"This woman looks like a high grade imbecile, has peculiar methods and ideas. Clean house, not overcrowded, inharmonious. Dr thinks there is something slightly wrong with this woman."

Relatives in survey: Children 17.19, 17.22, 17.21, 17.24, 17.23

"A character, lives alone, never washes, very mean, a little bit soft. Always wears peculiar clothes. An awful man to eat as strong as a horse."

""Not exactly insane but mental". Should have been married. Her cat died years ago but she still puts outs mil and meat for it. Thinks [18.120] who has the next door cottage and she should share a cottage - is always shouting to him at night about this; he just lies and grunts. Lives alone, no siblings left, has a wee shop. [Female informant]: simple, guileless."

"Looks funny, has a wee bit of a want. Her people were tinkers and basket makers, clever with their hands. She is rough looking and queer, lives alone. Hoes turnips, etc., a very hard worker, but peculiar. Dr confirms - she is a real tinker type, looks almost Chinese. Clean house. PAO confirms that she is very queer."

Sibling: 18.71

"Private patient. Diagnosis: Paraphrenia. No information about any relatives. Police were phoned by station booking office to say a woman was trying to obtain a ticket, 1st or 3rd class for Edinburgh. Thought she was a CRI patient - no identity card. Police went to Station, obtained no satisfactory explanation for having no identity card so patient was taken to Police station and detained until seen my Dr."

"Admitted CRI. Paranoid Schizophrenia. Rate-aided. Had been a domestic servant. Illegitimate. Mother died in CRI. Half-sister - organic derpessive reaction."

'This old man is a sort of recluse, keeps to himself, if he sees anyone on the road he turns away so that he will not meet them, is physically weak. Housing: Two roomed wooden bungalow to 4 adults and 2 children.'

Relatives in survey: Children 19.14, 19.58, 19.59, grandson 19.15

'This woman has been in CR. Certified at 2 gns a week. Not diagnosed, but has ideas of grandeur and persecution, excitable. Goitre. Has had a leucotomy.'

"This man is defintely queer, keeps to himself; once when his wife arrived home late he locked her out and she had to spend the night in her car. Nobody ever sees him. Has a large house, may farm a little. Wife very charming. PC confirms he takes queer turns. Dr says he has the reputation of being eccentric, is quick-tempered and impulsive."

"This man goes about without shaving, wears eccentric clothes, is very dependent on his father. Works his father's farm. Will go like his father."

Relatives in survey: Father, [19.65]