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"This man, a miller, was admitted to CR. Diagnosis: Schizophrenia."

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"Attended OPC - paranoid reaction. Recent onset. Also had a kidney condition. Cashier in ICI. No information about sibs, but there is said to be no mental or nervous disorder. Wife very nice, intelligent. No children. Good home conditions."

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Ad. C.R. under certificate. DIAGNOSIS SCHIZOPHRENIA WITH MENTAL EFFECT. Schiz. symptoms began in 1934. Discharged improved. Had worked as a woodman, shepherd (3 years) and farm labourer. Nurse says this man is now able to work as a farm labourer away from home. Single, very religious.

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"This man was in CR as a rate-aided patient, diagnosed Schizophrenia. Father died in CR, depression. Mother, normal, aged 50-60, quiet. Good workman, 5 years in last job. Family has come down in the world, grandfather and great grandfather were schoolmasters."

Relatives in survey: Father

Scope and Contents "This woman was in CR as a certified rate-aided patient. Not diagnosed but apparently schizophrenic. Very toxic mouth. Employed as a domestic worker. Father a farm labourer, mother was a wee bit eccentric. [Male informant] this woman is now married with one child, lives with her mother, not really better, spoilt by parents. [Male informant] confirms - she seems to be hysterical and hypochondrial. Keeps on saying she has no energy to cope with her little boy. Dr confirms this woman is...

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"This woman was queer for a time - said her husband hammered her but there was no sign of it; was thought to be going off her head. Doctor was there a lot, some awful rows at night. Has now been quiet for a long time. Is said to come from a queer family. Husband a quarry worker, a gem. [Male informant] confirms - hysterical, neurotic, worrying, very vivid imagination. Clean house, not overcrowded."

Relatives in survey: child 11.56

Relatives in survey: Husband

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"This woman was in CR, rate-aided certified patient. Diagnosis - Paraphrenia. Separated from husband. Husband drank. Parents dead, father was a farmer. PC says this woman is still abnormal, persecuted and queer, lives alone. Nurse confirms - she is queer and suspicious, lives alone, unsociable."

Scope and Contents "Occupation - Farm Servant. P.A. Rate-aided patient. DIAGNOSIS: Schizophrenia. In 1916 patient's employer noticed he was not doing his work well and that he was queer. He talked a good deal of nonsense and was at times incoherent and emotional. At other times he was quiet and orderly, but ocassionally somewhat excited. He returned home at Whitsunday term and since then has done no work. Has expressed delusions regarding people who were dead and has threatened to do bodily harm to children...

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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.

Scope and Contents "This woman, a retired nurse, lives alone. She thinks that an imaginary man marks her windows, has duplicated keys to her drawers, is always writing to the Police about this. Symptoms for many years. No relations known. Clean house, can look after herself. No. P.A. - has pensions. Dr. confirms. Is developing queerly. Well-connected, people were farmers. No relatives left now. Can look after herself. Nurse confirms. She can't now look after herself properly- suffers from heart and...