"This woman is a "roaring hysteric" - has every manifestation of hysteria - has had aphonia, pseudoparesis of l. arm, backache, greeting turns. "Clean off". Parents both dead. Is a great church worker and singer, a very clever toy maker. She still turns out in a furlined coat. Housing, nice house, four rooms, very clean."

Husband: 21.44

"This man is as big a hysteric as his wife. Had angina and myocarditis 6 years ago and has not worked since. Dr thinks it was all hysterical and not really angina at all."

Wife 21.43

"This girl had a lot of abdominal pain, a healthy appendix was removed. Dr is convicned that she is an hysteric. She used to be a maid, now a landgirl where she finds the farmer's wife very difficult (won't let her have a bath). Said to be a nice gir."

"This man is said to have hysterical stomach symptoms; rather highly strung. He is a farm manager, an incomer.."

Daughter: 21.21

"This woman has similar symptoms to those of her daughter who is a hysteric."

Child: 21.69

"This girl was seen at the OP clinic, Hysteria. She has had many changes of job - market gardening and domestic work. Sergt. confirms -he thinks she was so difficult that she was turned out of a job at the Sanitorium. PC says this girl is very queer. Had an illegitimate baby."

"This woman is being treated for hysteria. She was married at 16 (pregnant) to a man who turned out to be already married. She later married a farm worker of lower social standing. Her hysterical temperament has wrecked the marriage - she makes scenes, threatens suicide, was found cutting down a clothes line to tie it around her neck. Her husband has left her. Small cottage, clean. Patient admitted having made an hysterical attemtp with sleeping tablets."

"This girl has asthma which Dr thinks is of psychoneurotic origin. It comes on on the least exertion, with the result that she is unwilling to move about much. Encouraged to be an invalid by her mother who is always keeping her off school. Face was injured in a car accident. Good home conditions."

Mother: 21.96

'This woman is highly strung and at times hysterical, has a high-pitched voice. Very kindhearted. Dr confirms - her husband is subnormal, does not hold jobs very well.'

Relatives in survey: 22.28, 22.46, 22.27

'This woman is asthmatic, aggressive, will not stay in bed when she is ill. has been ill a lot, ever since the death of their only son.'

Relatives in survey: Husband 22.44