The result of our present anti-eugenic policy

Poster commissioned by the Eugenics Education Society and published by Benson's London Advertising agency. One in a series of posters produced by the Society to inform the public about the science of eugenics. This poster outlines the consequences of the 'mating of the unfit'.
The Eugenics Education Society was founded in 1907 with the aim of promoting public awareness of eugenic problems and advocating the 'improvement' of human hereditary traits through social intervention.
By 1914 the membership of the Eugenics Education Society was under 500, with membership peaking at around 800 in in its 1930s heyday. In the 1920s the Society changed its name to simply the Eugenics Society. Founded with a focus on social change the Society was distinct from the Galton Eugenics Laboratory, established under the auspices of the University of London to study the emerging discipline of eugenics from a purely scientific viewpoint.