Intellectual Disability

"A bit MD, childish e.g. when about 18 was found crying because his hands were cold. Complaint about him - used to take children away saying he was going to operate on them and undressed them. Formerly a farm worker. Mother died of cancer, he had to nurse her. Dr confirms - the weakness is on the father's side."

"Hopeless at lessons, backward and dull, said to have had a head injury. Can drive a tractor. Minister doesn't know the boy, thinks the father is a bit rough, swears. Mother is aimable, superficial, slightly defective, can't take things in, but very loyal and affectionate. Dr confirms - father cannot do much, never likes to do any work, gets any complaint which will keep him off work. Dirty house."

Relatives in survey: Mother 35.76, father 35.77, sibling 35.71

"IQ 84. Head injury, stomach trouble. Is anaemic. Thought to have something wrong with her neck. Dr says she has nephritis."

Relatives in survey: Mother 35.76, father 35.77, sibling 35.70

"Dr says this child is MD with scissor legs. No longer attending school but privately tutored. Was a very small baby, they thought he would never walk, balance still very bad. Very slow at learning, writing bad. Good home conditions."

Relatives in survey: Mother 35.73

"Variously described as quite fair, aimable, superficial, slightly defective, can't take things in, but very loyal and affectionate."

Relatives in survey: Husband 35.77, children 35.71, 35.70

"Cannot do much, never likes to do any work, gets any complaint which will keep him off work. Ne'er do weel, a farm worker."

Relatives in survey: Wife 35.76, children 35.71, 35.70

"Spoilt by his mother who would wrap him in cotton wool. Was a difficult birth. Big boy, dull. Good natured, no concentration, not well equipped mentally. Mother always keeping him off school for no reason at all - would go off her head if anything happened to him."

Relatives in survey: Father 35.79

"Farm worker, very good worker but "a wee bit wanting" - a big tall innocent fellow, carries out any order. e.g refused to let the minister into the church hall during a Home Guard exercise. Good home conditions."

Relatives in survey: Son 35.78

"Squints, makes a dull impression."

Relatives in survey: Father 35.52

"A bad lot, soldiers used to be queuing up for her when she was still at school. Smoked, defiant, very mature for her age. Father a ploughman, decent, tried to put her out."

Relatives in survey: Mother 36.12, siblings 36.11, 36.13, 36.14