"Had a goitre 20 years ago which was successfully treated with radium. Has been attending the surgery recently complaining of insomnia, tremor and palpitations, but no tremor of hands or tongue. Full of nerves, no sign of goitre. Lives alone, very clean. Husband died suddenly a year ago, she has been worse since then."

"Diagnosis: Obsessional Neurosis with depressive features. Slight hyperthyroidism. Parents unsympathetic. Never got on well with her mother."

"At times completely bats, hallucinations of faces at the foot of her bed. Had a goitre removed. Hypothyrodism? Has a high blood pressure. Dr thought she was going completely off her head. She worried about not being able to help at home. Lives with unmarried brother and sister, farmers."

"Suffers from hypoarathyroidism, gets severe cramp, has to give herself injections. Can't work."

Relatives in survey: sibling 28.191

Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 51 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: insomnia; dull feeling back of head; apprehension of mental derangement; osteoarthritis; anxiety neurosis; and thyroid toxemia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: headache; giddiness; poor vasomotor tone; and thyroid enlargement. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Case summary, form, chart and correspondence relating to male bulb grower from outside Great Britain aged 67 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: retrosternal thyroid. No treatment given. Patient discharged.