Housing and health
Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:
15.46 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Alcoholism, January 1946
"This woman drinks like a fish; used to be one of the bright young things. Large house, well-to-do, home life said to be happy. This woman had an affair. She is again pregnant. Dr. confirms that this woman drinks a bit but is otherwise all right."
Son (15.45) and husband (15.81) in study.
15.58 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, March 1946
"This girl is definitely peculiar, not working, lives at home but can cycle. Speech impaired, you cannot get any sense out of her. Recent incomers. House only passably clean, throughither, harmonious so far as known."
15.62 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, Involutional melancholia, November 1946
"Diagnosis apparently melancholia. Made a suicide attempt with Lysol. Rate-aided. Seen by P.S.W. Housing fairly clean, not overcrowded, harmonious. This family is always on the move - present whereabouts not known."
Son (15.61) in study.
15.75 Male, 25-34 yrs, High grade mental defective, January 1946
"This is a big, strong, healthy lad with a furtive look, always keeps his head down. He won't work. Not malicious, helps at home. Life begins and ends for him with carpet and green bowling and he is very good at it. Clean home, not overcrowded, harmonious. No. P.A. Dr. confirms M.D."
16.14 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Hysteria, January 1947
"Hysterical and has a vile temper. Married, husband is a labourer. Three children. Clean house, Not R.C. now. No Public Assistance. Dr confirms, the children are all right."
Relatives in survey: Parents and siblings.
16.15 Male, Married, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, January 1947
"No children. Patient is completely inaccessible and incoherent. He is unable to answer the questions about his address, his age, relatives etc. Very restless, but not faulty in habits. Wife living. Clean house, very respectable people. Died."
16.17 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946
"IQ 80, illegitimate. Stepfather, labourer. Two of the half-siblings are defective. Mother had a riotous time during the war. They all live in one room. Nurse: Not too bad. Probably working in the laundry. [Male informant] says this girl was untidy, haphazard, careless, just a lump. Dr : A poor lot, very bad environment."
Relatives in survey: Mother 16.211, half-siblings [2.14, 2.13]
16.18 Male, Single, 55-64 yrs, Undiagnosed, February 1947
"Dr says this man is a little bit simple. Retired farmer. His father kept him under his thumb. Nurse says they are an eccentric family. Single. Parents dead. Clean house, decent people, peculiar."
Relatives in survey: Two sisters [16.20, 16.19].
16.22 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, March 1946
"No social history in C.B. Not known to nurse. 2-3 years duration. No siblings known, but she lives with two old cousins. Clean, comfortable and respectable. No Public Assistance. At home just now, childish."
16.23 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Undiagnosed, February 1947
"This man, a surly brute, is queer according to his wife. He left her and went to Canada where he stayed for 10 years, has now come home. Mother died recently aged about 90, was very peculiar. Nurse: Nothing much about him, not fond of work, a farmer. Nurse think his wife is worse than he is. Four or five children, undernourished looking but all right. Fairly clean, not overcrowded. Condemned house."
Relatives in survey: Mother 13.306, aunt 1.503