4.117 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Low grade mental defective, July 1946
Scope and Contents
"Certified MD. PC says he is a bit stupid. Dr says he is a Mongol but doing quite well a the Special School - can read and write a bit, counts. Father a farm worker. Mother, capable. Lives with his grandparents who have a smallholding. he is legitimate. His grandparents took him because his siblings were so hard on him. [Male teacher] says this lad has some individuality and has a mind. Not so defective - really dull and backward. Very noisy."
Cousin: 4.115, 4.116, Sibling: 4.119 Father: 4.118 Uncle: 4.114 Grandparents: 4.120, 4.121
Dates
- Other: July 1946
Creator
- From the Series: Mayer-Gross, Wilhelm, Dr (Psychiatrist) (Person)
- From the Series: Brown, Marjorie Alice, 1907-1964 (Director, Department of Social Studies) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
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