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"Neurotic, when she worked at munitions was never there, always staying off. Very worried about her mother. Has boyfriend but can't marry him because her mother is ill so often. This girl is as hard as nails; does beautiful handwork, not strictly honest."

Relatives in survey: Mother 14.1

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"This woman suffers from kidney trouble. Dr says hysterical. Daughter was a "beautician". Large house beautifully kept. PC says she is a nice woman but a bit nervous, cannot do her work sometimes and has to go to bed."

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"This woman is mentally peculiar. She is very anaemic and is constantly taking purgatives. As a result had a complete breakdown. Now a nursemaid. Very good housing conditions."

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"This lad, very nice, is said to have had effort syndrome. Now a farm worker, married. Quiet, you can't talk to him, never mixes. No family yet. Decent chap."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 13.20, 13.22

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"Diagnosis Anxiety neurosis with schizoid features. She has never had a proper job, but worked as an auxiliary nurse and has done some W.V.S. driving. Parents dead. Father in C.R. Sister was schizophrenic. Patient has been brought up by a Nannie. Symptoms since adolescence at least. All siblings said to be unstable."

Brother (15.43), aunt (15.44) in study.

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'Patient was born in India. Occupation: House Duties. Husband is a salesman. Private Patient. Diagnosis: Anxiety Hysteria. Previous admission discharged herself against advice. No children. Awful hysteric.'

Scope and Contents "Diagnosis: Anxiety neurosis. Complains of insomnia, is very restless at night. Symptoms grossly exaggerated as soon as he goes down the pit and in last occasion collapsed after a few hours in spite of repeated attempts to pull himself together. "He is suffering from a fairly severe form of anxiety neurosis which is dependent on his work as a miner. I would strongly advise that steps be taken to rellieve him from this work and allow him to take up work of which he is not afraid and...

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"Attended OP clinic - anxiety state. Good looking, rather flashy woman, accustomed to a gay time. Incomer from England. Husband works at aerodrome. Son apparently normal. Home conditions would be good."

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"Works in a bank. Is anxious, introspective, never well, has post traumatic headaches, useless. Father dead, was the same. Mother 50+, OK. Only child, clean house, comfortably off."

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"This woman is neurotic, has a weak chest, gets terrible shortness of breath. Husband a shepherd. House moderately clean, not very large."

Relatives in survey: son 45.50