Scope and Contents

"This old lady is peculiar, a hermit, lives alone with a lodger as queer as herself. Very fond of a wee drop. Very bad with rheumatism and can hardly get about. No relations known. Dirty house, 2 rooms for 2, nobody else would live in it. PAO: pickled - will never die, alert mentally but very old. Widow's pension and supplement. Dr - senile, chronic tippler."

Scope and Contents "Very suspicious-minded, failing, past his prime. Formerly a very extraverted typed, very outspoken, did not go down with everybody. Very decent. [Brother] suicided 12 or 13 years ago. [Brother] died in CR, senility. Brother was father of [3.30] who shot the girl who jilted him. [Son] committed suicide aged 32. [Other son] committed suicide. [Two married daughters], ok. [Two sons], ok. Good living conditions, prosperous, not overcrowded, very decent people."Relatives in survey:...

Scope and Contents "Admitted to CRI. Diagnosis: Senile Melancholia. This old lady was brought to Hospice after consultation and much persuasion. She behaved quite pleasantly but was absolutely obstinate about giving particulars or history and this was dispensed with. Occupation: Housewife (husband was a coal merchant). Previously in CRI with mania. Illegitimate. No children. Apparently alcoholic during her manic phase. Had had a depression in her late 30's. [Female teacher[ confirms. Can be very nice but can...

Scope and Contents

"This woman is a "mental case" - has delusions and hallucinations, thinks there are people in her house stealing from her. PAO confirms a definite mental kink, rather queer."

Relatives in survey: Son 34.6

Scope and Contents

"Occupation: Joiner. Private Patient. Diagnosis: Senile. All right until 18 months ago. Had prostate trouble, was operated on and still has tube. A few days ago he fell, cut his head and had to be stitched up. Has been wet all the time and very difficult to look after. He is demented but realises what is going on around him and knows he is in CRI."

[Female informant] - very deaf during turns, fell, died as a senile. Bachelor, lived with old sister.

Scope and Contents

"Mental defective, very dirty, soft. Did charring. Nurse confirms - whole family mentally defective. Dirty."

Relatives in survey: children 3.82, 3.83 sister in law 3.81

Scope and Contents

"This old lady is senile, a widow. Had a family of ten, all said to be OK."

Grandson 4.12

Scope and Contents

"This old lady is queer - e.g. took all her furniture outside and burned it. Never washes. She now sleeps on the wire part of her bed, chases devils at night. Is an intelligent woman. Queer many years since the death of her brother. Nurse confirms - thinks she is attacking devils in the hedges. Can be quite sensible to talk to."

Scope and Contents

"This old lady is queer and senile. Fractured femur last year. Dr - has been getting peculiar for about 4 years."

Scope and Contents

"This hypochondrial old lady took to her bed some years ago and has to be looked after by her daughters. Always used to wear pieces of sticking plaster on her face. Nurse says this woman is just neurotic, has been in bed for two years but gets up to go for her holidays."