"This woman has always been a recluse; is nervous and jittery. Dr keeps her going on phenolbarbitone. Father, a porter, stays with her. Clean house, 3 rooms, decent people."

"This woman is not all there, slightly mental, queer. She has a tremor of the arms. Filthy. Two children, nice, very quiet, undernourished. Husband an engineer, nice man. Condemned house: no one would give her a house or rooms. Two rooms for 4 downstairs; a lodger lives upstairs. From Glasgow - not very clean. Blitzed."

"Epileptic and deformed. Lame. Everyone surprised when she got a husband. Dirty and very overcrowded - room and kitchen for her and husband, one child, her married sister, her husband and four children and the old father - they all sleep "heids and thraws"."

Husband: 30.100

"This woman was admitted to CR at 3 1/2 gns - voluntary. Diagnosis endogenous depression. Discharged, recovered. Father was a patient for 16-18 years. Very overcrowded: two rooms, all water to be carried up. Old house divided up."

"This man, a gardener, was a conscientious objector and kept to his point - was not called up. Has some peculiar ideas. Left sevearl jobs after differences of opinions. Now doing jobbing gardening - very good workman, unsettled. Nurse says this man has funny ideas - believes in nature and herbs, won't let his children be immunised. His father was killed in the last war. He is a good worker and very intelligent. Housing is shocking, they live in two little henhouses."

"Neglectful, irresponsible, promiscuous, smokes ++. Condemned house, only two rooms habitable, whole family sleeps in one bed. Nurse confirms - she was hopeless, went downhill, was clean at first but lost heart. Four children altogether. Bad attendance."

Relatives in survey: Children 33.28, 33.29 husband 33.30

"Dr confirms: Definitely weak mentally. Two roomed house, no modern conveniences. Father will have nothing to do with her."

"This woman is in the Crichton. She used to be abnormally clean when younger, gradually got dirtier and dirtier and unable to look after herself. Was living alone. House filthy and verminous. Husband dead, no children. House was hoaching with fleas."

"This boy is backward, about 2 years retarded. Father a farm worker with bad eyesight. Nurse says these are peculiar people, the children are nice. Three roomed house for 6. Dirty. Reconditioned."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 34.61, 34.62, mother 34.65

"Referred to clinic for persistent diarrhoea. Symptoms since 6 years of age. Two roomed house, no sanitation, comfortably furnished. Harmonious. [Male teacher] says this girl is mentally very bright."