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"This woman is a bad type, used to be a prostitute. Goitre. Mother aged over 50, a character. Father, hare lip and cleft palate, speaks very bad, 60+. Husband a general labourer, dermatitis ++. child with cleft palate and harelip - has had a partial repair. Housing: awful, tiny bedroom and a kitchen like a dungeon. Fairly clean."

Relatives in survey: Husband 11.62, sibling, father

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"This girl was also in the backward class, is very slow. Illegitimate, no siblings known. Keeps house for elderly relative. It is felt to be no life for a young girl. Dr says this girl is definitely hypothyroid and was a cretin when a child."

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"A good worker, but peculiar. Had an operation for goitre in her youth and has deteriorated mentally since. Keeps house. Mother died recently, having been an invalid with rheumatism. Father, retired, very old, intelligent, dogmatic, beginning to fail, cardiac. Well doing people, clean house. Nurse confirms, always a bit queer, your don't bother with what she says. The rest of the family have all done well."

Scope and Contents "This woman is a tramp type, spends all her time on the roads. PC says she has been a nervous wreck ever since he knew her. The health visitor says she is highly strung, erratic, silly, has a goitre. She may have a police record. Is promiscuous, has nearly had a divorce, is thought to have consorted with P.O.W's and certainly did with Australians. Thoughtless, untidy, a blonde slattern, unbalanced, no idea of values. 3 roomed house, fairly clean but untidy. No PA. [male informant] says she...

Scope and Contents "This woman was in CR as a certified rate-aided patient. Not diagnosed but apparently schizophrenic. Very toxic mouth. Employed as a domestic worker. Father a farm labourer, mother was a wee bit eccentric. [Male informant] this woman is now married with one child, lives with her mother, not really better, spoilt by parents. [Male informant] confirms - she seems to be hysterical and hypochondrial. Keeps on saying she has no energy to cope with her little boy. Dr confirms this woman is...

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"This woman is excitable and silly, makes scenes in the bus, has made a great fuss when her son was not allowed to go to school. Dr confirms - she has a toxic goitre."

Relatives in survey: children 11.27, 11.26, sister 11.25

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"This is a terrible woman, silly, dirty, has goitre, weighs 12 stone."

Son in study - 15.27

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'This woman has been in CR. Certified at 2 gns a week. Not diagnosed, but has ideas of grandeur and persecution, excitable. Goitre. Has had a leucotomy.'

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'IQ 82, dull. Very difficult boy, terribly lazy, fat, caused trouble. Bad influence. Problem child. Illegitimate? Father a farm worker. Mother, probably dull, stout, slovenly, easy-going. Fairly clean house. Not overcrowded now. PC - gland trouble? Lethargic, does not want to do very much. Minister confirms. Very backward and "stupid with nicotine".'

Relatives in survey: Father 24.60 Mother 24.59

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"This man is deaf and dumb. Mental condition much worse since goitre. Educated at Donaldson's Hospital."

Relative in survey: Father 27.46