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22.23 Male, Married, 35-44 yrs, Psychopathic personality, January 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/21

Scope and Contents

'This man served a prison sentence for rape. Sacked from where he had been a farm worker - tried to tell his boss his business. He is now working for a coal merchant. Very bad temper, knocks his wife about, not alcoholic. Wife, a poor sort of woman in bad health, fainted recently in a shop, had a black eye. Has a nasty nagging tongue but is a good mother, methodical. They are very short of money. This man is various described as lazy, hard-working, not a good card.'

Dates

  • Other: January 1946

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Extent

4 Sheets

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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