnmberEd. To ascertain tha.t it has been securely closed, the bottle should be placed for some minutes with its mouth doWD.

· .&rtiolea to.bt ·m. Thtt wei~ht of 88ch article sent, and Dit.t4. 'Weighed. : where the portion of an organ is sent, the weight of

the whole organ, as well as of the part sent, and, in the case of fluids, the total quantity of thA fluid and the quantity s.ent, should be stated on a ticket attached to the bottle, an~ also in the letter of invoice pre­scu1h~ .~n paragraph 586.

Bo"lee to pedled 579. The several bottles containing the articlea Dit&e.· iD boz. · sent should be enclosed in a tin or wooden box, which

should. be large enough to allow of a layer of raw cotton, at least three-fourths of an inch thick, being put between the bottle &nd the box ; the box should be

. securely fasteneci ·and covered with wax-cloth.

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' .. 580.· . In cases_ w.l!e~~ any of the C9~f~~~ ~

bottles llllgh t pr~ve offcnah'a~· -~h~ box; lira8f~l1t~tm Sf-~ ~ and Macdougall s powder or· cln~rCQal-·~cl..:"~e XXXIV. VoL dusted between the box and ·wax-cloth. · .... ·· · · · · n;· Ul94.

i& '*kod 581. All articles, on being put up by the for- Ditto. ita warding officer and sealed and numbered by him •fOr-ard· should be packed in his pres~nce and under his im-

&o bo sent. •ben

mediate supervision, and the package shonld then be sealed by him, in accordance with the usual roles of the post office as to parcels, .in such o. manner that it cannot be opened without destroying t.he se-al. The seal used should be a privat.c- seal, and the sn.me throughout ..

582. ln order t.o minimist: the chances of parcels P.G.~o. 331 heing lost in transit. hctwccn th~ offi~e· of the' Cht"' (Judi. and

rnical Examiner and the r~ilway station of I1abore, ~-~ datf all articiPs for medico-legal oxamination should be 1899. IU'C

sent by post as far as tb e post office rul~s allow of this · being done.

oions und~r human VIscera 583. The following rulPs prescribing the COD· G. I. F. and eeent. by poet. ditions subiect to which human and other ,;isoera c. D., No.

<~ • • 46'14.8. R., may be transmitted by post to Chem~cal · Exam1ners dated.lStb for analysis, should he carefully obser,·pd :- Oatober 1899·

1. The suspected viscus or other material to be sent for ~xamination shall he enclosed in a glass hottlc or jar, fittf'd with a stop· per or sound oork.

2. Great care shall be taken that the ~topper or cork of the bottle fits tightly. This pre­caution is especially nec~ry when alcohol is used as a preservative; in so:eh cases a ring of bees' wax or candle-wax shall be placed round the lip of the bottle so as to cover the shoulder of th~ stopper. The stopper shall be carefully fastened down with bladder or leather and sealed.

S. The glass bottle or jar shall th('n bo placed in a strong wooden or tin box:, which shall be large enough to allow of a layer of raw cotton, at least three-fourths of an inch thick, being placed between the bottle or jar and the box. . .

4. The box itself shall be encased in cloth, which shall be securely closed and sealed. 'fhe seals shall be at intervals not exceed­ing three inches along each seam. All the spa]s shall be of the same kind of wax and shall bear di~tin~t impressions of the

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BeepoD81'bfiity of forwarding officer.

Letter of invoice.

Pacbgee to be ·prepaid.

Fomi of Che-mical Ex•miner'& rep;ort.

same· dovice~ The device shall not be that of ~ current coin or merely a series of straight, curved or crossed lines.

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584. Forwarding officers will be held personally o. r.; responsible tho.t theso ~st.ructions are carefully fol- Cir.}i lowed. The parcel should invariably be sent to the 1880.: post offieo by the forwarding officer and not by a. subordinate. A declaration of contents to the postti 1 department is unnecessary, and should not be mode.

- .. 585. In all cases of tran~mis~:ion of articlfs to Chief~

the Chemical' Exa.miner, whether by a magistrate, Cint. c

medical offic_er or tLc police, a letter of inYoice, gil"- rx'Xj ing a full description of the articles sent, should be n. lst

· despatched by post, t.ogother \lith the statement or . post-mortem report. A duplicate or tho invoice sboald

also be placed betwc<'n the wax-cloth and the box to accompany the package. Both copies of the invoice should bo stamped with an impression of the seal referred to in paragraph 581.

The Chemical · Examin~r should ho requ~sted to · return, if possihle, any article sont to him for exami· nation which is likely to be required at the trial.

586. All paclmgEs and letters addressed to the Chemical Examiner should be sent prepaid; if not, the Chemical Examiner will pay the carringe or post-

. age a~d recover from the transmitting officer.

587. (1) The report of the Chemical Examiner of the results of his examination, which is admissible

·. as evidence under section 510 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, should he in the form given in Appendi-x XXXIX. To it should be attached the original letter of invoice mentioned in paragraph 585.

