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'Not stable, drinks, fell out of the bus while drunk, later in the same day was knocked down, drunk. Farm tenant but his lease will not be renewed. No siblings known. Married, no children.'

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"This man is a chronic alcoholic. He does not do very much - farm managed by his son."

Scope and Contents "This man is an objectionable character, lazy, drinks; he is a farmer, is always late with his sowing and crops, will do nothing for his tenants, considered hopeless. He is a batchelor, lives with his widowed mother, a "rough old character". Large farmhouse, not very clean. PC confirms - this man is very scatterbrained and improvident, a thoroughly bad farmer, was only allowed to keep on the farm because of his old mother. Drinks. Dr confirms - made an awful mess of his farm and was turned...

Scope and Contents "This lad was in the navy, was discharged on medical grounds. He has been in awful trouble to the police, a boozer, fined for breach of the peace. Has an illegitimate child. House dirty, you could stir it with a stick. 3 rooms for 6. Inharmonious. Confirmed by nurse - parents are both loose. There are said to be divorce proceedings in progress. Dr confirms - very slack, has a bad home influence. His father is supporting 3 illegitimate children. Mother tries to work."Relatives in...

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"This man is defective and alcoholic; able to work as a farm hand. May yet end in C.R. Home conditions: he lives with his mother and brother. Dr. says this man is O.K. so far as he knows. Big farm house, not overcrowded, clean."

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"This man, a gamekeeper, drinks. Not a very satisfactory home, children permanent bad attenders. Very remote, two miles from the bus."

Relatives in survey: wife 17.35, children 17.39, 17.38, 17.37

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'An alcoholic, very excitable and insulting when drunk, can be violent. Farm tenant. Parents dead. Wife very capable. No children. Nurse confirms: He is awful when drunk, a lunatic. Put his stick through the bus window when in a drunken rage. Clean house.'

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'PC says this man is an alcoholic, is a nuisance when drunk. Illegitimate. Works on a farm and lives in.'

Relatives in survey: Siblings 24.67, 24.68, 24.69, 24.70, 24.72, 24.73 Mother 24.71

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"Unsatisfactory character, a rotter, deals in firewood. Said to be immoral. PC says he gives a lot of trouble. Are squatting in a condemned house from which they will probably be evicted. Very poor and dirty. Leading a wild life. Dr syas is is capable but a black sheep, drinks. Children are all right."

Relatives in survey: Daughter 35.37