24.21 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, July 1947
Scope and Contents
'[Female informant] says this little boy is going to be very very dull. He lives with his grandparents. Parents divorced, his mother has married again. Overcrowded, four adults and three children. Minister: has been at school for a year and is only beginning to understand what the teacher is talking about. Nurse confirms. Granny is cunning, a liar, evasive, sears. The child's guardian. Bad environment, fairly clean.'
Relatives in survey: Grandparents 24.46, 24.47
Dates
- Other: July 1947
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Extent
2 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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