Housing and health
Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:
11.1 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Low grade mental defective, November 1945
"This woman was admitted to CR and diagnosed as senility. History of meningitis at 2 - speech and gait affected, mentality of a child of 4, could not dress herself; in bed last two years, has had a stroke, incontinent and paralysed. Parents dead - mother senile before death, father was a farmer. Two surviving sisters, three others died young of croup, TB and meningitis. Home conditions good, harmonious."
11.2 Female, Single, 35-44 yrs, Idiocy, Physical illness or invalidism, November 1945
"This is "a kind of imbecile lassie" - always in bed. Father a well-to-do farmer. Intelligent. Mother alive, elderly. Very fine woman, about 55. Good home, clean, harmonious. [Male informant] this girl had a huge head - thought to be the result of infantile paralysis shortly after birth. Dr - post-meningitis hydrocephaly."
11.3 Female, Married, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, November 1945
"This woman had an IQ of 68 - Dr confirms backwardness. She is married and keeps house for her widowed father. Dr confirms - an unstable type of family. The husband, in his late 20's is neurotic, an incomer, but not suitable for inclusion. PC confirms husband is a handyman, about 35?, Irish, quiet."
Relatives in survey: Siblings 11.28, 11.29
11.6 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, November 1945
"This woman is a bad type, used to be a prostitute. Goitre. Mother aged over 50, a character. Father, hare lip and cleft palate, speaks very bad, 60+. Husband a general labourer, dermatitis ++. child with cleft palate and harelip - has had a partial repair. Housing: awful, tiny bedroom and a kitchen like a dungeon. Fairly clean."
Relatives in survey: Husband 11.62, sibling, father
15.1 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and Backward, January 1946
"This boy is very slow at school, probably dull and backward. His parents were old when he was born. Decent hard-working people. Clean house, not over-crowded. The mother has permicious anaemia."
Relatives in survey: 15.2
15.5 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and Backward, January 1946
"This boy had an IQ of 71. He was very backward at shoool, would not stand correction. Has had several jobs. Would not stay in the house unless his mother was there. "Weakness on both sides". House clean, not overcrowded. Dr. is doubtful about the inclusion of this boy."
Sister in study (15.4).
11.15 Male, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, November 1945
"This old man, single, a retired shepherd, lives alone. Is forgetful and senile, cannot look after himself properly - woman from Milton goes to clean for him. Sister died recently. Dr confirms senilty. Housing miserable."
11.16 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, November 1945
"This woman was admitted to Dr, diagnosed with senile melancholia. Parents dead, said to have been cousins. Nephew,the informant, seemed dull. The family has the reputation of being queer and secretive (PSW thought so too), none so outrageous as patient. home conditions said to be comfortable, big farm, probably only fairly clean. Dr - one sister keeps in the background, very retiring. The other sister is a companion - now keeps home. PC confirms - they are all queer, quiet spoken folk."
11.17 Female, Single, 35-44 ys, Undiagnosed, November 1945
"This woman is not quite all there, lives quietly alone, has had an illegitimate child. Was able to work at ICI, now back on PA again. Parents dead, no siblings. [Male informant] says she is all there but queer at times; rough and ready, good-hearted. Dr confirms - not such a fool but mildly bats. She is a domestic in a school. PAO confirms this woman is a bit soft. PC confirms - not all there. He thinks the child died - ? case of incest with father."
11.18 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, November 1945
"This is a quiet old lady, "kind of feeble minded". Senile, lives alone, clean, can manage to look after herself. Dr says this woman is an old nuisance but all right. No PA."
Relatives in survey: 11.19