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This woman is a right bad egg, loose, entertains soldiers, has harboured deserters. W.R. +. Entertained Italians, kept her children off school to do the housework. These children are "not very special" but could have been decent citizens - described as a "low I.Q. family" - but evidently not below 85. Housing: two rooms, dirty, for 5 or 6. Inharmonious. No P.A.

Relatives in survey: Daughter 5.62

Scope and Contents "This woman is a "dirty old slut", never washes her face has a "notorious smell". The Parish Council have tried unsuccessfully to get her to clean up her house, but as it is her own property they can't do anything. Widow. Parents dead was brought up by aunts who spoilt her and were senile before they died. One daughter has two illegitimate children. One daughter has three illegitimate children. All verminous. Housing "two ends" for 8, filthy. [Male informant] used to visit them because the...

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"This woman has two illegitimate children to a married man. Irresponsible but not so bad as her sister. [Male informant] says they are all oversexed. Information from Police Constable. Elder son is at school, OK. Known to NSSPCC."

Relatives in survey: Mother 11.8, sibling 11.7

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"This woman is thoughtless, not very bright mentally, a loose old dame, went with soldiers. Use to send her husband on the bus for messages and then had a good time. PAO says this woman is hypochondrial, aye girning. Dr says they are both a bit peculiar. Nurse "peculiar, awful tongue, not just quite....". Dr confirms - she is MD."

Relatives in survey: husband 12.4, children 12.5, 12.42

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"Stupid and promiscuous, simple but nice looking, is corrupting her children who should be taken away from her. Lazy. Home conditions seem to vary, sometimes being very dirty, sometimes all right."

Relatives in survey: Children 17.12, 17.10, 17.11,

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"This woman frequently deserts her family and goes off with other men. [Female informant] says this woman is a demon, has a terrible temper, attacked a neighbour. Minister considers whole situation hopeless."

Relatives in survey: 2.31, 2.29, 2.30

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"In backward class, good at reading, very bad at arithmetic. Truanting ++, otherwise nice lad. Father a POW in Japan. Mother is immoral, has Norwegians to stay with her. Children quite well turned out and clean".

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"This woman is alcoholic. Now a cleaner. She goes about with soldiers and is "not a nice woman at all". All [her] children went wild after a certain age. Dr confirms - definitely daft and queer. Daughter ran away with men at 14, gave the police a lot of trouble."

Relatives in survey: 2.42

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"This woman is a bad lot, immoral, just a bitch. Husband has had an awful time with her - on one occasion he threw a teapot at her. She had an affair with their lodger, husband had to sleep in the shed. Just a randy."

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...