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30.120 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/29

Scope and Contents

"Dull and lazy, good at home. PC says he is a stupid as wood. [Male informant]: Very dull but active, good at manual work. Father was a champion ploughman. Mother, early 40's, gay, goes to dances and theatricals, keeps a clean house, very energetic. PC thinks she is flighty. [Male informant] says he was not very dull but was always half asleep at school as he had so much farm work to do. Made to work far too much. Mother very smart and enterprising. Dr thinks they are all right."

Siblings: 30.122, 30.121, 30.123

Dates

  • Other: November 1946

Creator

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Full Extent

2 Sheets

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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