Intellectual Disability
Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:
40.38 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1947
"[Female informant] says this boy will have a low I.Q. is D in everything. Vary bad attenders. Clean house, not overcrowded. Nurse thinks the mother is not too bad, though she looks brazen. Keeps a tidy house."
Relatives in survey: Father 40.39
40.39 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, July 1947
"A brazen type, lazy, fights like a randy, had a row with one of the school children which nearly ended in a fight."
Relatives in survey: son 40.38
40.40 Female, Single, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, July 1947
"Nurse says this girl is a bit touched, poor stuff. She has an illegitimate child, lives at home but does occasional farm work."
Relatives in survey: Father 40.41, brother 40.42
40.45 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, August 1947
"Soft, a dirty wee besom, but has not had much chance."
Relatives in survey: Husband 40.46
40.47 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1947
"Dull child, was always falling asleep in school. Has a squint."
Relatives in survey: Father 40.46
40.48 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1947
"Backward boy, I.Q. in the 70's, good at drawing and interested in colours. Illegitimate, origins obscure, lives with his grandmother."
40.50 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, July 1947
"IQ? A bit soft, mental age of 12 according to [female informant]. ? birth injury - mother very ill at his birth. ? High grade. Now just at home helping on his father's farm. Father a prosperous farmer. Good home conditions. His people are sensitive about his condition."
40.52 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, July 1947
"IQ 75. He was always very quiet, had a smatter, could not read. [Male informant] considered he was more backward than nervous. Had been to several schools. Almost drowned at 5. Father a dairyman. Mother aged 40+."
40.54 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1947
"Not bright, throughither, peculiar, silly. Father a farm manager. Mother 30+ was an artist. Good home, nice people. Nurse confirms - spoilt wee brat."
Relatives in survey: Brother 40.53
40.55 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, July 1947
"IQ 70-. Now rabbit trapping. PC thinks there is not much wrong with him, doesn't do much however, doesn't work with his father. Clean house, not overcrowded."