16.45 Female, Single, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946
Scope and Contents
"Simple, a wee bit weak mentally, able to work. Lives with her parents and her three illegitimate children. Nurse confirms she is soft; worked in the factory canteen during the war, now at home. Parents about 70, are peculiar and feeble-minded people, a low-grade family. One sister has an illegitimate child. One sister married, has a child [16.307]. Attempted suicide with aspirins 15 years ago when mother turned her out. Good worker, just. Fairly clean, not overcrowded. Inharmonious. Immoral. From Nurse. Children: one Ok, one boarded out. No Public Assistance. [Male informant] says this girl looks nice and quiet, is a good cook."
Relatives in survey: children 16.46, siblings 16.47
Dates
- Other: December 1946
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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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