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Disabled Persons

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Persons with physical or mental disabilities that affect or limit their activities of daily living and that may require special accommodations.

Found in 264 Collections and/or Records:

6.55 Female, Married, 25-34yrs, Anxiety neurosis, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/6
Scope and Contents

"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."

Dates: Other: May 1947

6.75 Female, Single, 14 yrs or under, Dull and Backward, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/6
Scope and Contents

"Dull and backward, looks ill, has had TB bowel."


Mother: 6.73, sibling: 6.74

Dates: Other: May 1947

6.84 Female, Single, 14 yrs or under, Dull and Backward, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/6
Scope and Contents

"Dull girl, has missed a lot of schooling through illness."


Father: 6.81 Siblings: 6.82, 6.83

Dates: Other: May 1947

6.88 Female, Widowed, 55-64yrs, Hysteria, Physical illness or invalidism, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/6
Scope and Contents

"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

Dates: Other: May 1947

6.89 Female, Separated or divorced, 5-34yrs, Dull and Backward, Invalid, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/6
Scope and Contents

"A bit of a lady, married and separated, flighty. TB."


Mother: 6.88

Dates: Other: May 1947

6.94 Male, Single, Over 65yrs, Suspected psychiatric illness, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/6
Scope and Contents

"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."

Dates: Other: June 1947

7.11 Female, Married, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Physcial illness or invalidism, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/7
Scope and Contents

"Cerebral thrombosis and a lot of other illnesses, bed-ridden. Husband a farm labourer. Several children married and away, 3 or 4. Decent people."

Dates: June 1947

7.32 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, Undiagnosed, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/7
Scope and Contents

"Very queer, but also has a bronchiectasis and is deaf. Husband very decent. No family. From Dr."

Dates: June 1947

8.32 Male, Single, 45-54 yrs, High grade mental defective, Physical illness or invalidism, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/8
Scope and Contents

"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."

Dates: Other: June 1947