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Tasmania - Glossary Term

Mentally Subnormal (c. 1920 - 1980?)

From
c. 1920
To
1980?
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Glossary Term

Mentally subnormal was a term often applied to children who could be classified as mentally deficient under the 1920 Mental Deficiency Act. However, the act does not use this word.

Prepared by: Caroline Evans