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2.1 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and Backward, Physical illness or invalidism, April 1945
11.8 Female, Widow, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, November 1945
12.3 Female, Widowed, Married, 45-54 yrs, High grade mental defective, February 1946
"This woman is thoughtless, not very bright mentally, a loose old dame, went with soldiers. Use to send her husband on the bus for messages and then had a good time. PAO says this woman is hypochondrial, aye girning. Dr says they are both a bit peculiar. Nurse "peculiar, awful tongue, not just quite....". Dr confirms - she is MD."
Relatives in survey: husband 12.4, children 12.5, 12.42
15.9 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, January 1946
"This boy is very slow and backward. He is illegitimate. His mother married again but her husband would not have him in the house, so he lives with his grandmother. Clean and well looked after. No. P.A. [Male informant] says his grandmother is a "bit of a rag" - flighty. Flies off the handle. [Male informant] says they are decent people. Grandmother looks glaiket but is all right."
20.1 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, February 1947
'Pituitary disorder, massive for her age, dull, asthmatic, adipose, genitalia undeveloped. Father a shepherd. Mother OK, "a wailey kind o' creature, a wee bit below normal" - Inspector.'
2.15 Female, Single, 35-44 yrs, Dull and Backward, July 1945
"This woman is called "glaikit" by Dr. She is a big strong woman, looks simple. She works as a farm servant. She is illegitimate, her father was a coachman. Housing, 2 roomed lower part of a cottage, damp and tiny, clean. Family relationships inharmonious, much noise and quarrelling. She has not been able to bring her children up properly or to give them the attention they require as she has been out to work all the time."
Relatives in survey: son 2.1
2.58 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, March 1947
"IQ 81 exempt from control exam. Father a shepherd, mother a bit "glaikit"."
Relatives in survey: 2.50, 2.49, 2.47, 2.48 mother 2.59 father 2.46
2.59 Female, Married, 45-54 yrs, Dull and backward, March 1947
"This woman is described as glaikit, the dullest of her family."
Relatives in survey: children 2.50, 2.58, 2.49, 2.47, 2.48 husband 2.46
2.64 Female, Married, 45-54 yrs, Psychopathic personality, June 1947
"This woman is a bad lot, immoral, just a bitch. Husband has had an awful time with her - on one occasion he threw a teapot at her. She had an affair with their lodger, husband had to sleep in the shed. Just a randy."
34.2 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Schizophrenia, January 1946
"This woman is described as mental and a bit soft. "She doesn't keep well in hot weather". She has a tongue like a tinker. She is feckless and useless, would talk the hind legs off a donkey. Always complaining. Dr confirms that this woman is a dirty and hypochondrial old pest with an awful tongue. Nurse confirms that this woman is queer; sometimes very clean however."
Relatives in survey: Brother 34.3