Determination of the Age in Bengali Girls in Medico-Legal Cases—Some Practical Difficulties. The Role of X-Ray Examinations of Bones *A résumé of a paper read at the Campbell Medical College Reunion.
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Superintendent, Campbell Medical School and Hospital (Formerly Police Surgeon, Calcutta, and Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, Medical College, Calcutta) During my tenure of office, for nearly 10 years, as police surgeon of Calcutta and professor of medical jurisprudence of both the medical colleges in Calcutta, no other subject presented so many difficulties and peculiarities as the determination of age in girls in medicolegal cases. So I thought that I would get some of my difficulties solved by bringing in this subject before you and starting a discussion.
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