Occupations
Found in 543 Collections and/or Records:
16.94 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946
"Dull. Nurse confirms - they are all defective. There was a murder there 3 years ago. Father, a casual labourer, no OAP. Dr confirms. [Male informant] says this woman and her husband are on PA just now. A motley lot."
Relatives in survey: Mother 16.195, husband 16.93, brother 16.88
16.95 Male, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, January 1947
"This man, a joiner, is dull. Wife, a nice woman. Children: 3 girls living; 1 girl died of TB meningitis; one hydrocephalic child died. Clean house, not overcrowded, harmonious. [Male informant] thinks he is decent and good-living. No information about siblings. No Public assistance. This is a nice family, a wee bit dull. Mother delicate. Condemned house. 4 rooms."
Relatives in survey: stepchild 16.131, cousin 16.216
17.10 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946
"IQ 78 now working on a farm. Looks wild, talks to himself. Illegitimate. Always a bad attender."
Relatives in survey: mother 17.8, siblings 17.12, 17.11
17.15 Male, Married, 55-64 yrs, Manic depressive, December 1946
"Diagnosis: Hypochondrial Depression. Well to do farmer. No children. Clean house, not overcrowded, harmonious."
17.16 Male, Single, Over 65 yrs, Schizophrenia, September 1946
"This man is peculiar, has been queer for a long time but never away. A farmer, single, lives with his sisters. All a bit peculiar. Very kind people. Nurse thinks this man is "mental", certainly peculiar. Housing will be very clean. Sergeant - they keep to themselves, don't mix with other people, their parents were the same. They do things other people wouldn't do - e.g. kick up rows in church, walk out of church."
17.19 Male, Single, 25-34 yrs, High grade mental defective, Stammering, December 1946
"Farm worker, has a very halting speech. Nurse confirms - defective, funny speech. Is really out of control. Can only work on family's farm."
Relatives in survey: mother 17.20, siblings 17.22, 17.21, 17.24, 17.23
17.22 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, Stammering, December 1946
"IQ 70, harum scarum boy, unsettled. Now working on father's farm. Nurse - bad speech, deficient."
Relatives in survey: mother 17.20, siblings 17.19, 17.21, 17.24, 17.23
17.28 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This lad has just left school, did not sit the Control. Now working on the farm. [Male teacher] says his IQ was 86 and he did sit the Control. Shy and loutish."
Relatives in survey: Mother 17.29, father 17.32, siblings 17.27, 17.34, 17.33, 17.26
17.32 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This man, a farm worker, is illiterate."
Relatives in survey: Wife 17.29, children 17.27, 17.28, 17.34, 17.33, 17.26
17.33 Male, Single, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, Psychopathic personality, September 1946
"This lad burgled a house, has also stolen bicycles. He is now doing farm work. Nurse says he was discharged from the army for mental defect."
Relatives in survey: Mother 17.29, father 17.32, siblings 17.27, 17.28, 17.34, 17.26