Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 28th January 2025

Time: 7 p.m.

Venue: Theatre 2, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA

Description: Dr Austen Nankivell became Plymouth’s Medical Officer of Health in 1925. Four years later the Conservatives lost control of the city council. An extraordinary period of change followed. From birth control to cancer services, and from child welfare clinics to establishing a municipal hospital, the city was at the forefront of radical progress in health care. This changed in 1932. With austerity policies in the ascendant, Conservatives regained control of the council, and Dr Nankivell was imprisoned for ‘gross indecency’. This talk, focusing on synergies between political and professional roles during his tenure, also considers connections between subsequent political conflicts and the criminal allegations against him.

How to book: The easiest approach is to book tickets online: plymouth.ac.uk/arts-institute Otherwise phone the Arts Institute Plymouth University T: 01752 585050 Or email - theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk

Price: Free for members & students, Visitor tickets: £6.00, concessions £4.00

Tel: 01503230106

Email: a.cousins345@btinternet.com

Website: www.ha-plymouth.org.uk

Organiser: Alan H. Cousins

Lecturer: Dr Mike Sheaff, Visiting Research Fellow, Plymouth University

Region: South-West England

Branch: Plymouth