Intellectual Disability
Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:
45.13 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This child is terribly dull - largely through the remoteness of his home."
Relatives in survey: siblings 45.11, 45.12
45.16 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This boy is backward and dull, is only in Primary II, will not be able to pass the control exam but will be a good workman. Dr considers him normal."
Relatives in survey: siblings 45.14
45.18 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This child is very backward, will not pass the control exam. House dirty, not overcrowded, not happy. [Female informant] says this child is educationally retarded but anxious to learn."
Relatives in survey: siblings 45.20, 45.58, mother 45.19
45.20 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"IQ of 79. Long upper lip, sense of humour. Average in reading, spelling and handwork, below average in writing and arithmetic."
Relatives in survey: siblings 45.18
45.21 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This woman is described as "a poor thing, kind, soft and silly". Not very bright. [Male informant] thinks there is not much in her = she wrote him an incredibly illiterate letter. Dr confirms that she comes from a backward and TB family. Nurse "always in a hurry and never gets there"."
Relatives in survey: son 45.23, husband 45.22
45.23 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This lad had an IQ of 78. He is now working on the farm and doing well. "Just daft". [Male informant] confirms - a bit of a pirate. Now on farm work."
Relatives in survey: parents 45.22, 45.21 cousin 45.49
45.25 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This girl had an IQ of 75 but is now working. [Female informant] - bonny but dull. Mother of Irish extraction. Father an estate worker, dullish but decent. Housing good, not overcrowded, harmonious."
Relatives in survey: siblings 45.26, aunt 45.4
45.27 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This boy is dull, will not pass the Control. Incomer. Father a mole catcher, mother, about 40, smarmy. Not a very good home. Children have impetigo."
45.30 Male, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, October 1946
"This man has moved about a lot, his present employer considers him unsatisfactory. Nurse considers him lazy, dull needs a push. A peculiar family."
Relatives in survey: son 45.31
45.31 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This boy is dull, not very bad. Father a farm worker, has moved about a lot. Dr confirms that the mother has had too many children too quickly. Asthma."
Relatives in survey: father 45.30