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"OK mentally but always banging about and getting in several accidents. Highly strung. Married, very nice wife."

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"Neurotic, has been on the sick list at least 14 years, neurasthenic, thinks she has a heart condition, has asthma. A widow from the Great war. Daughter a queer egg, they have frequent rows. Keeps lodgers."

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'Sergeant says that she seems very excitable and highly strung - he thinks it is the change of life. Keeps house for her father, a very old man. They had had a young man staying with them as a lodger and she had taken money from her father to give to him.'

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'Distinctly a psychological case, imagined she was ill, wept and had hysteria in school, apparently bent with pain, complained of the other children saying things about her. Some of the illegitimate babies thought to have put her eye out - she resented being supplanted. Teacher says she behaves well in school, mother decent, has varicose veins.'

Relatives in survey: Siblings 20.57, 20.56, 20.59, father 20.58

Scope and Contents "This girl was seen several times at the OP Clinic. She complained of vomiting and abdominal pain - diagnosed as hysteric. She is a nurse but wanted to take up massage. Dr says she is very much better and is leading a rahter gay life at present, mixing with a lot of boyfriends. The family are incomers. The father had similar stomach symptoms onces when he had some disturbing news, otherwise OK. The mother, aged 50, is at present menopausal and has an hysterical temperament, but not so bad as...

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"This single girl is neurotic, moody and hysterical, is making a fuss at present about a discharge (not venereal). Not able to pull all her weight on the farm. Father a successful farmer, rather a worrier, full of social activities, public spirited. Mother between 45 and 50, normal, very capable."

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"This woman was seen at the clinic. She is suffering from conversion hysteria. Numerous bodily pains and complaints. Has had much physical treatment and investigation. Parents dead, patient keeps house for an old uncle. House very bare and clean - but and ben. Patient knits for money. She is no longer Dr's patient - left him because he would not agree that she had salpingitis."

Relatives in survey: 21.31, 21.59, 21.60, 21.61, 21.58, 21.32

Scope and Contents "This woman attended the Clinic. Seen and diagnosed as Hysteria. She is herself illegitimate and has always been nervous. Husband an engine driver on the roads. Mother dead. No siblings. Council house: three rooms for family of 4 and daft uncle. Family relationships not too harmonious - patient quick-tempered; daft uncle a thorn in the flesh. Clean and well furnished. Visited. Patient very voluble, full of complaints of symptoms, thinks she has goitre and neck certainly looks very full - is...

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"This woman attended OPC - diagnosed as severe conversion hysteria and anxiety neurosis. Therapeutic sterilization advised. Father a shepherd, nervous and overworried. Mother, goitre. Brother an invalid, has never worked."

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"This woman is another roaring hysteric, had complained a lot of obdominal pains, has had several operations - appendix, fallopian tubes, adhesions. "Clean crackers". 2-3 rooms for 4, dirty. Family life is inharmonious, much quarrelling and even fighting."

child 21.42