British Social Hygiene Council (BSHC, until 1925 the National Council for Combating Venereal Diseases, NCCVD) was a British organization dedicated to eradicating
venereal diseases
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the older term venereal diseases, are infections that are Transmission (medicine), spread by Human sexual activity, sexual activity, especi ...
and educating the public about them. It has been founded in 1914.
See also
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Social hygiene movement
The social hygiene movement was an attempt by Progressive era reformers to control venereal disease, regulate prostitution and vice, and disseminate sexual education through the use of scientific research methods and modern media techniques. Soci ...
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1914 establishments in the United Kingdom
Sexually transmitted diseases and infections
Medical and health organisations based in the United Kingdom
Infectious disease organizations
1914 in health