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"This woman is a bad type, used to be a prostitute. Goitre. Mother aged over 50, a character. Father, hare lip and cleft palate, speaks very bad, 60+. Husband a general labourer, dermatitis ++. child with cleft palate and harelip - has had a partial repair. Housing: awful, tiny bedroom and a kitchen like a dungeon. Fairly clean."

Relatives in survey: Husband 11.62, sibling, father

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"Married and was living with her people. No Public Assistance. Dr says this man is a bit dull. Nurse says this man is just a rascal. He is still in the Navy. They now have a prefab; there was only one child which died. Clean house - they are a clean family. No information about siblings."

Relatives in survey: wife 16.27

Scope and Contents "This woman seems peculiar. She has been kicked out of any house she has lived in, including poorhouses. Husband was killed in the last war and she has a good pension. She is now going to live at the [redacted]. One son, married, one daughter, one away. She has been living with her. She "abuses her pension". Nurse says she is MD. Her daughters keep on having illegitimate babies. She has son in a home. Fairly clean, overcrowded, immoral, many rows."Relatives in survey: niece...

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'This woman is "alert mentally" but has an awful temper. She married a sailor but after three weeks they separated. He died of heart trouble before anything could be done. An abominable woman, uses filthy language, Belsen would be suitable for her. Mother has TB but will have not treatment. House: two or three rooms for 13. Filthy but children are clean. Disturbed owing to [subject's] temper.'

Relatives in survey: Siblings 19.11, mother 19.57

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'He is a dirty rat, often out of work, poaches, a horrible man, low type. Wife a better type but loose morally. 10 children. Daughter frequently off school with scabs. Other children have impetigo. Housing: Condemned house, two rooms, appalling conditions. They are always having illness, chiefly catarrh and bronchitis. Relationships inharmonious. Have been on PA.'

Scope and Contents 'Mentally defective, simple and soft. [Male informant] says she has a wild look in her eye. Mother dead, father used to be a quarryman. All the children suffered from glands and worms. Housing: dirty. No siblings known. she is maintained by her father. Minister confirms, soft but has improved, some of the children are OK. Nurse confirms, a yes body, couldn't say no to a man. House overcrowded, not so dirty and verminour as it used to be.'Relatives in survey: Children 24.38,...

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"PS says he has a softness, is weak mentally. Farm servant. Condemned house - dirty. Very bare, they live a hand to mouth existence."

Relatives in survey: Wife 25.52

Scope and Contents "A real bad one, just wandering about drinking, lazy, good for nothing. Supposed to have had [child?] with one of his daughters. Wife dead. Died in difficult confinement. Very bad family. Neglect of family. Dr confirms they were a poor family. Father committed incest with daughter, now married, she had an illegitimate child which died of abdominal TB. Housing was filthy - he has seen one of the children eating from one side of the cat's plate while the cat ate from the...