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"This woman is a music teacher. Dr says she is clean mad, tells stories about people, writes anonymous letters, a bit suspicious. "As mad as you make them." Mother was an alcoholic. Alert mentally, has very funny ways, very nice, any stress or strain would push her over. Dr confirms she is eccentric, her mother was crackers."

Scope and Contents "Sergt. thinks this man is queer; he has one eye and is very odd to look at. He has some cranky ideas, is different from everyone else. His farm is successful because he has very good farm hands to advise him. He drinks a bit if somebody else will pay. Volunteered for the army but turned down because of his eye. a "sumph" - will stand like a fool and look at you. Dr says he is a difficult man - always having rows with his employees. One employee left because after he had plante his potato...

Scope and Contents "This man has always been very sensitive to noise - when there were cars hooting in the street he rushed out in his pyjamas and committed breach of the peace. Has been against the world ever since - would pull all belfreys and steeples to the ground for instance. He wears very odd clothes. He is a batchelor. Lives on his means but fancies he is a student. Dr confirms - this man is very talkative, has a lot of funny ideas, seems paranoid. Dr keeps on urging him to write a book but he says why...

Scope and Contents "Patient had a septic bunion which steadily got worse and which urgently needs attention now. For the last thirty years or so since her husband's death, she has been living in a world of her own, having no contact with the outside world at all. Used to be difficult but is now quite amenable. Hears voices and imagines things. No ideas of reference; no interest at all in other people. Can look after herself all right and has been doing a little housework. Recent memroy is poor, remote memory...

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"Admitted to CR as a voluntary patient at 3 1/2 gns. Diagnosis: Paranoid Schizophrenia. Leucotomy. Discharged. Worked as a driver for a long period. PC says he is not doing much - hanging about at home, going walks with the dog, not able to work. He speaks to you all right."

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"Diagnosis: Schizophrenia. Certified. Symptoms of the sequelae of erysipelas? Has now moved, nasty character."

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"PC says this woman is queer and eccentric, always keeps her blinds down, imagines people assault her and writes to the police about it."

Relatives in survey: 33.42

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"This woman lives alone, very hypochondrial, dirty and filthy. Permanently on PA. Not able to work, queer all her days. Thinks people are playing dirty tricks on her."

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"Diagnosis: Paranoia. Had been a ploughman. [Male informant] says not really queer, he would not appear queer if he had other parents. Elder brother has a touch of queerness (minister)."

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"Schizophrenia in a mental defective. Farm worker. Clean house. Married, two children under school age, nurse says they are all right."