Antisocial Personality Disorder

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"This lad burgled a house, has also stolen bicycles. He is now doing farm work. Nurse says he was discharged from the army for mental defect."

Relatives in survey: Mother 17.29, father 17.32, siblings 17.27, 17.28, 17.34, 17.26

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"Very loose woman, unsatisfactory. Has two illegitimate children. Parents elderly, decent people. Dr thinks she is a good worker, healthy.

Children: 18.12, 18.13

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"A poacher and ne'er do well, the biggest poacher in the district, a bad one. Otherwise a general labourer. Mason's labourer £4.10/-. Dirty house, overcrowded. Dr says a degenerate lot."

Wife: 18.21 son: 18.22

Scope and Contents "Just another swaddy, unworkable, lazy, thrown out of the army after about a week. Lived on poaching during the war and did very well. Formerly a lorry driver, now a kind of labourer when he does work. Mother living, 60+. Clannish, resents her children marrying. Wife decent. Has some sisters, one just a prostitute, no visible signs of support, went regularly to Carlisle during the war. Her illegitimate boy used to bring £1 or £2 to the school savings each week. Not a very nice lot. Nurse...

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"This woman is said to be a bit of a mystery, has no visible means of support, considered locally to be a prostitute, went regularly to Carlisle once a week during the war. Her illegitimate son used to bring £1 or £2 a week to the school savings [Male informant]. Nurse thinks she is all right. PC thinks she is not too bad, but "does not have much behind the ears". At present in work in a hotel. They are the dealer and hawker type."

Siblings: 18.35, 18.123, 18.33

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"A mystery but nurse thinks she is all right. Dr says she is a degenerate, more wicked than MD. Present job? PC thinks she is all right but a bit dull."

Siblings: 18.34, 18.123, 18.33

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"Just a big waster, will not work, stays in a job for a few weeks, then on the dole. Was chucked out of the army after a week. Well known to the police, a Saturday night man, hopeless. House overcrowded, dirty, bare."

Wife: 18.40 Children 18.41, 18.42

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"Tarry-fingered boy, unsatisfactory. Not dull. Worked in a shop for a time, now doing nothing like his father."

Mother: 18.40 Sibling: 18.41 Father: 18.39

Scope and Contents "A lazy good-for-nothing, won't get out of bed to go to his work, a worthless character, small, quiet, lame, a ne-er do well. Nov 1947 Has lost his job because he will not get out of bed in the mornings. PC says he is no' right, seem grandiose. They did not get their family allowance for a long time and then got arrears of PA amounting to £22 - they are living on that at present. One day he ate 2/- of meat, which was the dinner for all the children. Has had five previous convictions. He...

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"Loose woman, soldiers just flocked to her house, had a black baby. Dr says she is abnormal sexually. Husband, very decent, was in the army. All the sisters went wrong but the brothers weren't so bad. Old parents were respectable. There are two illegitimates. House fairly clean, overcrowded."

Chlidren in survey: 18.77