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11.8 Female, Widow, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, November 1945
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
6.93 Male, Single, 25-34yrs, Schizophrenia, May 1947
1.131 Female, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, May 1947
"A dirty woman, a helpless creature, but has a tongue "that wad cut cloots". This family are all soft."
15.10 Female, Single, 45-54 yrs, Schizophrenia, January 1946
"This woman is a wee bit soft. She lives in a filthy little house, full of hens and cats. She has an illegitimate son. Lives rent free. Is deteriorating. The son "nothing in him" earns 25/- a week. No sibs know. Has always been queer - soft, untidy, slovenly. The house is so dirty you daren't sit down. Always on P.A. Nurse confirms - very dirty. Dr confirms - a slut, filthy. Son has been utterly spoilt, soft, no home training."
18.70 Female, Single, 45-54 yrs, Schizophrenia, June 1947
"Looks funny, has a wee bit of a want. Her people were tinkers and basket makers, clever with their hands. She is rough looking and queer, lives alone. Hoes turnips, etc., a very hard worker, but peculiar. Dr confirms - she is a real tinker type, looks almost Chinese. Clean house. PAO confirms that she is very queer."
Sibling: 18.71
29.99 Female, Married, 45-54 yrs, Schizophrenia, November 1944
"Used to write love letters to the doctor's predecessor. Very dirty, told the nurse lately that a "wean wasna' healthy unless it had a loose in its heid"."