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"IQ 72, E in everything except handwork. Exempt from control exam. Nice child, anxious to do well. Is now at home but is taking evening classes in cookery. Father, postman, very small specimen. Mother, aged 40+, cleaner, good worker. Home fairly clean, 4 rooms for 8. They share a lavatory with four other families."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 28.148

Scope and Contents "This woman and her children are always filthy. She is a gay spark, had a child to a soldier. Condemned house, no sanitation. [Male informant] confirms that this is a horrible, dirty, useless woman, soft, something wanting. Known to RSSPCC. Children now live with grandmother who feeds them but does not keep them very clean. Dr - was very good at first, then gradually went downhill, couldn't cope. Worse when her husband was away. He thinks she is quite decent but a bad...

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"This is a right bad lad, has been in trouble with the police. IQ 78. Father is a useless pig of a man, a labourer, unemployed, lives with his mother, has deserted his family, alcoholic. Mother a good manager. Very clean house. 10 in 5 rooms, each one has a job to do. Sergeant confirms this is an ill devil - been in court four housebreaking."

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"Having her 12th child, several are dull. Three roomed house but one room is unusable - they only used the kitchen and an attic. Filthy. PAO OK mentally. Husband has a good job. "All behave and have behaved very well and during the last year their attendance has improved beyond measure. They certainly have a neglected air, but it is a negative neglect - the neglect of a mother who, as in the nursery rhyme, has so many children she scarcely knows what to do"."

Scope and Contents "This woman seesm to be a sort of saint; she is very religious, gives everything away, befriends stray animals, has about 20 cats. Very kind and saintly, never has any money as she gives it all away. She lives in a very delapidated cottage - half of the roof has fallen in; very dirty and untidy - she looks like a tramp but is personally clean. Well educated and well spoken. [Male informant] insisted on her having a telephone as her cottage is isolated. Does not mix with people. She used to...

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Photograph of a drawing of rural scene, annotated "Borassus, Cucurbitaceae Thespesia populnea, Acacia speciosa".