16.236 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Maladjusted child, December 1946
Scope and Contents
"IQ 79, not too bad, just backward. Mother was lazy and dirty, died of puerperal sepsis. They were looked after by a neighbour, not very well. Father a labourer, used to drink heavily, cleared off and left them. Grandparents wanted to put them in a home because they were so badly treated. Nurse says the stepmother has improved the family."
Relatives in survey: Siblings 16.234, 16.233, 16.235; father 16.232
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)
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