The problem of the feeble-minded ; an abstract of the report of the Royal Commission on the care and control of the feeble-minded / and contributions by Sir Francis Galton [and others].

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Care and Control of the Feeble-Minded.
Date:
1909
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Credit: The problem of the feeble-minded ; an abstract of the report of the Royal Commission on the care and control of the feeble-minded / and contributions by Sir Francis Galton [and others]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS ♦ ■ Introduction. PAGE Object of the Commission and Scope of the Enquiry i Mental Defect and Crime 6 Mental Defect and Drink 13 Mental Defect and Illegitimacy 19 Mental Defect and Heredity 24 Present Modes of Treatment : I. The Poor Law 31 (A) Indoor Relief 32 (B) Outdoor Relief 36 (C) Institutional Relief Outside the Workhouse . . 38 II. Education 39 III. Voluntary Institutions 48 IV. Methods in Other Countries 58 The Need of Guardianship 66 The Recommendations of the Commissioners 68 Cost of the Scheme 72 Methods of Provision Suggested 75 Segregation. By Francis Galton, F.R.S 81 The Religious Aspect of the Problem. By the Rev. W. R. Inge, D.D. 89 The Economic Aspect of the Problem. By Professor Pigou . . 97 Can the Feeble-Minded be Made Happy in Confinement ? The Experiment at Sandlebridge. By Miss Mary Dendy . . . 105