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"Complains of terrible pains and swelling of her feet. A frightful neurotic, can't swallow liquid medicine, has to have it in tablet form. Is a mill worker, won't stay off work to give her feet a chance. Used always to be pestering the doctor. Rest of the family are sensible."

Relatives in survey: Mother 28.208

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"This man is just a message boy, works with the ironmonger. There is a queer streak in him. Parents dead, may have been first cousins. Sergeant says he is a decent citizen but talks ++. Separated from wife."

Relatives in survey: Nephew 28.73, siblings 28.140, 28.58, wife 28.71

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"Has had a slight stroke, wanders back into her childhood. BP+++, irregular heart, life hanging by a thread. Asks the same questions over and over again, reiterates "I'm lazy". Maddening to live with. Cerebral anaemia? Completely off. Used to be a lady's maid. Husband a gardener, OK. No family."

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"This woman is similar to her daughter [28.85], a worrying type, falls out with the neighbours especially [28.168]. Husband a plasterer. Clean house, not overcrowded, not very harmonious."

Relatives in survey: Children 28.85, 28.220

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"Takes bits of spells of illness, delicate, always off work owing to illness. Motor lorry driver."

Relatives in survey: Father 28.90

Scope and Contents "Defintitely neurotic, always in the surgery with pains somewhere. Passed grade 1 for the army but spent most of his army life in military hospitals. Accident prone, lots of injuries, evenutally invalided out. Has been a painter but fell of a ladder - was in military hospital with sore back thought to have been late effect of fall. Lazy. Now working in a butcher's. Goes off work every three months or so for about 6 weeks. PAO: Curious bad-tempered fellow, should nevery have been in the army....

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"A want about him, over polite. Used to take out the basting threads at the tailors, now is a packman. Played the organ but wasn't any good. Big house, clean, not overcrowded. Dr says he is MD and neurotic, can work at tailoring, a grand musician. Siblings are OK."

Scope and Contents "This man was in CR, diagnosed as MANIA. Worked in sausage factory. Also asthmatica. Now he s better than he was, not 100%, started wor recently in the housing scheme. Single. Nurse confirms that he is not exactly normal, looks peculiar is asthmatic. Father killed in an accident. Mother very old, not very bright, decent. Housing: 2 rooms, fairly clean, overcrowded. [Male informant] syas this man is a properlittle race, drinks heavily. Dr - chronic asthmatic and bronchitic, seems mentally...

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"This man, wood cutter, is lazy, won't go to work but prefers to be on the dole, is outrageous at times. Not a good type. Won't work if he can help it."

Relatives in survey: Son 34.15

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"This man is said to have been in CR. He is a gardener's labourer. Wife living, anaemic but goes to work. Daughter has an illegitimate child, works in a bacon factory. Son drinks a bit. Incomer, quiet, decent man. Had a breakdown after recovering the body of a man who had committed suicide in the Subway in Glasgow."