1830

1839-05-11: Ontario passes “An Act to Authorise the Erection of an Asylum within this Province for the Reception of Insane and Lunatic Person.”

1860

1865: First proto-eugenics articles by Francis Galton in MacMillan's Magazine

1866-02-20: Gregor Mendel publishes his paper, “Versuche über Pflanzenhybriden”

1867: Ugly Laws

1867: Canadian Constitution Act gives federal parliament legislative authority over "Indians, and Lands reserved for Indians"

1869: Galton publishes Hereditary Genius

1870

1870: Canadian Residential Schools in operation

1871: Charles Darwin publishes The Descent of Man

“Great Expense To Country” in the Bassano Mail, September 11, 1930

September 30, 1930. “Great Expense To Country” was an article featured in the Bassano Mail reporting the increase of patients in mental institutions and the relative cost of upkeep of said institutions. The article states that social workers and mental hygiene specialist tend to focus more on early diagnosis and treatment in the early stages of mental deficiency.

This article can be found online in the Peel Collection here.

-Laura Shaw

Great Expense To Country. (1930, September 11). Bassano Mail, 6.

“Great Expense To Country” in the Bassano Mail, September 11, 1930

September 30, 1930. “Great Expense To Country” was an article featured in the Bassano Mail reporting the increase of patients in mental institutions and the relative cost of upkeep of said institutions. The article states that social workers and mental hygiene specialist tend to focus more on early diagnosis and treatment in the early stages of mental deficiency.

This article can be found online in the Peel Collection here.

-Laura Shaw

Great Expense To Country. (1930, September 11). Bassano Mail, 6.