Sexual behavior

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"This rather primitive girl appears to be suffering from an early schizophrenic psychosis. She expresses some ideas of reference which are a projection of her guilt feelings about some sexual experience. She feels now that the neighbours talk openly about her behaviour and say that she is immoral. Her affect is for the most part congruous and she does not as yet display any primary talk disorder".

Scope and Contents "A difficult boy, moody, cheeky at times, rather nervous, a bad influence at school, sex play etc. Got a lot of licence at home. Father a roadman. Mother, hysterical and highly strung, deaf, talks ++, repeats herself. Good home, clean, not overcrowded. [Female teacher] thinks behaviour was "partly psychological and partly impudence". He spoilt the tone of the school. Now a nuisance on the bus to school. [Male teacher] says he has settled down well and is now no trouble at all. IQ 95. No...

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"This woman is a wee bit soft. She lives in a filthy little house, full of hens and cats. She has an illegitimate son. Lives rent free. Is deteriorating. The son "nothing in him" earns 25/- a week. No sibs know. Has always been queer - soft, untidy, slovenly. The house is so dirty you daren't sit down. Always on P.A. Nurse confirms - very dirty. Dr confirms - a slut, filthy. Son has been utterly spoilt, soft, no home training."

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"This woman is peculiar, silly and unreasonable - gave Dr. a flighting recently. Always making trouble. Has the reputation of being immoral with bus drivers. Nurse does not know much about this woman, except that she is very dirty and tells a lot of lies. 4 roomed house."

Son in study (15.24).

Scope and Contents "This woman used to be known as a prostitute. She is now married to a timber foreman and is thought to be rooking him. They have awful rows. Housing, two rooms for 3, inharmonious, clean. Nurse says this woman is all right now, takes music and riding lessons. Had a boy before marriage. Has too much to say for herself. Home dirty. P.C. says this woman is highly strung - says so herself - [has] a very high pitched voice. At present having trouble with another lady about coupons. He...

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"Definitely MD - nurse. Mother, dead. Married, husband a labourer in the factory. Dr confirms that she is a virago, but thinks she is sharp rather than dull. Not honest. No public assistance. Children were slow. Now both seem quite smart. Condemned house."

Relatives in survey: Father 16.92, uncle to 16.89, son 16.311.

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"Loose woman, soldiers just flocked to her house, had a black baby. Dr says she is abnormal sexually. Husband, very decent, was in the army. All the sisters went wrong but the brothers weren't so bad. Old parents were respectable. There are two illegitimates. House fairly clean, overcrowded."

Chlidren in survey: 18.77

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"This child masturbates in class. Dull. Illegitimate, lives with his grandparents. His mother has him when she was very young and her parents were very unkind to her - he has been brought up in an unhappy atmosphere. Her perspires very easily. [Female informant] feels that something should be done about him, but his grandparents would never let him go to the clinic."

Grandparents: 18.88, 18.89

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'A sexy old devil, swears +, was too friendly with a retired teacher. Immoral but quite bright.'

Relatives in survey: Children 20.57, 20.56, 20.59, 20.60

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'Very backward, is to be examined. Is just beginning to add one, reading terrible but writing good. Mother has deserted, certainly mental, thieves and goes with soldiers. Recently had an illegitimate child. House dirty and delapidated, broken windows etc. [Male informant] - all a bit touched. Something should be done about the family - in need of social help.'

Relatives in survey: Siblings 20.76, 20.75, father 20.74