Disabled Persons
Found in 264 Collections and/or Records:
16.50 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Undiagnosed, Physical illness or invalidism, January 1947
"This girl has been very retarded through illness - rheumatism and heart. She has just stayed on at the Primary School. Nice girl. Father a fisher. Mother 30-40, TB in her family. One sister, OK. [Male informant] thinks this girl is quite bright. No public assistance. [Male informant] says dull but decent. [Female informant] says this girl is quite bright, but has a very bad heart - surprising that she is still alive."
Relatives in survey: Cousin 16.269
16.53 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, December 1946
"Dull boy, IQ 71. Father was in the army. Mother very decent, used to clean. Not nervous however. Decent family, good home conditions. Dr. says this boy gets syncopal turns, faints in shops. Backwardness due to physical conditions. Nurse confirms. Maternal grandmother, dead, was peculiar. Maternal aunts were feeble-minded. Clean house, harmonious. No public assistance."
Relatives in survey: brother 16.54, aunt 16.54
16.67 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Hysteria, Physical illness or invalidism, February 1947
"This woman is more or less bing, very soapy, has hysterical fits. A widow. Her niece lives with her and her husband. Nurse confirms - always relating all her troubles, on OAP. Symptoms a long time."
Relatives in survey: Niece [16.284].
16.88 Male, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Physical illness or invalidism, December 1946
"A little twister, on and off Public assistance, suffers from asthma and bronchitis, a very casual labourer. Married, has 4 or 5 children. Nurse says the children are not dull. Wife's brother lives with them. They only have one room but it is very big. Dirty, inharmonious. All in one room, dirty. Children filthy. Unsteady work record - on benefit just now."
Relatives in survey: Mother 16.195, sister 16.194, 31.39, 31.40
17.23 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Physical illness or invalidism, Epidemic Encephalitis, December 1946
"Has had some kind of paralysis? Said to be nothing wrong with her brain but couldn't walk. Meningitis? Now all right again and working. Nurse - has a "germ" - gait affected and hand. Dr - chronic encephalitis."
Relatives in survey: mother 17.20, siblings 17.19, 17.22, 17.21, 17.24
18.16 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Hysteria, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947
"Dr says this woman is very eccentric but decent, had chronic Bright's disease and high blood pressure. Husband dead, was a coachman. Condemned house, 2 rooms."
Grandson 18.17
18.29 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947
"Crippled with rheumatoid arthritis, bedridden, but also suffers from senile dementia. Hernia. Looked after by her sister aged 93 who has failed badly recently. Married daughter also looks after her."
18.98 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Invalidism, June 1947
"Frail and old, slightly queer, but has an organic condition of the bowel as well."
19.13 Male, Married, Over 65 yrs, Schizophrenia, Physical illness or invalidism, November 1945
'This old man is a sort of recluse, keeps to himself, if he sees anyone on the road he turns away so that he will not meet them, is physically weak. Housing: Two roomed wooden bungalow to 4 adults and 2 children.'
Relatives in survey: Children 19.14, 19.58, 19.59, grandson 19.15
19.28 Male, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Physical illness or invalidism, November 1945
'This man is a thief, is unhealthy physcially and mentally, has had several fines but not I think any imprisonment. He works as a labourer but is often out of work. Was dismissed from a factory for theft. Wife, big healthy woman, has two illegitimate children and a delicate one to her husband. Several other died of asthma. Housing: Condemned house, one room, very small for 5. Filthy. Inharmonious.'