Observations:” …Although the figures are easily accessible, very few of us realize that in England and Wales alone there are well over a quarter of a million people who are mentally defective. Taken in relation to the total population of the country the percentage – about 0.8 – may seem small. But it may be noted that if all these wretched citizens were crowded into town its population would make it the tenth largest town in the Kingdom … (continues) … As Mrs. Hume Pinsent (one of the Royal Commissioners) points out in her excellent article in this month’s “Nineteenth Century Review,” the expense under our present meddled way of dealing with the problem is far greater in the long run than it would be if the problem were attached systematically and thoroughly … (continues) …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949