Antisocial Personality Disorder

"This woman has had three illegitimate children and has been disowned by her family. She worked for a time in a garage, then as a domestic. She then lived with an undesirable woman. Dr confirms - father and mother are a bad lot he thinks - father used to be "sexually inclined" and mother has a bad face."

"This woman is a cleptomaniac. Was dismissed from a domestic job for pinching. Husband in America, no children. She is always backwards with her rent and rates. Two rooms, clean. Very pleasant to speak to."

"This lad has been giving the police a lot of trouble - stealing coats from dances etc. Tractor-driver. Dirty house, overcrowded, 2 or 3 ends. Minister thinks the house is passably clean. [Male informant] confirms that this man is a scamp, but says his father is decent."

Father 32.96

"This man, a butcher, is alcoholic, has been known to dirnk 24 pints at a time. Unsatisfactory creature. He lives alone, house is filthy. Has been warned out of the house but won't go. "Great big drunken brute"."

"Really a mental case. He was in the insurance line for a bit, not very successful, is getting worse as he is getting older. Now just at home, doing nothing. Sister, clever, not very strong, terribly stout, looks after him. Big house, clean. Had meningitis in childhood and a head injury - has been worse since then."

"This lad is described as mentally unstable, given to wine, women and jazz, has a dance band, not reliable about money, very much in debt. The police think he is not very responsible."

"This man never would work, was a "street corner boy". Now in the army, not a very good soldier, dodges everything, hates continuity. Deserted. For a time his wife thought he was dead and drew a widow's pension. Dr confirms that this lad is unsatisfactory, never had a job for any length of time. Was a blackshirt."

"Dr says this man is a peculiar fellow, poaches, has been accused of stealing hens. Not 100% but has not been caught. Very stubborn. He does casual farm work , is lazy. PC say he is bad - should have been before the police. Not alcoholic. all the trouble in the family comes from him - he will neither work nor want."

Brother 32.97

"A bad egg, lazy, a notorious poacher, off and on PA. Sometimes works as a labourer. Alcoholic, lived on the dole before the war. Children all bad attenders."

Relatives in survey: Mother 29.40, Children 33.4, 33.5, 33.6, 33.7, 33.8. 33.9, 33.10, 33.11, 33.13, 13.14

"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