Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale, 1874 - 1961, a founder of the Family Planning Association, operated his first birth control clinic here in 1921.
English Heritage
SE17, East Street, 153a
The plaque is around the corner in Dawes Street.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale
Founded by Doctor Charles Vickery Drysdale as the National Birth Control Coun...
Electrical engineer and social reformer promoting family planning and eugenic...
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Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale
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