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"This woman is very dull, ugly, oversexed, inclined to prostitution, bad-tempered. Nurse confirms - she makes up terrifically and chases off to Dumfries after men."

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"No foresight, only so-so, children are ill-fed and under nourished looking, badly clad, but she goes about in a fur coat. [Male informant] confirms that she is immoral, smokes ++, uses bad language. Husband, decent, has no control over her. They were evicted because they did not pay the rent."

Relatives in survey: Children 26.83, 26.82, 26.87, 26.81, 26.86, 26.84

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"Said to have "insanity of pregnancy" the last time she was pregnant. Dr was called to see her - said she hadn't. She is an hysterical, highly emotional woman, takes turns of shrieking, a bitch. Family life inharmonious at least, husband knocks her about. Admitted to CRI and discharged. No diagnosis was given but was depressed, hypochondrial, feared she was going insane, hysterical and hostile to her husband. Agitated."

Relatives in survey: Husband 28.25

Scope and Contents "Any man's meat - the soldiers are said to have queued up for her. Dr confirms that she is a bad character, husband has left her, has VD. PA: Hopeless woman. Large house, not overcrowded, filthy, she is never at home. LE - does not work."[Male informant]: The family give an interesting example of the effect of environment. The eldest was brought up elsewere and stayed at school to 15, obtaining the junior secondrary certificate. He is now an apprentice electrician and a good...

Scope and Contents "This is the simpleton of [Area 28], very very simple, no morals, went with all the soldiers until they were paraded and told not to touch her. Ran away and came back saying she was married which was untrue. Has not had any children - has a profuse vaginal discharge. Mother, 50. Father, large fat, red-faced man, almost stutters. Sister intelligent but neurotic, always ahs the doctor when she is home on holiday, can't keep well. PAO: Queer kind of girl, goes the pace, sister peculiar too....

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"Very dull, a big fat ungainly lump, keeps a dirty house, always taking children off school to help at home. "Thouless", big dirty trolop, 47 stone, just stands at the door and talks."

Children: 30.42, 30.41, 30.39, 30.38, 30.40

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"This girl has had an illegitimate baby but is thought to be better than the rest of her family. But nurse says she is definitely backward. Pc - just a regular prostitute."

Mother: 30.37 Siblings: 30.42, 30.41, 30.38, 30.40

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"Epileptic and deformed. Lame. Everyone surprised when she got a husband. Dirty and very overcrowded - room and kitchen for her and husband, one child, her married sister, her husband and four children and the old father - they all sleep "heids and thraws"."

Husband: 30.100

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"This girl is very very dull, works as a domestic, is employed at present. Nurse says this girl got the name of being loose, does not look bright."

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"This girl had an IQ of 81. She is slatternly, went pinching and defrauding with her sister."

Relatives in survey: 34.17