16.183 Male, Widowed, 55-64 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Alcoholism, January 1947
Scope and Contents
"A real bad one, just wandering about drinking, lazy, good for nothing. Supposed to have had [child?] with one of his daughters. Wife dead. Died in difficult confinement. Very bad family. Neglect of family. Dr confirms they were a poor family. Father committed incest with daughter, now married, she had an illegitimate child which died of abdominal TB. Housing was filthy - he has seen one of the children eating from one side of the cat's plate while the cat ate from the other."
Relatives in survey: Children [19.63], [16.290]
Dates
- Other: January 1947
Creator
- From the Series: Mayer-Gross, Wilhelm, Dr (Psychiatrist) (Person)
- From the Series: Brown, Marjorie Alice, 1907-1964 (Director, Department of Social Studies) (Person)
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Full Extent
5 Sheets
Language of Materials
English
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