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Medical room, 1935.  

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Resource ID

10441

Access

Open

Credit Line

Ontario Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities

Date of Creation

1935

Keywords

Women'​s ​History
medical ​history
prison
human ​rights

Program Category

Plaques

Rights

Public Domain

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Medical room, 1935.

Description

Medical room, 1935. The social hygiene movement, which aimed to end sexually transmitted infections, influenced many Ontario institutions, including the Mercer and its medical staff. Without consent. prisoners were subjected to experimental treatments and could receive drug doses that far exceeded Board of Health limits.

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