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"Too turns of habing delusions of persecution. ex-army, waiting to go to university, clever. Mother, 50+, definitely neurotic, goitre, will not have an operation."

Mother 18.10

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"This woman is a boarded out lunatic. She is harmless, wants to run away, helps a little in the house. Illegitimate, mother dead. Talks and talks, feebleminded, used to run away."

Scope and Contents "This man is "a wee bit off", queer, just works when he likes, "is that wise that he'll no work". He was in the last war, has just lived on the family farm since then. Loafs about the garage, brother keeps him. Parents dead. Fairly big farm house, no over-crowding. Very decent people, rather old-fashioned. The weakness is thought to come from his father's side - he was an estate worker, decent but dull, no push, used to drive the cart. PC confirms queerness. He walks along the road with his...

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"This woman is described as "not qutie sound" - something queer about her. Is never seen by anybody. Her mother had several illegitimate children. Mother still alive, very old, a "hard piece"."

Relatives in survey: 62.28, 62.29

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'Private patient. Father committed suicide, mother has had a nervous breakdown, not all right. Uncle "mad as a hatter". 4 siblings all well.'

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"This man is described as "of strange disposition, won't mix". PC confirms queerness, would speak to him one day and the next would not know him. Dr "difficult personality coming of a cranky family"."

Relatives in survey: 2.13

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"This patient died. Was admitted suffering from religious delusions which she had apparently had on and off since 1915. Information from CR casebook."

Relatives in survey: 69.3-5

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"Anxiety neurosis, admitted to CRI, readmitted, at present in H.E.M. Single. Diagnosis: Mania. Had been in the RAF (Lieut.) Patient is illegitimate. No sibs known. Former occupation: Salesman."

Scope and Contents "Rate-aided patient. Occupations: Cook. Diagnosis: Paraphrenia. Only the Public Assistance Officer accompanied this old lady and he could give no information about her family history. Patient had been working as a cook and three weeks prio to her admission expressed delusions that her cat was being thrashed by men in the wood; she saw the cat being tortured and given to ferrets to get its blood. Patient said the Reverend was lying dead outside the house. Not known to minister or nurse. PC...

Scope and Contents "PC says this woman is "clean gone", has delusions and "hallucinations", will attack the police. Single, lives alone, doesn't work. Blamed the police for something that happened 10 years before. Parents dead, one brother. [Male informant] confirms: Well dressed, well set up woman, goes the same walk every day at the same tinme. He conducted her mother's funeral service but was warned not to visit afterwards as he might get a queer reception. Dr confirms, just odd, has been like it for...