This archive preserves content written and curated by the late medical historian Robert Darby, previously housed on his historyofcircumcision.com website (circa 2010 and not updated since inception, so please bear in mind that much of what is written refers to matters and statistics of that era).
Upon his passing, Darby provided The Darbon Institute with his collection of valuable circumcision resources. We are grateful he has entrusted us with ensuring this archives posterity, and we are sure that Darby's legacy will likewise be preserved for many years to come.
Australia
- Overview
- A source of mischief (Part 1)
- A source of mischief (Part 2)
- A source of mischief (Part 3)
- Edwardian baby care (1903–1907)
- Cavalier among the roundheads (1940s–1950s)
- Why circumcise? (1952)
- The enigma of circumcision (1970)
- Pamela Bone: Why doctor's are cutting down on circumcision (1996)
- Australia's new witchdoctors
- Brian Morris reviewed (1999)
- Aussie boy's circumcision nightmare (2000)
- William Chidley and the BMA (2004)
- Medical authorities maintain opposition to circumcision (2007–2009)
Britain
- Overview
- The reflex action of the foreskin (1857)
- Masturbation and circumcision (1860)
- Clitoridectomy and medical ethics (1867)
- Hutchinson on circumcision (1890)
- For and against circumcision (1935)
- George Drysdale: Unsung prophet of safe sex
- British Medical Journal editorials (1949 and 1979)
- Sir Daniel Whiddon (1953)
North America
Other
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