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"An estate woker, has a slight stammer, has a mild tremor of the hands. "Goes astray" - has had affairs with local women. Was a military policeman of better class than his wife. Brother died of "paralysis" - he had a tremor too."

Relatives in survey: Wife 7.5; daughter 7.6

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"IQ 70-, has a speech defect. Nice girl, now a maid. Illegitimate. Lives with aunt, well looked after. [Male informant]: Fairly clean, lower type of farm servant."

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"This lad has a slight stammer, is otherwise all right. Works on father's farm. Information from Doctor."

Relatives in survey: Father 11.14

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"This girl has a speech defect, is slightly deaf, very dull, a horrible writer. Her speech and writing are grade D. Father a farmer. Mother 38-40, not bright. Comfortably off, clean. Good farmer, well-doing. PC has not noticed anything wrong with this girl. Very big for her age. Dr - not very bright - he thinks it comes from the mother's side. Nurse confirms - this girl has a very bad lisp but it may come all right."

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"This boy stammers, is about two years retarded but not MD. He comes from a backward family. Father, a foreman on a farm. Mother in her 30's, did not speak properly until she was 9. Nice house, clean, not overcrowded, nice family. PC says these boys are ill devils - he has been after them a few times for letting hens out, breaking eggs, catching rabbits etc."

Relatives in survey: father, mother, siblings 11.64, 11.65

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"Farm worker, has a very halting speech. Nurse confirms - defective, funny speech. Is really out of control. Can only work on family's farm."

Relatives in survey: mother 17.20, siblings 17.22, 17.21, 17.24, 17.23

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"IQ 70, harum scarum boy, unsettled. Now working on father's farm. Nurse - bad speech, deficient."

Relatives in survey: mother 17.20, siblings 17.19, 17.21, 17.24, 17.23

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"IQ 79, slow, has an impediment. Working on a farm."

Relatives in survey: Father 17.36, mother 17.35, siblings 17.39, 17.38

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'This man is harmless, subnormal, not a successful farmer. Parents dead, mother was said to be not right mentally. Married, wife a very nice woman, now dying. No children. Excellent housing conditions. Inspector - very soft, a poor farmer, will be put out before long. A great, harmless, ape-shaped fellow. Nurse confirms - he also has a cleft palate and is a bad speaker. Dr says the whole family is queer. 3 siblings, brother a farmer is narrow and severe.'

Scope and Contents "This boy was at the Special Class. IQ 70-. He is now learning to be a shepherd. Doesn't look silly. Brother works on a farm, other brother is kind of simple, had a fall in childhood, working in forestry, sister working as a land girl, pretty dull but can work. Another sister was difficult at school, a bit light-headed, dour and deficient, had fits of giggling, now working in a shop. Another brother is "a wee bit dour", will make a good farm hand. Youngest brother bright. All can read and...