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"IQ 70, had a rough stubborn streak. [Female teacher] thinks he isn't bad. Father was a farm worker - married his boss's daughter. Mother - rather silly - e.g took son cream and potato scones when he was in the infirmary on a light diet. Siblings: Brother, OK, IQ 83. Sister, an after thought, quiet and shy. Not very good conditions - e.g one boy aged 10 slept with his granny - could not go away for a holiday as she would miss him."

Relatives in survey: Mother 3.22

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"IQ 70-, very slow. Father a farm worker. Domineering. Mother 40+, fairly clean. Very quiet and shy. One of 11 siblings. Condemned house but children are fairly clean. Nurse confirms, there are 14 altogether but some died. Clean house, overcrowded. PC confirms - dull family but all right otherwise. Minister confirms. Now doing domestic work."

Relatives in survey: Siblings: 3.25, 3.26, 3.27, 3.28

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"IQ 72, a horrid boy [female teacher]. Dull. Now working on the farm. 14 children altogether. Terribly overcrowded and dirty, no water. Not R.C. PC says this boy is an apprentice painter. Parents ok, father a hard worker."

Relatives in survey: Father 3.33, mother 3.35

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"Birth injury, backward with some spastic paraplegia. [Male informant] says he is improving. There is some talk of his being able to come to school. Housing poor - the Duke will not repair it. Clean."

Relatives in survey: Father 3.43

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"Dull, mental, single, like his great-nephew. But able to work at something. Illegitimate. Mother alive, very old, dirty, 70++. Overcrowded, not very clean. Filthy house. Nurse has never seen him."

Relatives in survey: sister 3.54

Scope and Contents "IQ 78, not too bad - [female informant] says she has turned out very well. Had a baby at 17, just at home now. Mother, 50+, a splendid worker in other people's houses, never kept her own very clean. Gipsy stock, grand baker. Father a farm worker. Now in prefabs. A bit mental?"Siblings: [Sister] IQ68, married. Eldest died of TB. [Brother] in navy, did well. [Brother] farm worker.Poor house, dirty no conviences, not overcrowded now. Only a room and a kitchen...

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"Simple, has a speech impediment, easily led, not much initiative, very poor looking, semi-derelict. An outworker, does not have much time for the children who are badly turned out. Two roomed condemned house, bad conditions. She is afraid of her mother. Mother a fine woman. Father, a waster, died young."

Relatives in survey: Husband 3.60, children 3.61

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"Nurse says this woman is definitely soft, very dull. You can make nothing of her. Living conditions: Fairly clean, very small, two rooms. Minister says husband is decent, doesn't drink."

Relatives in survey: Husband 3.85

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"This man was in C.R. with G.P.O. Discharged recovered, c/o mother. He is now pigman to [name inserted]. Information from C.R. casebook and [male informant]. Rate-aided patient, no other P.A. Not known to P.A.O. Clean house, 3 rooms."

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"A bit soft, a field worker, was turned out by her father before he died. Separated from her husband who has since died. The rest of her children will have nothing to do with her - she lives in a condemned house with [male]. [Sons' names] are the worst. They both went to the special class. P.C. confirms that they are mostly all dull. Clean House. No. P.A. Clean house - [daughter] keeps it. Nurse confirms."

Relatives in survey: Children 40.3, 40.4, 40.5, 40.6