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"Occupation: House Duties (husband decd. was a master baker). Diagnosis: Senile Dementia. Admitted to CRI 1944. Died 1945. Daughter. Confirmed by Police Constable and Nurse."

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"This man used to be a postman, but just delivered letters when he felt like it, didn't always deliver them all. Now off this work, just jobbing about. Nurse confirms - never seems to work except when he is relieving the postman. Where does their money come from? They run a car."

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"This man is senile, childish, very sorry for himself. Has always been hypochondrial, when ill would not believe he would get better. He is a single man, was a gardener. Lives with his sister who is confined to bed. A neighbour looks in to see that they are all right. Housing: Two rooms, not very clean, harmonious. [Male informant] confirms - dear old couple. They were on PA before the war and till 1940 - 6/- a fortnight to make up their old age pension."

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"This old man, single, a retired shepherd, lives alone. Is forgetful and senile, cannot look after himself properly - woman from Milton goes to clean for him. Sister died recently. Dr confirms senilty. Housing miserable."

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"This woman is not quite all there, lives quietly alone, has had an illegitimate child. Was able to work at ICI, now back on PA again. Parents dead, no siblings. [Male informant] says she is all there but queer at times; rough and ready, good-hearted. Dr confirms - not such a fool but mildly bats. She is a domestic in a school. PAO confirms this woman is a bit soft. PC confirms - not all there. He thinks the child died - ? case of incest with father."

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"This lad is "not right" - dull. Works on railway. PC agrees - he got a fright while on his bicycle in the dark, was as white as a sheet, was too frightened to go and tell the police about it."

Relatives in survey: aunt 11.18

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"This man was in CR as a rate-aided patient, diagnosed Schizophrenia. Father died in CR, depression. Mother, normal, aged 50-60, quiet. Good workman, 5 years in last job. Family has come down in the world, grandfather and great grandfather were schoolmasters."

Relatives in survey: Father

Scope and Contents "This boy attended the Special Class; was very backward, bad attender and a most unsatisfactory boy. Started to work on a farm at 12 years - mother kept saying he had an exemption but he was on the school register for two years more without ever attending. Very good with horses. Illegitimate. Grandfather a ploughman. Big house, not overcrowded, clean. Dr confirms this is a very soft family - he thinks [subject] is MD. PC says he is a "steerin' kind of a boy", was once in trouble for breaking...

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"This boy was specially tested and has a Binet Simon of 70. He can do infant reading. Gives no difficulty, just slow. Father in RAF, a farmer, Uncle killed in the war, mother about 45. Backwardness probably comes from his mother's side too; mother's brother was 9 before he left the Infant Department but is now all right, a general dealer. Housing: good, not overcrowded, harmonious."

Relatives in survey: sibling 11.26, aunt 11.25, mother 11.49

Scope and Contents "This lad had an IQ of 80. He was in the hands of the police about two years ago for burglary - "just a bad boy". Father, a labourer, often out of work but employed at present. Mother dead - no proper home life. [Male informant] says this is just a big dull family, largely owing to the lack of proper home life. Housing: Two rooms for 4 or 5; formerly very overcrowded. Fairly clean, harmonious. [Male informant] confirms he is a problem - has been allowed to run wild. PAO confirms that this is...