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32.54 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Other organic psychoses (muscular dystrophy), February 1946

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/31

Scope and Contents

"This lad has had meningitis - a "wee sober boy" if he was educated. Can't speak properly, difficult to understand, temper very bad when tormented by the other boys. Now on a farm. New house, clean, harmonious. Weakness thought to be on the mother's side. PAO says this is a decent and hard working man; everybody tried to get a rise out of him. Dr - mentally defective."

Mother: 32.53 sibling: 32.51

Dates

  • Other: February 1946

Creator

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Full Extent

4 Sheets

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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