Events tagged with "disease"
Classification of homosexuality as a 'disease'
Until the World Health Organisation (WHO) removed homosexuality from its International Classification of Disease as late as 1992, it was officially considered to be an illness or disease. This legitimised the attempts of doctors and psychiatrists and...
Off to the asylum - 1861
Charles Record was a 35 year old labourer who was committed to to Birmingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, later called All Saints Hospital, on 18 May 1861. This is the third page of his committal document.The papers state the reason for his committal was ...