Watson, Herbert Edmeston
- Date:
- Jul-Nov 1964
- Reference:
- PENROSE/3/22/17
- Part of:
- L. S. Penrose Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Correspondence concerning Ministry of Health investigations into water fluoridation, specifically regarding the validity of statistical data showing a link between fluoridation and incidences of Down's syndrome.
The initial correspondence is between H Watson and Egon Sharpe Pearson; Pearson recommends that Watson contact Penrose for further advice, and henceforth correspondence is between Watson and Penrose. This concerns previous research conducted in Europe and the USA, discussion of the enclosed report "Mongolism and Fluoride Water", and advice on conducting further statistical studies.
Publication/Creation
Jul-Nov 1964
Physical description
7 letters plus 1 enclosure
Terms of use
The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.