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Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

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'This man is a blacksmith. He is queer ? senile, not yet bad enough for CR. Family wanted him certified but Dr refused. The family have famous rows - his son split his head with a poker. Information entirely from Dr - he considers the whole family queer. [Female informant] - very unhappy home, criminal tendencies. Sons are wild and not very bright.'

Relatives in survey: Daughter 11.55

Scope and Contents 'This old lady used to be a housekeeper, stole a sum of money and served a term of imprisonment. She is a bad spoken old thing and a disturber of the peace. She lives alone with a dog in a tumble down one roomed cottage with only a tiny bit of window and practically no furniture. [Male informant] has been trying to get her to move but she won't. Brother a waterwatcher, sister a housekeeper, keeps her in clothes. [Male informant] says she is a silly creature, puts stories about. Very...

Scope and Contents "This man was seen at the Clinic and was suffering from senile hypomania - deluded, impulsive, restless and talkative. As he had got over the worst of the attack he was not admitted. Attack has lasted 10 days. Similar attack a year ago. retired farmer. No financial worries. OAP and some savings. Has been married twice - first wife died. Married life was happy. Second wife still living, nice woman. Family life inharmonious owing to patient's symptoms (chased his wife with a poker). 5 rooms...

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"Failing mentally, goes on repeating herself. Son is a farmer, well-to-do people, good Covenanting stock. PAO confirms senility. Very nice family, no PA. Not known to nurse. PC confirms - no memory. He doesn't know how many children she has."

Scope and Contents "This man is very alert mentally but of the litiginous type - he lost a temporary job through illness and wrote several letters about it. On another occassion he wrote to the King. He did various kinds of casual work - shepherding, draining, grass cutting, turnip shawing etc. till 1943 but has not been able to work since. He is deaf, has a high blood pressure and a bad heart. Now permanently on unemployment benefit. Single, lives alone. Dr confirms - paranoid. Thinks everyone is speaking...

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"A wee bit queer, but not nearly so bad as his sister. used to be a farm worker, now on OAP."

Sibling: 30.5

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"This woman suffers from asthma, her breathing is always very laboured, gets very depressed about it. She is a widow, lives alone, has no family. Her house is too big for her and she is unable to look after it or herself properly, but the neighbours help. She has tried to have people to stay with her but does not get on well with them. Dr says this woman is senile. She has had carcinoma and now has a bad heart. Is lonely and very sorry for herself."

Scope and Contents "This man and his wife are most peculiar, do not get on with anybody, peer round the curtain to see who is at the door. One of them is always ill. House dirty. Nurse: The husband is not so bad as the wife - she is not fit to do much and is very queer. She is his second wife; there are no children. They own the house. [Male informant] says this is a very intellgent man, a miner who went to university. PAO: A cantankerous old man who is at loggerheads with everybody. Convicted of assaulting...

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"This old woman is senile, has had a stroke?, cannot get about of do her housework. She should be in an institution."

Husband: 32.1