The Mental Deficiency Act: The Chairman, in the absence of Mrs. Pinsent, moved the adoption of the report of the Special Schools Sub-committee. The really important matter, he said, was the announcement that the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, had been passed. After consulting with Mrs. Pinsent, Councillor Davis, and the Town Clerk, and having studied the Act carefully himself, he had come to the conclusion that there was a good deal which was still obscure, and he did not agree with some of the details of interpretation. The powers possessed by the committee were not in any way interfered with, but certain duties were imposed upon them which were not their duties before. … (continues) …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949