Disabled Persons
Found in 264 Collections and/or Records:
6.55 Female, Married, 25-34yrs, Anxiety neurosis, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947
"Definitely peculiar, a domestic worker. Now married. Not know to LW. Nurses confirm - now married, has exopthalmic goitre and is highly strung. Husband a farm worker."
6.75 Female, Single, 14 yrs or under, Dull and Backward, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947
"Dull and backward, looks ill, has had TB bowel."
Mother: 6.73, sibling: 6.74
6.84 Female, Single, 14 yrs or under, Dull and Backward, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947
"Dull girl, has missed a lot of schooling through illness."
Father: 6.81 Siblings: 6.82, 6.83
6.88 Female, Widowed, 55-64yrs, Hysteria, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947
"Artful old lady, plausible and cute, a cracker, hypocritical, always a Bible in hand on Sundays, always dying. "Hazy". Siblings all dead. Husband died many years ago, a signalman. One son killed in the war. Dr confirms - softness and TB. [Male informant] says they are all simple. Mother has pernicious anaemia. They are all touched with simplicity."
Children: 6.85, 6.89
6.89 Female, Separated or divorced, 5-34yrs, Dull and Backward, Invalid, May 1947
"A bit of a lady, married and separated, flighty. TB."
Mother: 6.88
6.94 Male, Single, Over 65yrs, Suspected psychiatric illness, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947
"Nurses say this man has been in CRI, has had his leg removed - TB. Gets all strung up from time to time. Lives with his sister who works on a farm."
7.11 Female, Married, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Physcial illness or invalidism, June 1947
"Cerebral thrombosis and a lot of other illnesses, bed-ridden. Husband a farm labourer. Several children married and away, 3 or 4. Decent people."
7.32 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, Undiagnosed, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947
"Very queer, but also has a bronchiectasis and is deaf. Husband very decent. No family. From Dr."
8.15 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, High grade mental defective, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947
Questionnaires for persons in Area 8. Indexed.
8.32 Male, Single, 45-54 yrs, High grade mental defective, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947
"Admitted to CRI. Diagnoisis: Imbecile (fairly high grade Little's Disease). Patient has never been right or fit for anything. His mother died and there is no-one to look after him, as his father has to go out to work (being at present unemployed). He was brought to CRI to be taken care of. Patient behaves well and gives no trouble. Appears quite contented. He is very crippled and can only walk very slowly with the aid of a three-wheeled support."