Intellectual Disability
Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:
16.166 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, High grade mental defective, February 1947
"Very dull, was certified and sent to the Special Class. Looked it, had a gaping mouth. Illegitimate."
16.167 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, February 1947
"This child is dull, chiefly owing to her eyesight."
Relatives in survey: mother [16.171] and siblings [16.169, 16.170, 16.168]
16.168 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, February 1947
"This child is dull, cannot do any school work owing to his eyesight."
Relatives in survey: children 16.170, 16.167, 16.169, mother 16.171, father 16.172
16.169 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, February 1947
"This child is dull. Bad eyesight."
Relatives in survey: mother [16.171] and siblings [16.170, 16,167, 16.168]
16.170 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, February 1947
"This is the dirtiest boy who ever was at the school. Skin disease, perpetually running nose. Now labouring. Had bad eyes."
Relatives in survey: mother [16.171] and siblings [16.169, 16.167, 16.168]
16.171 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, January 1947
"This woman is dull and dirty, has bad eyesight. Children: Two boys and two girls, all dull, very difficult children, troublesome, all with bad eyes. House dirty, not overcrowded. Dr confirms they are a dull family. The eye condition is cataract, not syphilitic. No PA."
Relatives in survey: children 16.170, 16.167, 16.168, 16.169, mother 16.265, sister 16.245, husband 16.172
16.172 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Dull and backward, January 1947
"This man, a labourer, is dull and lazy."
Relatives in survey: wife 16.171
16.173 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, February 1947
"This woman is deficient. Mother died of diabetes. Nurse thinks all the children are deficient."
Relatives in survey: Husband [16.176]; children [16.174], 16.175]; siblings [16.181]
16.174 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946
"IQ 76, dull. Confirmed by Nurse - dull family, syphilitic. Has left school but not working."
Relatives in survey: Father [16.176]; mother [[16.173]; siblings [16.175]
16.175 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, Physical illness or invalidism, January 1947
"Peculiar and physically defective, couldn't see, couldn't read, did no lessons. Present work: Factory in [area name redacted].
Relatives in survey: Father [16.176]; mother [16.173]; siblings [16.174]