"This man is very deaf. He used to work in Glasgow but was very soft, people took a loan of him. Dr thinks this man is very deaf which may have affected his intelligence - certainly gives the impression of low intelligence. Very dirty. [Informant] says he is mentally very very alert but very deaf and nearly blind, though he can still read. A deep thinker."

"Dr says this woman has a pituitary disorder, weighs 16 stone, slow mentally."

"IQ 75. Said to have had bad health and to have been off school a lot. he is now a message boy. Very nice family. Illegitimate. Has TB. Drity house, very poor. 6 people in 2 rooms."

"This child won't speak. Only child, delicate and shy, not used to other children. Father an estate worker. Mother very bright. [Female informant] speaking now, backward because she has not been at school, very poor attendance. Has a bad ear. Clean, not overcrowded. [Male informant] any dullness will be on the father's side."

"This wee boy was very slow in speaking - has a cleft palate? Incomers, nice people. [Male informant] says he is all right. Dr confirms mother says he is very nervous. Nurse says this child has a cleft palate and a hair lip - will never be a good speaker. Speaks to the other children now, but not to nurse."

"This woman is described as dottery, failing. Husband, a shepherd, dead. House not overcrowded, clean. She is very very talkative. English. [Male informant] confirms - this woman is strange in some ways, variable. Gets wild and upset if her son is mentioned. Nurse says this woman is loud and hysterical, an old tartar. Diabetic."

Children: 4.69, 4.70

This woman is said to look subnormal, apt to write letters complaining about things. She is thought to have had a very unhappy life, was brought up in an orphanage. Diverse opinions about her morals, but she was treated for V.D. Nurse confirms - this woman is a nuisance and won't take advice. She looks ill. Said to have infected [5.13].

Relatives in survey: Children 5.8, 5.13

This girl was in service and had an illegitimate child two years ago. Nurse advised her mother to keep her at home under supervision, but she has just had another illegitimate child. Nurse thinks she is soft and getting worse. Father a ploughman. Mother about 50, a nice woman, has to go out to work now. Clean home. 3 rooms for 6. They all have receding chins. No PA.

Relatives in survey: Brother 5.16

This woman is irresponsible and feckless, promiscuous, suffers from kidney trouble. Worked in munitions during the war. Is pregnant. Dr. confirms. Also suffering from a duodenal ulcer and cystitis.

Relatives in survey: Children 5.33, 5.35

This girl's is an imbecile? bed ridden. Excellent housing conditions.