Medical Invasion: Empire’s Doctors to Meet at Portsmouth: Programme Outlined: Within the next few days, Portsmouth will be invaded by prominent doctors from all parts of the world. From July 20 to 28 the annual meeting of the British Medical Association will be held in this town, and extensive preparations have been made to give the delegates and the lady friends a welcome worthy of the borough. … … (long description) … … The Section of Medical Sociology meets all day on Friday, July 27. The subject under discussion is “Mental Deficiency in its Social Aspects, (a) education, (b) segregation, and (c) sterilization.” The President of this section is Dr. H. B. Brackenbury, and one of the Vice-President’s is the Right Hon. Sir Leslie Scott, K.C., H.P., Dr. William Potts, of Birmingham and Mrs. Ellen Pinsent, of the Board of Control, will open the discussion … (continues) …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949