Intellectual Disability
Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:
16.176 Male, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, January 1947
"This man is deficient, a labourer, has bad eyes. Not too clean. Steady work record. Condemned house."
Relatives in survey: Mother [16.265], [16.245], [16.171], [16.177]; wife [16.173]; children [16.174], [16.175].
16.177 Female, Separated or divorced, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, Head injury, January 1947
"IQ of 70. Definitely defective. Married a soldier, no children, is attending VD clinic. Illegitimate. She has a bad leg. Husband was a soldier, deserted from the army, deserted her. Dr says this woman had a head injury while working. No PA."
Relatives in survey: Mother [16.245]
16.178 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Low grade mental defective, December 1946
"Can hardly read, no sense of responsibility, very backward. Illegitimate. Housing not very clean. A nephew of the mother lives with them. Dr - with each pregnancy the mother hopes to catch a husband."
Relatives in survey: Mother [16.180]; sibling [16.179]
16.179 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, February 1947
"IQ 81, very dull, won't attend, something peculiar about him. Illegitimate."
Relatives in survey: Mother [16.180]
Includes newspaper cutting relating to non attendance at school.
16.180 Female, Single, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946
"Of low intelligence but not defective, seems to be getting worse, smokes ++, unsatisfactory character. Domestic servant. Has 3 illegitimate children. Mother dead. No information about siblings but a nephew lives with her. Home not very clean. Religious, very hard up. Is herself illegitimate."
Relatives in survey: Children [16.178], [16.179]; [16.124]
16.181 Female, Separated or divorced, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, Physical illness or invalidism, February 1947
"This woman is a bit simple like her sisters. Good intentions, not efficient. Diabetic. Nurse confirms - a vile temper, quarrelsome, otherwise OK."
Relatives in survey: Son [16.182]; sibling [16.173]
16.184 Female, Single, 25-34 yrs, High grade mental defective, January 1947
"On Dr [name redacted]'s list of defectives. Nurse confirms that she is not fit for work - the result of meningitis? Father, dead, a labourer. Mother OK, now remarried. Dr confirms - is able to run messages for people. No PA. Was in the Special Class."
Relatives in survey: Brother in law [16.72]
16.188 Female, Single, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, Stammering, February 1947
"This girl has a stammer. She works in the laundry. Father, a railway worker, OK but not very bright. Uncle had hereditary ataxia or chr. encephalitis. Not a happy home. Fairly clean."
Relatives in survey: Mother [16.90]; siblings [16.187]
16.191 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, High grade mental defective, Physical illness or invalidism, December 1946
16.193 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, December 1946
"IQ 70. He got into trouble for entering an empty house and breaking bulbs. Known to the police. Nurse confirms dullness."
Relatives in survey: mother 16.191, sibling 16.192