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"This woman was admitted to CR and diagnosed as senility. History of meningitis at 2 - speech and gait affected, mentality of a child of 4, could not dress herself; in bed last two years, has had a stroke, incontinent and paralysed. Parents dead - mother senile before death, father was a farmer. Two surviving sisters, three others died young of croup, TB and meningitis. Home conditions good, harmonious."

"Mental defective, very dirty, soft. Did charring. Nurse confirms - whole family mentally defective. Dirty."

Relatives in survey: children 3.82, 3.83 sister in law 3.81

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

"This woman was admitted to the Crichton as weakminded. Discharged and re-admitted under certificate, diagnosis Dementia (Imbecility). Rate-aided. Has now no home. Formerly a boarded out lunatic."

"A character, mental, lives alone, dirty from head to foot. Ulcerated legs, cardiac trouble and dropsy. Had a sister who died."

"This woman is said to be soft and a simpleton. Dr says she is very dressy and peculiar, getting deaf, sex appeal ++. Bats. She has had 17 children of whom 8 or 9 survive."

"Simple old man, lives with his sister. Harmless. Used to be a farmer? Nurse: Very polite and decent, works about the house, His sister has asthma. PC Just no very bright, simple, was a farmer, had a sort of wooden shack on the hill. Dull but fly - did not know how to ask for a ticket to Annan, waited at the booking office till he saw somebody whom he knew was going there and said "the same as him"."

"This is a peculiar sort of man, hasn't worked since 1920, always has something wrong with him - if he hasn't a sore back he has a sore head. He spends most of the day standing at the door looking out, but never goes out. Will talk to people at the door. [Male informant] thinks he is OK but lazy. Dr confirms that this man should be in the CR, is senile, swears and gets violent, wife hysterical with fear."

Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 10 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: primary relative amentia; and developmental delay. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 16 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; mental deficiency; infantile encephalitis; and dementia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.