(2) The abo,•e report will be despatched to th~ transmitting officer (a duplicate being retained in thE­Chemical Examiner's office) and should be placed with the fil~· of the case.

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Chemical Exaniin• . · 588. 'If sufficient information has not been sup­·~~Y caU _for further plied · to the . Chemical Examiner to enable him to ...aonnation. tif t th b f · · b · · cer y. o e presence or a sence o any polSou a out

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which judicial questions may arise, he may, before completing his examination, apply to the transmitting officer for any further information bearing on the case that might guide him in his st-arch, and such officer must, after such inquiry as may be necessary, furnish the iDformation called for without delay.

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589. . In inquiries ~r trials; ·w_here !~~er~nce' ·l1as·~~~ been made to the CheDUeal Exammer, 1t will·b-a:th~·n: iectl& ~ duty of the magistrate to examine .the official who XXXIV;VoL despatched the articles for analysis with regard to the II, 1894. identity of the invoice and seal, and thereby establish the identity of the subjects reported on with those sent for analysis, and prove that the Chemical Exami­ner's reports rcfors to the subject connected with the case under inquiry. If t.he decision of the case turns on the results of the ch~mical examination a

1 of documents copy of the judgment, and of the evidcnc~ regarding

eent to . symptoms and post-morte·m appearances will be sup-ical E~amm<:r I' d t h Ch · I E · h · b . t.ain casc~t. p te o t e £-mien t xo.m1ner ; sue copies . e1ng

made at th{\ expense of Gov~rnment as a. special charge.

fication of t.Dd articles fence bcf ore art.

ly or articles leocc to bo I.

590. In all cases of homicidl), when~ the body is found, the identity of the body with t.h<' pPrson said to ho deceased must be folly establishE-d before the magis­trate tryiug or inquiring into the ease. In such cases, 'vhere there has been a post-mortem examination, ~vidence must be recorded by the magistrate to pro\·e. the custody of the body of the deceased after deatb, and its delivery for the purposes of po~t-monem examination to the medical officer.

591. In all cases in which articles are brought up in evidence, the custody of such articles throughout the various sto.ges of the inquity must be clearly traced and established. Evidence must be recorded. on this point, and the evidence should never leave it doubtful as to what person or persons have had charge of the articles at any stage of tb e proceedings. All such articles must be distinctively marked, and any reference to them in tbe record must be so olear as to leave no room for doubt as to the special artlole_ referred to.

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11ce of uopro- 592. Magistrates are warned that the evidence · Ditto •. ••1 witneaaee of non-professional witnesses on the subject of blood ::\=~=:-e':i and of human baits must· he accepted wif.h t.be utmost · aation. caution, and. tha~., where the case rests materially

on the proof of snch matters, the evidence of a profes­sional witness must he taken, and reference made, if neeeasary, to the Che~r.ica1 Examiner. It must be borne in mind that, for fhP. purposes of evidPnee in criminal cases, thf"re is no t~st for d istinP,ui~hing ·the bloorl of a huml\n ~lping froll\ that. of ono of tha lower animals. ·

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~ 693.-.(1.) .V\1ith a view t<fa~R.isting--iii~istra~~ .and·~~ Wa\fl>lUiih~;- ~ police ·officers iii conducting lnqui~ica in~o cases. of-·1

suspected murder and other eases tn whtch medit»­lP.gal questions are involved, an .Appendix XL is here- . · · ,,., annexed, which · contains the following :- •

(a)-Questions that may be put to medical and other witnesses in certain cases;

(b)-Points to be inquired into in ease of death from rupture of the spleen.

(2) The symptoms produced by some of the more·., common poisons, which are detailed in Appendix XXXV, should also be consulted.

Inetra.o~iODS to be 594. An abstract or the instructions in regard I . .a.;c h1lllg up in mortu. h 1 1 · Ott R .aries. to t e s_u )mission of cases to the Chemica. Exam1ner, claW 1

referr.ed to in paragraph 578, should be hung up Se~j in mortuaries or other convenient place ; and should 18~ be consulted in makin~ examinations in all medico-legal cases. in order to obviate errors or omissions. A copy of these instnu~tion~ wiJI be found in Ap­pendix XLI.

Feoe for oondaot.iDg 595. A commissioned medical officer,' includinB G. I •• I f'061-~ or medJ. • "l't · t t •th th k No 3011 oo-legal examina. · B seniOr mt 1 ar.v ass1s an surgeon Wl e ran o daW 1' tiona by medical lieutenant, captain or major not hE'ing a civil sur· Augut 4flicera. geon or an officer in med ice. I charge of a civil station, is G. L. B

entitled t.o a fee of Rs. l 6 for conducting a po.d-mortem No. 90.· examination, o.nd to a fee of Rs. 10 for conducting a~~~ rri.~di~o-legal exa.mination other than a po-d-mortem G 1 ·: exa!Jlination, in ca.~es not falling within the ordinary n:. N;;_· diR.ebarg~ of bis duties, wltether or not he is required dated l to give evidence in B Court of Justice, in c~nneotion r:..eml with such examination. It is, however, to be dis­tinct])' understood that when such an offieer is re­quired, under_ those oircomstances, to give evidence

!Pet. of m~ical · e11hardin&tes.

in a Court of .Justice, he shall not ho entjtled to any rerooneration in addition to the fee abov_, sanctioned, oth~r. th.an the usual expenses paid to a witness.

