Why Dr Elsie Inglis is the best Edinburgher of all time – Susan Dalgety scotsman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scotsman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After a ground-breaking study on poverty by Dr Elsie Inglis and two colleagues was published in 1902, legislation was introduced that heralded the beginning of the welfare state
Memories came flooding back for Leith-born crime writer Harry Fisher as browsed old photos of the area he grew up that were taken during the slum clearances of the 60's, a period in which many believe the heart was ripped out of Edinburgh's port.