According to the 1920 Mental Deficiency Act, a person categorized as 'feeble-minded' required: 'care, supervision, and control for their own protection or the protection of others'. The framers of the act did not consider it worthwhile to send such children to school.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 28 October 2011, Last modified: 26 February 2015
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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