596. Assistant surgeons are E'ntitled to a f~e of G. L. R Rtt. 4 for conducting such examinations when they do :~~

. not fall within thA ordinary scope of th~ir duties. :r:.-. Similarly sub-assistant surgoons are entitled to a 1884. · ' fet' of Rs. 4 for conducting medico-legal examinations other than po~t-mortem examinations. It is. however, tC) be understood t.hat assistant surgoong and mb­iusistant 1mrge01is lent by the Government to muni­cipalities. or district boards will he r~{ltir~d to per .. form these examinations as a . part of their regular

·duties without furf.her remuneration.

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· . . .. . ~· (a). _ .1~.· ·wb~n a medical opinion is required 1n Pohee-_caCJas. the pe"oo or persona to · be ~x~mined · shall be produced before the . · highest medical authority available on 'he medical staff of the district. Persons requiring .eumination at the headquarters of a district shall be taken to the Civil Hospital and not to a branch dispensary; similarly in rural areas where a hospital is accessible, medico-legal cases shall be sent there and not to a ·rural dispensary.

2. Medical Officers of the Irrigation Depart­ment are prohibited (rom undertaking medico-legal work, and officers in charge of d;striet board (rural) dispensaries msy only be called upon to do such work for which they must be qualified in other re-spe-cts. in eases of emE'rgency. Medical Officers may not be called upon to proceed to the ecene of an occurrence to e;,xamine injured persons except in cases of real urgoncy aud when it is impossible to convey the injured person to the neare:t dispensary or hospital.

8. Police Officers cannot oompel injured persons to snbmit to medica! examioation, and such persons h"ve a right to be examined privately at their own expense QJ" ~edical practitiouers.

4. Medical office:'& of Government or those employed by local bodies are entitled to charge reasonable fees for medico-legal work performed in their private capacities for parties to oases, but no fees whatever are leviable by Government offioera for work in cases ia whieh the Crown is the com­~lainant, including all po•t-morlem e~aminations, $UCh work 6eing part of their regular duties. The rules undP.r which medical oftieers, other than thoae subordinate to tha Civil Surgeon. may charge feea for medico~ legal work on behalf of Govemment are given in para2raph 69S. lfedic:al Officers in eharge of rural dispensaries are also eotitled to charge fees for medico-legal work done on behalf of Government, such fees earned being credi"ble to the funds of the district board conceroed.

5. Tbe unnecessary summoning as witnesses of medical subordinates to the detriment of their proper activities, shall be avoided as far RA possible, and when the attendance of Roch ~a officer is ne~sary as much notice as possible shall be given to him­V\'hen the necessary evidence C&D be given by the investigation officer or by auotber ruedioal witness

P~ exam.i­natioDB by staff aurgeons.

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. l.ta1ibned at= the place where the <>ase is -beiQg prosecuted, a medical subordinate sbonld not .. be summoned from 8 distance merely to give corroborB· tive evidence. ·

597. A •staff surgeon of a military cantonment G. L, ii is bound to make po.'\t-fTUJfiem and medico-legal exa- ~:~~ minations in cases coming within tho jurisdiction of Februal the caa.tonment magistrate's court, provided that the 1890. , subject of such examination also comes under his.­logitima.te charge as laid down in paragraph 229 of the Regulations for tho ~fedical services of tho Army in India. If a staff surgeon is in receipt of an a.Jlowance for the m~dical charge of the ch'il popula-tion a! a collateral duty, h ~ is not entitled to any remuneration for conducting a post-mortem or medico-legal examination, because such examination forms part of his legitimate duty in the capacity of civil surgeon. If, on the other hand, be is not in receipt of an allowance "of the natore referred to, he is entitled to the f\;e prescribed in the marginally noted resolu-tion in the case of persons who do not como under his legitimate charge.

·Die~ of unclaim- 598. ~·he cost of disposing of unclaimed corpst'S P. G. N1 ed 6odies brought. . b ht . t r th d . •th. 907, da~

.In for f'O"-morWtr~ roug m o, or o ose pErsons ymg WI 1n Sth May · examination.. . rnnnicipal limits is a charge on the municipal autbori-

. ties, and arrangements for such disposal rests with them. If such corpses have been brought to the civil surgeon for post-mortem examination, he should send intimation to the municipal authorities, who should .arrang~ for burying or · burning as the case may be.

Preservation of ~&Dd modico-legal repo~

599. Po.d-!ttortem . and n1edico-legal reports Chie.f Co1 should be preserv(ld for a period of twelve years. PunJab, l

2776-G., dated 141

Erection of judieal . 600. · When occasion arises for the construction Julyl9<N mortuaries. of a j~dicinl mortuary it should b~ located at a con­

venient diatanc~ from the police lines but not so close as to he in any way off.,;nsive.