Res.1.18 Female resident, late thirties, married, corporation tenant, female interviewer, 24 February 1961
Scope and Contents
Topics discussed include: Neighbourhood and housing including Craigmillar; family life; schooling and behaviour.
Neighbourhood and Housing: INTVEE was married at 19 years, described by INTVER as a hard discplinarian but not lacking in affection. She had been brought up in a single end in Leith along with five siblings and so appreciates the space in her new home in Muirhouse. Previously had lived in Craigmillar but found the inhabitants rough and wild, too many broken windows and fights. Her only complaint about the house is that there is only one fireplace and no other means of heating, which means electric radiators or oil stoves in the rest of the rooms which is expensive. She had previously lived in Pilton and missed her neighbours and the proximity of the nursery or "toy school" for her pre-school children. She thinks £2 rent is high but worth it.
Family Life: There are distinct roles within the marriage which the INTVEE blames herself for, "Only the other morning a neighbour mentioned having had a cup of tea brought to bed by her husband", this had shaken her to the core "I think I've just been one big fool".
Health and health services: The INTVEE likes the health visitors but not the doctors who she feels are too brusque and would get cross when called out to see a child who was ill in the morning but was fine by the time of their visit later in the day. As one of her own children had had meningitis she feels they [the doctors] should be more philosophical about it. References made to the health and temperaments of the INTVEE's children.
Dates
- Other: 24 February 1961
Creator
- From the Fonds: University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
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Language of Materials
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