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"An estate woker, has a slight stammer, has a mild tremor of the hands. "Goes astray" - has had affairs with local women. Was a military policeman of better class than his wife. Brother died of "paralysis" - he had a tremor too."

Relatives in survey: Wife 7.5; daughter 7.6

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Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

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"This lad is not bright, has defective speech, reading poor, artithmetic all right. No trouble."

Relatives in survey: 12.7

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"Has a very bad stammer but does not seem too dull. Formerly in Loreburn St. His people never stay anywhere long - only a few weeks. Fights a lot; at least the other boys pick on him and he responds. Often off school. Teacher thinks him dull. Peaceful so far. Overcrowded, 2 rooms for 6."

Relatives in survey: brother 26.3

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"Has a stammer, otherwise OK, good mother. Was formerly a housekeeper. Husband a farm worker. Home indifferent, not overcrowded, harmonious."

Children: 30.2, 30.3

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"This lad stammers very badly. He is at present in the forces, somewhere in Europe. No proper job before being called up - just fiddling about doing odd jobs."

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"Has a stammer but is improving. Steals a bit and is inclined to cheat. Good home, children well cared for, nicely brought up, which makes the cheating etc. the more surprising."

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"Simple, has a speech impediment, easily led, not much initiative, very poor looking, semi-derelict. An outworker, does not have much time for the children who are badly turned out. Two roomed condemned house, bad conditions. She is afraid of her mother. Mother a fine woman. Father, a waster, died young."

Relatives in survey: Husband 3.60, children 3.61

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"IQ 70-, has a speech defect. Nice girl, now a maid. Illegitimate. Lives with aunt, well looked after. [Male informant]: Fairly clean, lower type of farm servant."

Scope and Contents "This girl is a bad speaker,would not speak at all at school at first, very shy the others laugh at her. Will answer the teacher now but nobody else. Still cannot form her words properly and is terribly slow. She has attacked the other children with a stick and is considered a problem by the teacher. Also throws stones and fights. Chases her family about with a poker, which they think is funny. Steals. Illegitimate. Mother, 25, now married. Grandfather was a shepherd, now a farmer. Clean...