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18.57 Male, Single, 35-44 yrs, Low grade mental defective, June 1947

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

Scope and Contents

"High grade defective at least, sounds like a Mongol. Has never been able to work but can help at home and go messages. Sometimes directs the traffic at the cross-roads. Mother, 90, senile. Father dead. Lives with his brother and sister - there is an 18 year age gap between them and him. Parents refused to have him sent to an institution. Well looked after."

Mother: 18.58

Dates

  • Other: June 1947

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Extent

2 Sheets

Repository Details

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