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39.23 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, Epilepsy, July 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/39

Scope and Contents

"Dull and backward boy, had an epileptic fit at school when headmaster present. Now working on a farm. Father a dairyman. Very good worker. Mother had goitre. 40+. Bad home conditions, condemned house. [Male informant] says they are not bright. Father was recently sacked because of his son took out a reaper and ran it into the hedge. Sister [39.24] had glandular TB."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 39.24, 39.25, 39.26

Dates

  • Other: July 1947

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Extent

2 Sheets

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