17.25 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, December 1946
Scope and Contents
"This boy couldn't speak at school,looked hydrocephalic. Can read but is very very backward. Hopeless at putting things down on paper, writing very poor. Nice boy, no trouble. Parents probably cousins. Illegitimate. Family has a reputation for being immoral. Nurse says this child was 7 or 8 before he could talk but is now coming on. Housing clean, not overcrowded, inharmonious."
Relatives in survey: mother 17.24, siblings 17.25, 17.18
Dates
- Other: December 1946
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Extent
2 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
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