British Social Hygiene CouncilBritish Social Hygiene Council was a British organization dedicated to eradicating venereal diseases and educating the public about them. It was founded in 1914.HistoryNational Council for Combating Venereal Diseases was founded in 1914, just days before the beginning of World War I. Its members include doctors, scientists, psychologists, sociologists and 'muscular Christians.' It got government funding until 1929.