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The Eugenics Board of North Carolina 9 If the case for sterilization is properly presented to the families of patients needing sterilization, it is believed that in most instances their consent and cooperation can be obtained. The Eugenics Board has declined to attempt to force patients to submit to operations in the few instances where persuasion was not effective in getting patients to hospitals for such operations on the assumption that it is better to let a few cases go rather than take the risk of creating antagonism. There are some instances, however, particularly non-institutional cases, where the need for sterilization is sufficiently urgent to warrant the use of force and in such instances the petitioners should have legal authorization for carrying out the orders of the Board. Much of the Secretary’s time devoted to the work of the Eugenics Board during the last three years has been spent in promotional work. The subject has been presented at two Public Welfare Institutes held in Chapel Hill, at two District Welfare Conferences and at a meeting of the Charlotte Mental Hygiene Society. In 1935 the Secretary prepared for the Eugenics Board a booklet, “Eugenical Sterilization in North Carolina,” which contained a brief survey of the growth of eugenical sterilization and a report of the work of the Eugenics Board through June 30, 1935. Although the booklet was prepared for distribution in the State, numerous requests from out of the State have been received. The law, procedure and forms are not included in this report since they were included in the booklet referred to above. A copy of the booklet will be presented to each member of the General Assembly with a copy of the biennial report. While it is believed wise to proceed cautiously, in order to develop a sound basis for sterilization in North Carolina, the magnitude of the problems of feeble-mindedness and mental disease in the State, indicates that sterilization must be done on a much larger scale if the program is to be made effective. Two of the outstanding difficulties which must be overcome are as follows: 1. Hesitancy of County Commissioners to provide adequate funds for hospitalization. 2. Limited number of social workers on the staffs of the majority of the county departments of public welfare to study and prepare cases to be presented to the Eugenics Board and at the same time per-
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-08: Biennial Report of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina [1934-1966] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina [1934-1966] |
Subject Topical | Eugenics -- North Carolina.; Involuntary sterilization -- North Carolina -- Statistics. |
Subject Topical Other | Eugenics -- North Carolina.; Sterilization -- North Carolina. |
Description | Began with the 1st report (1934-1936) |
Creator | North Carolina. Eugenics Board. |
Publisher | [Raleigh]: N.C. Eugenics Board, 1936-. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1934-1936 |
Identifier | NCHH-08-001 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 1 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-08/nchh-08-001.pdf |
Document Sort | all; nchh-08 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-08-001 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-08 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb2458531 |
Revision History | done |
Description
Fixed Title * | Page 9 |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina [1934-1966] |
Subject Topical | Eugenics -- North Carolina.; Involuntary sterilization -- North Carolina -- Statistics. |
Subject Topical Other | Eugenics -- North Carolina.; Sterilization -- North Carolina. |
Description | Began with the 1st report (1934-1936) |
Creator | North Carolina. Eugenics Board. |
Publisher | [Raleigh]: N.C. Eugenics Board, 1936-. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1934-1936 |
Identifier | NCHH-08-001-0013 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; report/review |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Filename | biennialreporteug01nort_0013.jp2 |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 1 |
Page Number | 9 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | The Eugenics Board of North Carolina 9 If the case for sterilization is properly presented to the families of patients needing sterilization, it is believed that in most instances their consent and cooperation can be obtained. The Eugenics Board has declined to attempt to force patients to submit to operations in the few instances where persuasion was not effective in getting patients to hospitals for such operations on the assumption that it is better to let a few cases go rather than take the risk of creating antagonism. There are some instances, however, particularly non-institutional cases, where the need for sterilization is sufficiently urgent to warrant the use of force and in such instances the petitioners should have legal authorization for carrying out the orders of the Board. Much of the Secretary’s time devoted to the work of the Eugenics Board during the last three years has been spent in promotional work. The subject has been presented at two Public Welfare Institutes held in Chapel Hill, at two District Welfare Conferences and at a meeting of the Charlotte Mental Hygiene Society. In 1935 the Secretary prepared for the Eugenics Board a booklet, “Eugenical Sterilization in North Carolina,” which contained a brief survey of the growth of eugenical sterilization and a report of the work of the Eugenics Board through June 30, 1935. Although the booklet was prepared for distribution in the State, numerous requests from out of the State have been received. The law, procedure and forms are not included in this report since they were included in the booklet referred to above. A copy of the booklet will be presented to each member of the General Assembly with a copy of the biennial report. While it is believed wise to proceed cautiously, in order to develop a sound basis for sterilization in North Carolina, the magnitude of the problems of feeble-mindedness and mental disease in the State, indicates that sterilization must be done on a much larger scale if the program is to be made effective. Two of the outstanding difficulties which must be overcome are as follows: 1. Hesitancy of County Commissioners to provide adequate funds for hospitalization. 2. Limited number of social workers on the staffs of the majority of the county departments of public welfare to study and prepare cases to be presented to the Eugenics Board and at the same time per- |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-08/nchh-08-001.pdf |
Document Sort | all; nchh-08 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-08-001 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-08 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb2458531 |
Revision History | done |
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