drspocksaidso: So in 1939 in Melbourne, Australia, 10/6 is what it cost to remove baby McLaurin&rsqu
drspocksaidso: So in 1939 in Melbourne, Australia, 10/6 is what it cost to remove baby McLaurin’s foreskin (10/6 meant 10 shillings and sixpence, or in modern terms 55cents).Then a second bill, also 1939, and probably from London, England, where the whole “professional attendance” was £6/6/0d, or as they would have said then 6 Guineas, for whole maternity care, foreskin removal considered a routine part of that care. -- source link