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Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

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"This woman is very dull, has rheumatism. [Male informant] confirms she is so dull as to be almost defective, has a vacant eye and a slobbery mouth. Made a forced marriage. Daughter OK. Husband a farm worker. Clean house. Dr confirms she is a bit simple. Has had acute rheumatism. No public assistance."

Relatives in survey: Parents, children 16.102, 16.103

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"This boy is very dull, but [male informant] thinks it is due to deafness. Nurse thinks that the dullness was really not due to deafness at all - people thought he didn't hear when really it was only his stupidity. Very very bad speaker, very deaf, seems dull but is good at figures."

Relatives in survey: 16.103, 16.101

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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"A queer one, not quite right, working as a farm labourer. Drags a leg - imbecile? Parents dead. No PA. Awful house, 3 rooms. House unsuitable for adopting a child. Another sister was epileptic. Had an illegitimate child. Nurse confirms. Untruthful, a warrior. His brother is dull - a tractor driver, older than [patient name redacted]. Married with some children, OK."

Relatives in survey: sister 16.215

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"This child is dull, chiefly owing to her eyesight."

Relatives in survey: mother [16.171] and siblings [16.169, 16.170, 16.168]

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"This child is dull, cannot do any school work owing to his eyesight."

Relatives in survey: children 16.170, 16.167, 16.169, mother 16.171, father 16.172

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"This child is dull. Bad eyesight."

Relatives in survey: mother [16.171] and siblings [16.170, 16,167, 16.168]

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"This woman is dull and dirty, has bad eyesight. Children: Two boys and two girls, all dull, very difficult children, troublesome, all with bad eyes. House dirty, not overcrowded. Dr confirms they are a dull family. The eye condition is cataract, not syphilitic. No PA."

Relatives in survey: children 16.170, 16.167, 16.168, 16.169, mother 16.265, sister 16.245, husband 16.172

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"Peculiar and physically defective, couldn't see, couldn't read, did no lessons. Present work: Factory in [area name redacted].

Relatives in survey: Father [16.176]; mother [16.173]; siblings [16.174]