Project Gutenberg 2011-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 149 Pollock, Horatio M. (Horatio Milo) 1868 1950 Pollock, H. M. (Horatio Milo) 24008921 Eugenics as a Factor in the Prevention of Mental Disease Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Eugenics as a Factor in the Prevention of Mental Disease" by Horatio M. Pollock is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the concept of eugenics and its potential application in preventing mental diseases, addressing the rising societal burden of mental health issues during that era. In this work, Pollock discusses the increasing prevalence of mental disease, presenting alarming statistics on the growth of patients needing care in state hospitals. He emphasizes the importance of understanding hereditary factors related to mental health while advocating for proactive measures to mitigate mental disease. Citing environmental influences, he suggests a multi-faceted approach, including improving public mental hygiene, regulating procreation among individuals with mental deficiencies, and promoting better family stock through informed marriage practices. The book serves as both a statistical reflection on mental health issues of the time and an appeal for societal change through eugenics to alleviate the mental health crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Eugenics HQ Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Sociology 52393 2025-08-14T10:13:35.948366 text/html 47577 2021-01-07T12:38:34 text/html 105726 2025-08-14T10:13:41.546372 application/epub+zip 104442 2025-08-14T10:13:39.197386 application/epub+zip 74339 2025-08-14T10:13:38.068362 application/epub+zip 302231 2025-08-14T10:13:43.210362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293907 2025-08-14T10:13:40.829392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234020 2022-09-16T07:46:57.533111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41453 2025-08-14T10:13:35.676356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41346 2021-01-07T12:38:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41337 2021-01-07T12:38:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20590 2025-08-14T10:13:43.332389 application/rdf+xml 23542 2025-08-14T10:13:38.558347 image/jpeg 4889 2025-08-14T10:13:38.311365 image/jpeg 15240 2021-01-07T12:38:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 16484 2021-01-07T12:38:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 15224 2021-01-07T12:38:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 105097 2025-08-14T10:13:35.954385 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia