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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"This boy is very slow and backward. He is illegitimate. His mother married again but her husband would not have him in the house, so he lives with his grandmother. Clean and well looked after. No. P.A. [Male informant] says his grandmother is a "bit of a rag" - flighty. Flies off the handle. [Male informant] says they are decent people. Grandmother looks glaiket but is all right."

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"This woman is a bad lot, immoral, just a bitch. Husband has had an awful time with her - on one occasion he threw a teapot at her. She had an affair with their lodger, husband had to sleep in the shed. Just a randy."

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"This man is clever but scatterbrained. At the general election he got so excited and quarrelsome that he had to be locked up. Absolutely mad when he gets drunk. Married a proper little rag. Dr confirms that he drinks too much."

Relatives in survey: Mother 34.5

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"Big, fat blousy woman, filthy, sews her children into their clothes each autumn."

Husband: 6.60, Children: 6.44, 6.42

Scope and Contents "This woman is soft and very dirty, throughither and feckless, an awful wife. House filthy, smells of dirty clothes. They have moved about a lot. Husband a farm labourer. She has 6 or 7 children, all terribly dirty - she is always getting into trouble as they are so dirty at school. Has been reported to the RSSPCC for neglect of children - they are filthy and never have sufficient clothes - she sells the coupons. She steals money and coals from her next door neighbour who is deaf, is...

Scope and Contents "After-care case. Now on farm work but can't settle, is talking about re-joining the army. Was in the far East. Fine lad, was good at school. Parents dead, father was an alcoholic. Sister died recently. Another sister - Dr says she used to be anybody's meat. Very decent people. Diagnosis: Hebephrenic Schizophrenia, recovered. Was an agricultural worker until he joined up. Very overcrowded - patient, his borhter in law and sister and 6 children in two rooms. Was working at [farm] and doing...

Scope and Contents "This is a boarded out girl, has caused her foster mother a lot of anxiety. Has been badly brought up by her foster mother. PC says she is as mad as a March hare - she cannot stick at a job. Worked in a grocer's shop, then a baker's, was a nurse for one day but couldn't stand it. Outspoken and wild. Dr says that what this girl needs is a good spanking - she is self-willed, spoilt, result of bad environment, otherwise Ok. [Male informant] says this girl is flighty and...

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"This girl is "not very impressive, not bright, soft". Looks dirty, loose. She was married recently, had an illegitimate child before marriage. Dr - filthy but not much wrong with her. All the sisters were the same. [male informant] a queer din-raising lot. Were troublesome at school - kept to themselves, always complained of the other children bullying them. PC says they could not make anything of her at school. When she left she would not work. Father was an alcoholic."