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Venereal diseases
Catalogue reference: 3AMS/B/05
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This record is about the Venereal diseases dating from 1879-1990.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 3AMS/B/05
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Title (The name of the record)
- Venereal diseases
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1879-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Association for Moral and Social Hygiene campaigned against compulsory notification or treatment of venereal disease believing that such methods could not reduce the number of new infections. The Association advocated for voluntary and confidential treatment.
Consists of papers and publications relating to:
- workhouses and their difficulties
- campaigns to withdraw Defence of the Realm Act Regulation 40D (in force from 26 Mar 1918) and Defence of the Realm Act Regulation 33B (in force from Nov 1942 until Dec 1947)
- National Council for Combatting Venereal Disease
- measures to introduce compulsory detention of those with venereal diseases
- statistics of patients with venereal disease
- medical examination of women prisoners to determine whether they have venereal diseases
- legislation and administration of venereal disease in Australia and New Zealand and in United States and Canada
- HIV and AIDS
- cervical cancer
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7 A boxes
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2fd09df1-e2be-47ee-9436-4773a8eae28f/
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This record is held at London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
Within the fonds: 3AMS
Records of the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene
Within the sub-fonds: 3AMS/B
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Venereal diseases