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"This woman is queer, never washes, avoids people, looks through you if she meets you, doesn't do any housework. House fairly clean - brother keeps it. Not overcrowded."

Relatives in survey: Brother 15.48

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"Symptoms: restless, agitated, deluded, impulsvie, confused, talk of suicide. Diagnosis "confusion". Is now at home, rather a strange looking woman. She still says silly things, that her husband beats her. Dr confirms - this woman is not too bad now but not right."

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"Diagnosis Anxiety neurosis with schizoid features. She has never had a proper job, but worked as an auxiliary nurse and has done some W.V.S. driving. Parents dead. Father in C.R. Sister was schizophrenic. Patient has been brought up by a Nannie. Symptoms since adolescence at least. All siblings said to be unstable."

Brother (15.43), aunt (15.44) in study.

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"This woman sounds peculiar. She is a Jehovah's witness, sheltered escaped prisoners during the war. Nurse confirms that this woman was very religious, converted her husband. Otherwise normal. Would not do any form of war work. House clean and tidy. There is supposed to be a "streak of insanity" in the family."

Scope and Contents "This woman, a retired nurse, lives alone. She thinks that an imaginary man marks her windows, has duplicated keys to her drawers, is always writing to the Police about this. Symptoms for many years. No relations known. Clean house, can look after herself. No. P.A. - has pensions. Dr. confirms. Is developing queerly. Well-connected, people were farmers. No relatives left now. Can look after herself. Nurse confirms. She can't now look after herself properly- suffers from heart and...

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"A bit off. Dr. says this man is half-cracked, takes funny turns."

Relatives in survey: son 15.27

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"This old lady stops strangers and asks them if her son will come back from Canada (son is dead). Very wandered, persecuted. Nurse says she is not a widow - husband a big stout man. Two married daughters OK. Son keeps the English Church. She used to be depressed and would lie in bed all the time. Now elated. House not very clean - she is out all day. No Public Assistance. Dr - really the result of alcoholism, deluded. Heading for CRI."

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"Private patient. Nurse: This woman was never fit for work, was queer for a long time, lived alone. Parents dead. She used to take the doctor presents of nettles or a stone or wine. Broke up her front doorstep so that she wouldn't have to wash it. Her sister has been almost hysterical since the death of her husband but is getting better. Condemned house. 1 room."

Relatives in survey: siblings 16.56, 16.106

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"This man is peculiar, has been queer for a long time but never away. A farmer, single, lives with his sisters. All a bit peculiar. Very kind people. Nurse thinks this man is "mental", certainly peculiar. Housing will be very clean. Sergeant - they keep to themselves, don't mix with other people, their parents were the same. They do things other people wouldn't do - e.g. kick up rows in church, walk out of church."