"A dirty woman, a helpless creature, but has a tongue "that wad cut cloots". This family are all soft."

"This woman is a notorious character, drinks, frequent disturber of the peace, has been several times in prison. PC thinks she is weakminded. Husband is dead, she has three children by him. Is at present living with a tramp - they live by their wits, are thought to be shawing neeps at present."

"This man is slow, not very bright, dour. Drives a tractor. They live in a backward place with no road to it."

Relatives in survey: 12.39, 12.36 12.35, wife 12.38

"This man, who used to be a ploughman, is semi-retired. Knocks about a farm, does light work in a hotel. Gey simple, not neurotic, said to embroider his stories a lot."

Relatives in survey: Wife and daughter

"Very quiet, brow-beaten by his father, never opened his mouth, terrified. Backward, found the A class too difficult but did better in the B class. Father created about this and removed him - wanted him to be a doctor. The boy signed his own reports. Dr - all right but hudden-doon."

Relatives in survey: Father 26.67

"This boy was a very bad attender. [Male informant] says he was lazy and sleekit, bright enough but unpleasant. He has been working at a sawmill since he left school but is now looking for a better job - would like to be a joiner or work at the Glasgow shipyards."

Relatives in survey: Father 26.11.

"Doubtful case - OK but not just normal so far as meeting him goes, dour, quiet moody fellow, never at home. Illegitimate."

Relatives in survey: Mother 28.35

"This woman, a governess, is a frightful neurotic, always complaining of a pain in her back, but there is no reason for it according to Dr, is an affected besom."

Relatives in survey: Mother 28.40

"This woman, illegitimate, has a bad reputation, is "no" a good yin at all". Has married an Newfoundlander, no children, working in the mills. Said to be separated from her husband. Lives with mother. No PA."

Relatives in survey: mother 28.172

"Used to write love letters to the doctor's predecessor. Very dirty, told the nurse lately that a "wean wasna' healthy unless it had a loose in its heid"."