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"This old lady, who died, was cracked. Religious mania, was man mad. Eccentric. [Male informant] said senile decayof recent onset. but [female informant] says she had been queer for a long tie. Gave Dr £50 because he took her to Edinburgh. No near relations. House fairly clean, untidy. Peeping Tom, went out at night. Liberal in politics, very intelligent."

Scope and Contents "This woman is a "dirty old slut", never washes her face has a "notorious smell". The Parish Council have tried unsuccessfully to get her to clean up her house, but as it is her own property they can't do anything. Widow. Parents dead was brought up by aunts who spoilt her and were senile before they died. One daughter has two illegitimate children. One daughter has three illegitimate children. All verminous. Housing "two ends" for 8, filthy. [Male informant] used to visit them because the...

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"This woman is thoughtless, not very bright mentally, a loose old dame, went with soldiers. Use to send her husband on the bus for messages and then had a good time. PAO says this woman is hypochondrial, aye girning. Dr says they are both a bit peculiar. Nurse "peculiar, awful tongue, not just quite....". Dr confirms - she is MD."

Relatives in survey: husband 12.4, children 12.5, 12.42

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"Stupid and promiscuous, simple but nice looking, is corrupting her children who should be taken away from her. Lazy. Home conditions seem to vary, sometimes being very dirty, sometimes all right."

Relatives in survey: Children 17.12, 17.10, 17.11,

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'This little boy is "enough to poison the whole village" - sly, goes after little girls - a "pervert" (but [female informant] perhaps prejudiced). He is illegitimate. His mother has now married and gone away. His father is from a bad family. [Female informant] estimates this boy's IQ at 86 - says he gave her no trouble. But he has nasty traits like the rest of his family.'

Relatives in survey: 22.3, 22.4

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"This woman frequently deserts her family and goes off with other men. [Female informant] says this woman is a demon, has a terrible temper, attacked a neighbour. Minister considers whole situation hopeless."

Relatives in survey: 2.31, 2.29, 2.30

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"In backward class, good at reading, very bad at arithmetic. Truanting ++, otherwise nice lad. Father a POW in Japan. Mother is immoral, has Norwegians to stay with her. Children quite well turned out and clean".

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"This woman is alcoholic. Now a cleaner. She goes about with soldiers and is "not a nice woman at all". All [her] children went wild after a certain age. Dr confirms - definitely daft and queer. Daughter ran away with men at 14, gave the police a lot of trouble."

Relatives in survey: 2.42

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"IQ 70 helps at home and runs about with German prisoners."

Relatives in survey: Father 33.12

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"This woman is mentally weak. Had a child at 14 or 15, before she left school. Can do casual domestic work, but is not bright mentally. Inspector confirms - flighty. Dr - a bit highly strung and anxious, fussy."