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Ref NoMS 466/1/1/10/1/6/5
Finding NumberMS 466/152/30-31
TitleTwo versions of a paper about the work of the school medical service by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury
LevelSub Series
DateOctober 1923
DescriptionThis section contains two copies of an address about initiatives supporting the health of school children which was written for the Annual Conference of the National Council of Women held in Edinburgh in 1923. Taylor Cadbury's address describes the work of the school medical service, focussing particularly on the provision of services in Birmingham.

A pencil annotation in the top right hand corner of the first document reads 'Mrs. Laurence Cadbury', suggesting that this finished copy of Taylor Cadbury's address may have been given to her daughter-in-law Joyce Cadbury. The second document is an annotated working typescript of this address.
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FormatItems
Related MaterialInformation about Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury and the school medical service taken from Richenda Scott, 'Elizabeth Cadbury: 1858-1951' (London: Harrap, 1955), pp. 105-106.
Access StatusOpen
AdminHistoryFollowing the enlargement of Birmingham's administrative boundaries in 1911 which incorporated King's Norton, Northfield and Selly Oak under the jurisdiction of Birmingham City Council, Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury was invited to serve on the City Council Education Committee. She was subsequently appointed Chairman of the Education Committee's Hygiene Sub-Committee, a post which she served in until 1924. During this period Taylor Cadbury implemented medical treatment services for school children across Birmingham. Her work included introducing dental clinics in collaboration with Birmingham Dental Hospital and the development of the city's Central School Clinic which was opened by her friend and colleague Chief Medical Officer Sir George Newman (1870-1948) in September 1915. Taylor Cadbury also led the establishment of school clinics across Birmingham which treated minor ailments and provided spectacles. In addition, she oversaw the development of a clinic for the treatment of tonsils and adenoids which opened in October 1913.
LanguageEnglish
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