Small softcovered booklet with tan paper cover with two staple closure; contents include information about good health, both body and mind and when little girls change into young women; part of a series of health related books and pamhlets with the back page and cover listing all booklets and their…
Small softcovered booklet with tan paper cover with two staple closure; contents include information about good health, both body and mind and when little girls change into young women; part of a series of health related books and pamhlets with the back page and cover listing all booklets and their topics, author and price; indicating this booklet is 'N.C. 25'; 24 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred as deaccessioned.
Maker
The National Council for Combating Venereal Diseases
On frontispiece: "What Mothers must tell // their Children // BY // MARY SCHARLIEB, M.D., M.S. // Price 1d. // Published by// The National Council for Combating Venereal Diseases // Avenue Chambers, Southampton Row, W. C. 1. // 1917
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Manuals + Booklets Binder B pg. 2 b
Length
13.7 cm
Width
10.8 cm
Depth
0.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Cover scuffed with surface grime and bent corners
Copy Type
original
Reference Comments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Scharlieb
Research Facts
Dame Mary Scharlieb, D.B.E., LL.D., M.D., M.S Consulting Physcian for Diseases of Women, Royal Free Hospital; (née Bird; 18 June 1845 – November 1930) was a pioneer British female physician and gynaecologist in the late 19th / early 20th centuries. She had worked in India and by her persistence she returned to the UK to become a qualified doctor. She returned to Madras and eventually lectured in London. Alma mater: Madras Medical College; Occupation: Gynaecologist