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"Dr says this man is a little bit simple. Retired farmer. His father kept him under his thumb. Nurse says they are an eccentric family. Single. Parents dead. Clean house, decent people, peculiar."

Relatives in survey: Two sisters [16.20, 16.19].

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"Nurse says this man is working. A widower, living with his married daughter. No other children. Sister is ok. Housing very clean, not overcrowded. Dr confirms that this man is all right now. He has drunk heavily for the last few years. Had a breakdown. Was living in a converted railway carriage. Upset by daughter's goings-on. She is easily led. His wife's father was in CRI or G."

Relatives in survey: daughter 16.305

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"This woman is not bright, looks deficient, vacant. Nurse confirms that she is mentally deficient. Mother dead. Two brothers, farm workers - she keeps house for them. Sister away, in trouble for concealing a birth. Illegitimate son. Dirty condemned house, overcrowded."

Relatives in survey: son 16.25

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"Married and was living with her people. No Public Assistance. Dr says this man is a bit dull. Nurse says this man is just a rascal. He is still in the Navy. They now have a prefab; there was only one child which died. Clean house - they are a clean family. No information about siblings."

Relatives in survey: wife 16.27

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"This family is described as no good, quarrelsome. [Patient] was recently demobilised, is now a general labourer. Married? Nurse thinks this man is all right. Single. Dr: A bit dull. L[abour] E[xchange]: Steady work record."

Relatives in survey: mother [16.33] and brother [16.35].

Scope and Contents "Said to have been in CRI under certificate. Was also at an approved school. He was later in the army, was discharged because of his mental condition. He is said to have started a lot of fires in order to give his father work to do. R.C. from Ireland. Mother drinks like a fish. House not very clean. Disturbed. Single, a labourer. No Public Assistance. Definitely peculiar but a very nice speaker. Dr: A funny lad. Set fire to ricks because he thought them beautiful when burning. Very unsteady...

Scope and Contents "On Dr's list of defectives. Nurse confirms he is defective, is employed at times, loves dressing up and being the door-keeper of the cinema. Mother dead. Sisters normal - one has a baby with a hare lip and cleft palate. One brother. Not overcrowded, clean. [Male informant] only knows him by sight. Definitely very simple - like the rest of the family. No public assistance. [Male informant] says this is a very nice family, especially the girls. Dr confirms - high grade defective. Was in...

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"This man is queer, has never worked much, used to be a labourer. [Male informant] confirms this man is workshy. Dr says this man is an alcoholic."

Relatives in survey: Wife [16.39], sibling [4.28], child [16.41]

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"IQ 72, very poor, definitely backward. Nurse confirms: Labouring and poaching. [Male informant] says this man is in the navy."

Relatives in survey: Sibling [16.41].

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"IQ 76, was dull. Now working as a labourer and poaching. Housing: Fairly clean, overcrowded. Dr confirms. No public assistance since the war. Unsatisfactory family. About 14 in the house."

Relatives in survey: Father [16.38]. Mother [16.39]. Brother [16.40]. Sister [16.122]