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22.8 Male, Married, 55-64 yrs, Alcoholism, January 1946
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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/21
Scope and Contents
'This man has not worked for many years - said to suffer from stomach trouble, not fond of work, lazy and easy going " a horror", makes you feel creepy, "great big slouching brute". Drinks and beats his family. Used to be a hedger or a drainer, never a conscientious worker. Fond of gardening. Nurse says this man is a bully. House filthy, three rooms. Dr says this man is a chronic asthmatic and bronchitic. [Female informant] just a rotten man, drinks. Incomer.'Relatives in survey:...
Dates:
Other: January 1946
32.1 Male, Married, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Alcoholism, February 1946
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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/31
Scope and Contents
"This man and his wife are most peculiar, do not get on with anybody, peer round the curtain to see who is at the door. One of them is always ill. House dirty. Nurse: The husband is not so bad as the wife - she is not fit to do much and is very queer. She is his second wife; there are no children. They own the house. [Male informant] says this is a very intellgent man, a miner who went to university. PAO: A cantankerous old man who is at loggerheads with everybody. Convicted of assaulting...
Dates:
Other: February 1946
31.41 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Alcoholism, August 1945
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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/30
Scope and Contents
"This man, a bank agent, is a well-known alcoholic, has had treatment, unsuccessfully. Wife has a terrible time with him. Very violent in his cups, beats his wife and throws things about. Largish house. Sergt. - fearful, cranky."
Dates:
Other: August 1945
16.238 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Alcoholism, December 1946
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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents
"General labourer, has had lots of jobs, drinks, has done time for assaulting his wife. A problem, thieves. Children are thought to be quite smart. House fairly clean, not overcrowded now, disturbed. No PA since the war but a lot before. He was a good craftsman but his wife dragged him down. The older children are a poaching shiftless lot. Employers won't have him."
Relatives in survey: Wife 16.237; children 16.241, 16.240
Dates:
Other: December 1946