This series contains case files arranged by subject by John Glaister (1892-1971) during his tenure as Regius Professor of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Science. These civil and criminal subject files contain documentation created as a result of the departmental position as medico-legal advisor to the crown, as well as private individuals or institutions exploiting the expertise of the members of departmental staff. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject, each subject containing a number of examples. Files contain a range of documents including post mortem reports, toxicology reports, draft reports, notes, photographs, indictments, depositions, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
Subject files contained in this series include:
- Abortion;
- Accidental Death;
- Anaesthetic Death;
- Animal Injuries;
- Assault and Robbery;
- Blunt Instrument (Murder);
- Civil Cases;
- Criminal Cruelty;
- Culpable Homicide;
- Death Electric Shock;
- Death Punished by School Teacher;
- Death Self-Inflicted Injuries;
- Firearms;
- Hairs and Fibres;
- Hanging Boy Case Murder;
- Haricot Bean in Trachea;
- Human Remains;
- Identification;
- Infanticide;
- Insanity;
- Murder;
- Natural Causes;
- Not Proven Verdict;
- Poisoning;
- Presumption of Survival;
- Rape and Intent to Ravish;
- Road Traffic Act: Section 6 Alcohol;
- Ruxton case;
- Stabbing Murder By;
- Theft of Fowls;
- Theft House Breaking;
- Vehicular Injuries Death.