15.19 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Chorea, Physical illness or invalidism, January 1946
Scope and Contents
"This child has had chorea, has very bad sight, blind in one eye. Very bad at arithmetic. Considered backward (through physical handicap?). Came as an evacuee but the rest of the family joined her and now have got a house. Mother, aged 33 a throughither type, no discipline. Housing: not bad. Plenty of room but mother and 2 children share a bed. Nurse confirms. Has a cataract. Healthy rosy child, rather shy. Mother has decided not to return to the father as he has a temper and is difficult to live with. Quite a pleasant little woman dirty and feckless."
Dates
- Other: January 1946
Conditions Governing Access
Public access to these records is governed by UK data protection legislation. Whilst some records may be accessed freely by researchers, the aforementioned legislation means that records conveying personal information on named individuals may be closed to the public for a set time. Where records relate to named deceased adults, they will be open 75 years after the latest date referenced in the record, on the next 1 January. Records relating to individuals below 18 years of age or adults not proven to be deceased will be open 100 years after the latest date recorded in the record, on the next 1 January.
Please refer to file level entries for restriction dates.
Extent
4 Sheets
Creator
- From the Series: Mayer-Gross, Wilhelm, Dr (Psychiatrist) (Person)
- From the Series: Brown, Marjorie Alice, 1907-1964 (Director, Department of Social Studies) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk