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32.76 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile, January 1946
"This old woman used to be a sort of tinker. Condemned house, two rooms for 2. Temper - knocked her daughter about. County cottage, no conveniences. PAO: "A cantankerous din-raising old madam." Looks all right but you would not trust her."
34.18 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Psychopathic personality, March 1946
"This girl had an IQ of 81. She is slatternly, went pinching and defrauding with her sister."
Relatives in survey: 34.17
34.24 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, January 1946
"This woman is in the Crichton. She used to be abnormally clean when younger, gradually got dirtier and dirtier and unable to look after herself. Was living alone. House filthy and verminous. Husband dead, no children. House was hoaching with fleas."
34.30 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Alcoholism, Psychopathic personality, February 1946
"A villainous character, a brute and a bully, drinks heavily. Clever. Has had a lot of jobs, does well for 2-3 months, then gets sacked or creates trouble. A braggart. Clever but wicked. Son [34.31], another son, very decent "a proper Jessie". Dr confirms, this man has stopped drinking and taken to bicarb. of soda - his stomach troubles him - poacher, thief, rogue, twister. Family are very nice, however."
Relatives in survey: Son 34.31
34.34 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, February 1946
"This girl is thickheaded, you can never do anything with her, has not got a brain to develop. IQ will probably be about 70. Family have not got a good social background. For a time a menage a trois. Mother was also going with soldiers and black men - was reprimanded for neglect of the children. [Male informant] refused to be drawn on their morals - says there is something nice about them."
34.39 Female, Widowed, 55-64 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Dull and backward, January 1946
"This woman is not "mental" but is feckless, has no ambition, restless. She was separated from her husband who rose to the rank of Colonel in the last war. He was alcoholic and committed suicide. Minister confirms - she is throughither."
Relatives in survey: 34.40
36.44 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, June 1947
"IQ 70-. Very dull. Parents have TB. Inspector - mother is a trachle, not clean, has a very poor physique. Dr confirms - house a terrible place. Nurse confirms - all dull, house a terrible place."
Relatives in survey: Mother 36.43, sister 36.45
40.68 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1947
"IQ 78, exempt from control exam, athletic. Seen by [male informant] who thought he looked run down and unhappy. Deaf? Fuzzy negroid hair, but blond. A little backward. Mother's people are all right."
Relatives in survey: Father 40.67 mother 40.66
4.124 Male, Single, 35-44 yrs, High grade mental defective, July 1946
"A certified MD. PC says he is a bit peculiar, a very bad talker, permanently on PA. Single, lives with his father. Mother dead. [Male informant]: absolutely harmless but definitely mental. Should be in an institution. Dr says there is a streak of queerness in the family, [he] has a neurotic disposition. Tarryfingered. Feebleminded."
Brother: 4.126
42.10 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, February 1947
"This woman is soft and dull. Husband a farm worker. Three children under school age. Inspector - " a cunning tinker", a poor lot. Dr - thouless, dirty, hard up."
Relatives in survey: Sister 42.13