Two New Acts: Bankruptcy & Mental Deficiency Legislation: … (Mental Deficiency) …Precautions against Abuse: … For that reason, any fear of harsh and oppressive action against trivial cases may be disregarded. Nevertheless, such a fear had to be fought by those who introduced the Act. … The Act in question is not likely to be in operation immediately, for there has been some delay in issuing the necessary regulations from the Home Office. But the Central Board is now appointed – Mrs. Pinsent, who has been one of the foremost advocates of some such Act, is a member, and full administrative details will be settled. The preventive clause of the Bill, such as those concerning the marriage of defectives were dropped during the Bill’s consideration in the Commons, and as it stands today the Act is concerned simply with the care of those already suffering from some mental deficiency.
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949