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"Nurse: No children, no surviving siblings. Has a niece. He had a stroke a few months before admission. Died. Widower."

Scope and Contents "Parents thought to have lived to a good old age. Siblings: One brother died from a stroke, 1 brother and 1 sister dead. Farmer, good health, pipe smoker, alcohol in moderation. 1943 threatened with stroke and kept in bed for a week. Suffered from dizziness since then - he complains of fullness in the head and difficulty in sleeping. Came to CRI for domestic reasons and was quite co-operative. Lived his own life and took little notice of others. His daughter is suffering from severe...

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"Dr says this old man is odd, has had a stroke. Nurse thinks this man looks syphilitic. He is retired. Wife died of GPI several years ago. Son, peculiar manner and solitary, lives with him, works in the factory. House fairly clean - the old man looks after it."

Relatives in survey: Son [16.310]

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'This man is senile and dying, has been bedridden for over a year. Was a domestic tyrant. Inspector - cantankerous old devil, domineering. Two of the daughters are bitches. Nurse says he has had a stroke several years ago and has been difficult ever since. Dr confirms - was always taciturn.'

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"This old lady, a widow, lives alone, has had a stroke but is said to be normal."

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"This man has had a stroke and is failing. Good housing conditions, clean, not over crowded."

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"Definitely subnormal. Extremely difficult to carry on a conversation with her. Wizened. She is now confined to bed. Had a stroke two years ago. Failing. [Female informant] confirms that she has never been right in the head since she was left £50. Parents dead, no siblings known. Husband working. No children. No PA. House dirty, not overcrowded. Dr confirms - cerebral haemorrhage. Nurse - one room, smelly."

Relatives in survey: Husband 28.116

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Bound volume of pamphlets and articles by staff from the Royal Edinburgh Asylum.

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Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 36 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: stroke; thrombangitis obliterans; psychosis; and arterial disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 55 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; headache; unsteadiness; weight loss; and stroke. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.