Occupations

'IQ 72. Present work: Farm worker. PC confirms. He doesn't take things in. Clean house. Minister: Doing well in the army, decent family.'

'Farm worker, said to be efficient and quiet and inoffensive. [Male informant] thinks he is poor mentally. He buys his son cigarettes because he says he would take them anyway. The boy is stupid with nicotine.'

Relatives in survey: Wife 24.59 Children 24.61

'Occupation: House duties. Diagnosis: Senile Dementia, old manic depressive element. Admitted to CRI. Wanders about the house from room to room in an undressed fashion. She is talkative but irrational. She is quite disorientated as to place and time. She has not idea what day it is, what year it is and she says she hears voices which command her to go from place to place. She imagines that her food is poisoned. She was always flighty. Rate-aided patient. Illegitimate.'

'Unsatisfactory character, has a reputation for petty thieving, went out a lot dancing and drinking with soldiers. Neglected her children. Father basketmaker. Mother dead, TB. Two rooms fairly clean. She has been a maid for two years and did not steal. Husband killed in war, has married again. Nurse confirms, plausible, generous, quite considerate. Swears. Not married yet. PAO confirms, bad tempered, bad type. No PA.'

'PC says this man is an alcoholic, is a nuisance when drunk. Illegitimate. Works on a farm and lives in.'

Relatives in survey: Siblings 24.67, 24.68, 24.69, 24.70, 24.72, 24.73 Mother 24.71

'Alcoholic, often pretty bad. Single, lives in the bothy, farm labourer. Nurse says he is a lunatic when drunk. No army service. Has body lice. Father killed on railway. Mother dead? Brought up by grandmother who spoilt him. Minister: A crazy fool, was in trouble at a farm for stealing.'

'IQ 72. Now working, not too bad but not just normal. Was threatened with TB bowel, was frequently in the Infirmary. Chorea. Parents living, mother 40+, reasonably smart. Decent home. Spotlessly clean, not overcrowded. Nurse thinks the mother fussed these children too much. Minister confirms - nice family.'

Relatives in survey: Siblings 24.86 Mother 24.85

'This woman is thought to be dull and slow by the schoolmaster but Mrs L thinks she is all right. She works on a farm. Very clean and tidy. Widow (husband killed in Germany, his death was precipitating cause of his Uncle's breakdown). Parents still alive, mother aged about 40+, stolid, shy woman. Son was illegitimate and never legitimised after marriage.'

Relatives in survey: Son 25.16, sibling 25.15

"This boy had an IQ of 70. He was considered very slow at school. He is now working on a farm. Parents still living, mother aged about 45. Stolid, shy woman like a painted doll - feebleminded?. Father a byreman. [Female teacher]: Could only read a very little - read "cap" for "hat". Is now either driving a tractor or delivering coal."

Relatives in survey: Mother 25.12

"This boy had an IQ of 72. Works on a farm."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 25.17,25.19