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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
LevelItem
Reference Number PENROSE/2/28/6/8
TitleTaylor, Moore
DateMay 1953 - Dec 1953
DescriptionCorrespondence between Moore Taylor, Medical Officer of Mental Health, North-Eastern Regional Hospital Board, Scotland, to Penrose regarding the possibility of carrying out experiments on a pair of Down's syndrome twins using pituitary growth hormone capsules. The decision to go forward with the experiment is delayed due to discovery of a suspected case of megacolon in one of the twins. Encloses letters from staff at the Royal Aberdeen Hospital for Sick Children on the child's medical condition.
Extent13 folios
AccessStatusClosed
AccessConditionsThis material contains sensitive personal data. Access to this material will not be granted until after the last date of closure, unless written permission is given by the individual(s) concerned.
ClosedUntil01/01/2054
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