A Distressing Case of 'Kleptomania'
Anon
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Subjects: | Mental Illness, Crime, Hospitals, Medical Treatment |
Following PU1/41/19/5, shows a shady looking man—the victim of kleptomania—on a street pavement. He is being led away by 'Doctors X1 and Z2', dressed as police constables, to the hospital, where 'steps are now being taken for his recovery'. | |
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