Hutton looks at Manchester and Oxford to provide a comparative history of anatomical study. Using the Anatomy Act as a focal point, she examines how these two cities dealt with the need for bodies over two centuries.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Medical Education in Oxford and Manchester Before the 1832 Anatomy Act; Chapter 2 Dissection in Oxford and Manchester: Supply and Demand Before 1832; Chapter 3 The Anatomy Act and the Poor; Chapter 4 The Working of the Anatomy Act in Oxford and Manchester; Chapter 5 Medical Education in Oxford and Manchester after the Anatomy Act; Chapter 6 Some Contemporary Parallels; conclusion Conclusion;