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Housing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = PJM

Found in 257 Collections and/or Records:

19.5 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, November 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/18
Scope and Contents 'This old lady used to be a housekeeper, stole a sum of money and served a term of imprisonment. She is a bad spoken old thing and a disturber of the peace. She lives alone with a dog in a tumble down one roomed cottage with only a tiny bit of window and practically no furniture. [Male informant] has been trying to get her to move but she won't. Brother a waterwatcher, sister a housekeeper, keeps her in clothes. [Male informant] says she is a silly creature, puts stories about. Very...
Dates: Other: November 1945

20.2 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Chorea, November 1945

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/19
Scope and Contents

'This boy had chorea, still has a pronounced blink. An anxious child, tries to do too much schoolwork. IQ102. Very good at PT, rhythmical, not clumsy. Father a dairyman. Mother, 40+. Good home, clean, not overcrowded, a nice family.'

Dates: Other: November 1945

22.2 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, January 1946

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/21
Scope and Contents

'This boy is described as subnormal, steals. A lot younger than his siblings. Father a gamekeeper, mother 50ish. Home conditions very good. Father perhaps rather hard on the boy.'

Dates: Other: January 1946

22.3 Male, Married, Over 65 yrs, High grade mental defective, January 1946

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/21
Scope and Contents

'This man is said to be very low mentally, almost inarticulate. Wife, not a good one, immoral. House clean, three large rooms for the old couple, son and illegitimate grandchildren. "just low folk". On OAP. A general loafer, many years on PA. Nurse confirms - never does any work.'


Relatives in survey: 22.5, 22.4

Dates: Other: January 1946

24.2 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Anxiety neurosis, September 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/23
Scope and Contents

'This woman is said to be neurotic but a fine type. Is said to have had a nervous breakdown, the result of C.I. Married. Three children, all very clever. Decent people, well thought of. They own their own house.'


Relatives in survey: 24.3, 24.88

Dates: Other: September 1947

24.5 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, July 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/23
Scope and Contents

'Cannot write his name or read the time. Definitely backward. Drives a lorry. Earns £3 a week. Father died of TB. Quite a clean house. No Public Assistance. Father was supposed to live in separate hut but he was always with the family. Minister confirms - physically and mentally weak.'


Relatives in survey: 24.6, 24.52

Dates: Other: July 1947

24.6 Female, Widowed, 35-44 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Dull and backward, August 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/23
Scope and Contents

'Not very bright, immoral, a bad egg. Shrewd. Worked in munitions during the war, "wears fur coats and has a young man" . Dirty, would lie in bed till midday and neglect her family, but could always catch the 2 o'clock bus to go to the pictures. Siblings: None known. husband died of TB. Children: House dirty, overcrowded. Much of the above from gossip. Minister confirms - of low intelligence.'


Relatives in survey: 24.5

Dates: Other: August 1947

24.8 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/23
Scope and Contents

'Backward boy, lisps. His sister is bright. He may not pass the control exam. Father a labourer. Mother a wee bit soft, will not let her children go to the school doctor. Clean house. Nurse confirms: Mother is "temperish" and against the doctor and nurse. Minister thinks he is OK. Smart enough, queer. Mother has improved with a new house.'


Relatives in survey: Mother 24.9

Dates: Other: July 1947

24.9 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, July 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/23
Scope and Contents

'A wee bit soft, will not let the children go to the school doctor. Has improved with the new house. "Temperish".'


Relatives in survey: Son 24.8

Dates: Other: July 1947

44.3 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, July 1945

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/41
Scope and Contents "This woman is a tramp type, spends all her time on the roads. PC says she has been a nervous wreck ever since he knew her. The health visitor says she is highly strung, erratic, silly, has a goitre. She may have a police record. Is promiscuous, has nearly had a divorce, is thought to have consorted with P.O.W's and certainly did with Australians. Thoughtless, untidy, a blonde slattern, unbalanced, no idea of values. 3 roomed house, fairly clean but untidy. No PA. [male informant] says she...
Dates: Other: July 1945