Small cream paper folded in half with instruction to perform an examination of a patient who may be mentally deficient; handwritten owners name in pencil on cover 4 pages.
Small cream paper folded in half with instruction to perform an examination of a patient who may be mentally deficient; handwritten owners name in pencil on cover 4 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Dr. J. W. McDougall.
Dates
1927
1929
circa 1935-1939
Date Remarks
Noted inside
Material
paper: cream
ink: black
lead: grey
Inscriptions
On cover: "Examination of the Mentally // Defective // Reprint from // PHYSICIAN'S HAND BOOK"; inside: "EXAMINATION OF THE MENTALLY DEFECTIVE // The British Act of 1927 defines Mental Deficincy as // "a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind // existing before eighteen years of age, whether arising from // inherent casuses, or induced by disease or injury" // The 1929 report of the Mental Deficiency Committee of // the Board of Education and Board of Control in England says, // "The only really satisfactory criterion of mental deficience // is teh social one." // Physical Examination // Family History // Personal and Development History // School Progress // Examination in School Work // Practical Knowledge // Social History and Reactions // Industrial Efficiency // Moral Reactions // Psychological Tests // EXAMINATION OF THE EPILEPTIC CHILD"; handwritten on top cover: "J. W. McDougall"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-
Length
20.3 cm
Width
13.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
closed booklet
Condition Remarks
Inside looks like new, cover with minor fading
Copy Type
original
Research Facts
Dr. John Wallace (Jack) McDougall (1912-1999). Opened general practice at 35 Garden Street Brockville, across the street from the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in July 1940 and retired in 1985. Graduated from Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine in 1937 and completed his internship in Buffalo NY, married and returned to Brockville in 1940.
Served in WWII in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps joining the No. 1 Field Ambulance Military Hospital eventually becoming its commanding officer at Terrace, B.C then going overseas with the No. 23 Canadian General Hospital in England. Returning to Brockville from the No. 24 General Hospital in December 1945 to resume his medical practice.
Dr McDougall was the local coroner for 20+ years and received numerous awards including From Governor General Roland Michener for his work with St. Johns Ambulance; member of the Brockville Kiwanis Club and Sussex Masonic Lodge No. 5.