Intellectual Disability
Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:
45.8 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This lad was dull at school. Was a farm worker, now working on the roads. Housing good, not overcrowded, fairly clean, not very happy."
Relatives in survey: 45.7, 45.10
4.59 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"This little girl is dull, like her siblings. Puny and half-starved looking."
father 4.63; siblings 4.57, 4.58, 4.60, 4.61; mother 4.62
45.9 Male, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, October 1946
"Dull, was in the D section, absent from control exam. Now in the army, formerly a farm worker."
Relatives in survey: 45.10, 45.8, 45.7
4.60 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, July 1946
"This child is dull."
father 4.63; siblings 4.57, 4.58, 4.59, 4.61; mother 4.62
4.61 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Low grade mental defective, September 1946
"This girl is a mental defective."
father 4.63; siblings 4.57, 4.58, 4.59, 4.60; mother 4.62
4.62 Female, Married, 35-44 yrs, Dull and backward, July 1946
"This woman is feckless, poor material, can write a letter however. Minister confirms that this woman is poor material. Children are half-fed looking, but they spend 10/- a time on ice-cream."
husband 4.63; children 4.57, 4.58, 4.59, 4.60, 4.61
4.63 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, High grade mental defective, July 1946
"It takes this man all his time to be sane, doubtful if he can read or write, very poor material. Farm worker. Children said to be dirty and backward. Dirty home, overcrowded, inharmonious. [Male informant] confirms - they should not be allowed to have any more children - don't know how to look after them. They lock the door and go away, leaving the children to fend for themselves. Have not yet been reported to the Cruelty Man."
4.64 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, September 1946
"IQ 81. Dull but a grand hand with sheep. Could be better than he is, not interested in school work. Father a shepherd. Mother very stout, goitre, 30-40. Very lonely home."
4.66 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, High grade mental defective, September 1946
"This girl is simple, helps on her father's farm, her mother has to keep a tight hand on her. Nurse confirms she is definitely soft, but can be wicked. Father was a shepherd, now a farmer. House clean, not overcrowded. Decent people."
Niece 4.67, mother 4.65
4.70 Male, Single, 25-34 yrs, Schizophrenia, High grade mental defective, July 1946
"Admitted CRI, readmitted - mental defective with schizophrenic delusions. Was a farm labourer. When he was removed to CR, people said that they had taken away the wrong one - it should have been his mother. [Male informant] says that he can be quite pleasant."
Mother 4.68, sister 4.69