27.17 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Low grade mental defective, July 1945
Scope and Contents
"This woman is described as thoughtless and silly, of low mentality. [Male informant] says she and her husband are both backward. She is pregnant. Husband a dairyman, earns £6 a week, scabies. Housing: Sergeant says it is a fearsome sight. Rooms - children usually clean but very untidy. Many rows. PC says this woman is a problem - very low type. She is also unfaithful to her husband. [Gynaecologist] wanted to sterilise this woman but husband would not agree."
Relatives in survey: Children 27.18, 27.19, 27.20, 27.21, 27.22, 27.23, 27.24
Dates
- Other: July 1945
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Extent
4 Sheets
Creator
- From the Series: Mayer-Gross, Wilhelm, Dr (Psychiatrist) (Person)
- From the Series: Brown, Marjorie Alice, 1907-1964 (Director, Department of Social Studies) (Person)
Repository Details
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