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32.13 Female, Married, 45-54 yrs, Other organic psychoses, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/31

Scope and Contents

"A wee bit mental, very bad eyesight, has had an awful life. "Battered stupid". Husband a drunken sod. Family are all wasters. Delapidated house, rent £2.15/-. Passable. Grossly overcrowded, 2 small rooms for 6. Always looks worried. Nurse thinks she is all right but that her eyesight makes her look queer. Dr says this woman is syphilitic and simple, suffers from endarteritis."

Dates

  • Other: February 1946

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Extent

4 Sheets

Repository Details

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