Mathew Thomson, The problem of mental deficiency: eugenics, democracy, and social policy in Britain c. 1870–1959, Oxford Historical Monographs, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998, pp. ix, 351, £48.00 (0-19-820692-5).

Andrew Scull

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Mathew Thomson, The problem of mental deficiency: eugenics, democracy, and social policy in Britain c. 1870–1959, Oxford Historical Monographs, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998, pp. ix, 351, £48.00 (0-19-820692-5).

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Information: Medical History , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , October 1999 , pp. 527 - 528

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Mathew Thomson, The problem of mental deficiency: eugenics, democracy, and social policy in Britain c. 1870–1959, Oxford Historical Monographs, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998, pp. ix, 351, £48.00 (0-19-820692-5).

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