Scope and Contents " "This appears to be a reaction to her mother's fostering and mollycoddling. The mother appears to be convinced that her daughter is physcially and nervously much below par and even during a short interview it was obvious that she constantly strengthens these tendencies in her daughtr, so much so that the girl herself is now convinced that she is unable to stand up to everyday life". Dr confirms - spoilt by mother, complains of tiredness and backache. PC - very decent family, give no...

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"Dr says this woman is incapable of looking after her family, impertinent, would not let her baby be vaccinated. Nurse says she is an easy-osy type, does not worry. House fairly clean but children always running about the road. One child killed by a bus."

Relatives in survey: Husband 33.38

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"Nurse says this woman is just plain immoral. She has had four illegitimate children, one died of blood poisoning or an anaemic condition? She is a fieldworker, works very well, keeps her cottage clean and tidy. Dr thinks she is intellectually OK but easily led and facile. PC - house a slum. She had all the children to the same man."

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"This girl has had chorea. Good home conditions. Inharmonious - parents won't speak to each other. Dr says she has a ferocious temper, forceful. Her mother is just as bad, at the root of the trouble."

Relatives in survey: Mother 33.54

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"This girl is thickheaded, you can never do anything with her, has not got a brain to develop. IQ will probably be about 70. Family have not got a good social background. For a time a menage a trois. Mother was also going with soldiers and black men - was reprimanded for neglect of the children. [Male informant] refused to be drawn on their morals - says there is something nice about them."

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"Neurotic and hypochondrial. Was working as a cook. Nurse confirms - bad tempered. Clean house, goes out to work. Dr confirms - her family have some neuropathy. Sister has epileptic attacks, brother a big soft lump, farmers could never get any work out of him. Minister says she is a big, heavy, sultry woman, capable but not a very good mother."

Relatives in survey: Sister 33.3

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"Queer behaviour in school, shouts in class, definitely below average. Paresis of leg (birth injury?). Good home, reconditioned house. Dr: spastic paralysis. Minister confirms - dull but is improving, has a nice disposition. Mother, not too bad, quick tempered, talks ++. Father, good worker, incomer."

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"Queer, got into trouble, threatened his mother with a knife. later in trouble for knife -throwing. ? Homosexual tendencies. Mother, immoral but nice, very clean."

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"Practically MD but at school, can't read or write or make sounds. School doctors know about her but haven't done anything yet. Speech defective. Mother unsatisfactory, 30+, Irish. PC says they have given a lot of trouble. House filthy."

Relatives in survey: Father 35.36

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"IQ 77. Has got into trouble. Not mental, but morals bad. Now married? House fairly clean. Children were neglected during the war. Dr says they are away, were a dull, backward lot. Mother had a lot of illegitimates, entertained Italians."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 35.41, 35.38, 35.42, mother 35.39