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11.1 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Low grade mental defective, November 1945
"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."
3.23 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947
"Meningitis 6 years ago, getting increasingly deaf since, but M[ental] D[efective] anyhow. Has minor fits - loses consciousness for a few minutes and becomes rigid. Associated with her periods. Does not get a proper wage but seem squite satisfied - working in the Convalescent Home. Sister, very timid, living with her. Parents dead? [Female informant] considered that there was an hysterical element in the family. Seen by PSW."
12.44 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Low grade mental defective, February 1946
"This girl is on the list of defectives. Nurse says she had meningitis and now just sits doing nothing."
Relatives in survey: 12.45
17.40 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Epilepsy, September 1946
"Epileptic, fits fairly often. Said to have had meningitis. Nurse does not think fits are typically epilpetic."
Relatives in survey: Father 17.41
44.53 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Maladjusted child, July 1945
"IQ 76. Not good enought to sit the control exam. Drifts about from place to place. A bully. May have had meningitis."
Relatives in survey: 44.51, 44.52
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Turner, 27 December 1915
Turner grieves to hear of the death of Darbishire, who he describes as 'a man of scientific worth and promise'. He is concerned to hear of the appearance of cerebro-spinal fever in a military camp.