19.64 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Maladjusted child, March 1946
Scope and Contents
'This boy had an IQ of 81. Is a bad lad, swears and makes a disturbance in the bus, has had the police after him. Another brother is Ok but slow. Father a ploughman. [Female informant] says this boy is a dirty lump. He usually boards in the town during the week and comes home for the weekend. He and his siblings were most unsociable at school, never mixed with the other children, just stood apart. [Female teacher] says he is highly strung and nervous, excitable, always getting into trouble, but honest and likeable. Thought to have a bad home environment. Not the worst in the class by any means.'
Relatives in survey: 19.44
Dates
- Other: March 1946
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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
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