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19.49 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, March 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/18

Scope and Contents

'This boy has an IQ of 70. Father, a farm worker, assaulted his wife - it was said she was to blame as she would not give him enough to eat. Housing: condemned two roomed house. Children fairly clean but have impetigo.'

Relatives in survey: siblings 19.1, 19.50, 19.51

Dates

  • Other: March 1946

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Extent

4 Sheets

Repository Details

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