Mental Defectives: Sheffield to Establish Colony for 500: Dealing with the Cause: The Sheffield City Council will proceed in the next financial year with a scheme which will ultimately provide for the care of 500 mental defectives in a colony in close proximity to the city … A Diminishing Factor: Alcoholism, remarked the Lord Mayor, was a diminishing factor … … Miss Gertrude Wood, MBE mentioned that the teachers in the special schools deserved every encouragement and sympathy. She was impressed by the teachers’ patience. Mrs. Hume Pinsent, CBE, a Commissioner of the Board of control, in supporting the resolutions, spoke at length on mental deficiency. …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949