16.53 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, December 1946
Scope and Contents
"Dull boy, IQ 71. Father was in the army. Mother very decent, used to clean. Not nervous however. Decent family, good home conditions. Dr. says this boy gets syncopal turns, faints in shops. Backwardness due to physical conditions. Nurse confirms. Maternal grandmother, dead, was peculiar. Maternal aunts were feeble-minded. Clean house, harmonious. No public assistance."
Relatives in survey: brother 16.54, aunt 16.54
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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