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15.9 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, January 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/14

Scope and Contents

"This boy is very slow and backward. He is illegitimate. His mother married again but her husband would not have him in the house, so he lives with his grandmother. Clean and well looked after. No. P.A. [Male informant] says his grandmother is a "bit of a rag" - flighty. Flies off the handle. [Male informant] says they are decent people. Grandmother looks glaiket but is all right."

Dates

  • Other: January 1946

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Extent

4 Sheets

Repository Details

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