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"This woman is called "glaikit" by Dr. She is a big strong woman, looks simple. She works as a farm servant. She is illegitimate, her father was a coachman. Housing, 2 roomed lower part of a cottage, damp and tiny, clean. Family relationships inharmonious, much noise and quarrelling. She has not been able to bring her children up properly or to give them the attention they require as she has been out to work all the time."

Relatives in survey: son 2.1

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"[Male informant] says this girl is very defective - high grade he thinks. Can't do anything. Father, a farm worker. Mother, 50+, fat and careless, never bothered. Have just come, not known to anybody else. No public assistance. Dr. says she looks very dull. IQ76. Siblings: Sister, a servant girl, very dull. Dull family, a lousy lot, always being excluded."

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"Neurotic and hypochondrial. Was working as a cook. Nurse confirms - bad tempered. Clean house, goes out to work. Dr confirms - her family have some neuropathy. Sister has epileptic attacks, brother a big soft lump, farmers could never get any work out of him. Minister says she is a big, heavy, sultry woman, capable but not a very good mother."

Relatives in survey: Sister 33.3

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"This man, an estate worker, is dull, not up to much, very faithful and trustworthy. Illegitimate, mother, who was a half-wit, is dead. Wife, decent woman, devoted mother."

Relatives in survey: Son 35.80

Scope and Contents "Used to be an Insurance Agent, but was no good and lost his job, now working in an office but never at work. Always complaining of something. Says his teacher ruptured his eardrum when she pulled the lobe of his ear when he was 7. Had some shingle spots on his chest 3 months and has been off work ever since. Is a cranky, spoilt boy, his mother ruined him. PAO: Queer crowd, he thinks they are sick of the sight of each other. House fairly clean, not overcrowded. LE: Has never settled at...