Antisocial Personality Disorder

Scope and Contents "A twister, wounded in the last war, always trying to get something for nothing. Nurse: On the TB list, does nothing. Incomer, no information about siblings. About 8 children, quite bright, brought up on bare minimum. Some of them steal. Nurse: Has deserted his first wife, all his children are illegitimate. They are bright, but physically not healthy. Wife deficient, about 50, formerly married and separated. Overcrowded, clean, harmonious. [Male informant]: One of the lowest characters he...

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"This woman is defective and untrustworthy, a very unsatisfactory type. Not so dull as brazen, immoral. Husband, she left him and went and lived with a widower but has now returned. Children: Some sons out of the area, not so bad. No public assistance for many years. Very undesirable family. Dr confirms - promiscuous. This family is not RC. Condemned house."

Relatives in survey: 16.111, 16.117, 16.119 husband 16.116

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"This man, a joiner by trade, is very lazy and slow, simple. Does some work in the factory. No public assistance. Earns £10 a week but will not pay his rates, has been imprisoned for it. Also assaulted a policeman once. Inharmonious. Wife very flighty. Two boys beyond control, no training. Dr - simple, sulky and moody. Steady work record."

Relatives in survey: 16.148, 16.149, wife 16.153, brother 16.150

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"Terrible woman, a bad one, neglected her children. Her husband, a railwayman, has left her. She goes out to work. [Male informant] confirms, a bad mother, uncoperative, wrote abusive letters, would not have her children immunised. Nurse confirms."

Relatives in survey: daughter 16.151

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"This lad is a bad lot. He is in the army, should have been demobilised, but is serving a term of imprisonment overseas for assault on a girl. No PA for many years. Father deserted mother during the last war. Clean house. Dr says they are all a bit simple. Nurse says he was gaoled in the army for robbery with violence. Father, dead, a bad lot, deserted."

Relatives in survey: Mother [16.181]

Scope and Contents "A real bad one, just wandering about drinking, lazy, good for nothing. Supposed to have had [child?] with one of his daughters. Wife dead. Died in difficult confinement. Very bad family. Neglect of family. Dr confirms they were a poor family. Father committed incest with daughter, now married, she had an illegitimate child which died of abdominal TB. Housing was filthy - he has seen one of the children eating from one side of the cat's plate while the cat ate from the...

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"This lad was involved in a case of alleged rape some years ago. Now in the army. Father dead. Nurse does not know the brothers. Condemned house. 4 rooms."

Relatives in survey: Mother 16.191, brother 16.193

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"Defective woman, had a few illegitimate children before marriage and some while her husband was in the army. Dirty. She behaved badly during the war."

Relatives in survey: Husband [16.212]; mother 16.201; siblings [16.66]; children [16.214, 16.213, 16.17]

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"Very quarrelsome woman, has a vile tongue. Was a midwife. She was living with her a boy of a different name, thought to be an illegitimate child that she is bringing up for someone. Very bright child, though she kept him with long curls. He is often visited by someone unknown. Very clean house, not overcrowded. A dangerous woman, her family have disowned her. No PA. Unreliable but a very efficient midwife."

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"This woman is said to be dirty and to steal. Husband a ne'er do well. No PA. Drinks a great deal. Fairly clean. Dr says this woman is dull and nephritic."

Relatives in survey: Daughter 16.220; husband 16.219