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"Old and queer, lives alone. Incomer from England, a widow. Always in trouble at the food office."

Son: 6.17

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"As black as a sweep, simple, used to sleep in an outhouse, not in a stable. Used to be a jobbing joiner, spent all his money in the pub, does not keep himself clean, alcoholic. Will be going to the poorhouse. Used to live in a pigstye. Drank ++, used the pub as his club, looked very queer, but not daft. Failing with age and now only slightly alcoholic. Was a excellent joiner once."

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"Died a few months ago - had been senile for 10 years, much worse in the last two. Lived alone, no relations left. Looked like an old witch, getting gradually queerer, lived alone. Very dirty and peculiar."

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"This old lady is senile, dying, suitable for CRI, quite mad. Brother, a farm worker, died in CRI, senility. [Female informant] confirms - hallucinated etc."

Scope and Contents "Admitted to CRI. Died. This emaciated old woman was first seen lying on her back on a stretcher in the ambulance. She appeared to be in the terminal stages of illness. She cried out in pain at the slight movement caused by the M.O [medical officer], taking her pulse, although the arm was moved gently and only slightly. She could not give her name but nodded in agreement when M.O. gave it. She could give no account of herself. In the circumstances she was given morphia on admission and no...

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"Ad[mitted] CR 1945, died 1945. Arteriosclerosis. Sib[ling]s: 7, of whom two have died."

Relatives in survey: 7.54

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"Cerebral thrombosis and a lot of other illnesses, bed-ridden. Husband a farm labourer. Several children married and away, 3 or 4. Decent people."

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"Lazy, has never worked for 20 years, now bedridden, arthritic. On OAP. Suspect that he committed incest with his daughter."

Relatives in survey: Daughter 7.34; sister's family 7.44, 7.45

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"No relative known. Has been a widow for many years. In the year prior to her admission she had several small cerebral haemorrhages but could continue to work. Two days before admission she had a cerebral haemorrhage after which she became very restless and incoherent. Accused her employer of having removed things and broken a picture frame. Was a housekeeper."

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"Occupation: House Duties (husband decd. was a master baker). Diagnosis: Senile Dementia. Admitted to CRI 1944. Died 1945. Daughter. Confirmed by Police Constable and Nurse."