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"This boy was a very bad attender. [Male informant] says he was lazy and sleekit, bright enough but unpleasant. He has been working at a sawmill since he left school but is now looking for a better job - would like to be a joiner or work at the Glasgow shipyards."

Relatives in survey: Father 26.11.

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"This boy is very dull, there are no complaints about him for going into henhouses, breaking eggs and molesting hens. Incomers from [area]. The boy can easily be led astray and needs a lot of looking after. Father a lorry driver, away from home a lot. Mother, in her 30's, not fit to look after the boys. [Male informant] says this boy is no trouble, quiet but no powers of concentration."

Scope and Contents "This is the problem child of his school. He is big for his age, very moody, is very difficult for several weeks after each holiday; loses his temper quickly and quarrels with the others; has threatened one with a poker. He lies and makes mischief. Spoils any game he enters into, has no friends. He was very slow in learning to speak but has no impediment. He is backward in school subjects but is improving. Clumsy, rather an animal type. No information about his parents but he is thought to...

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2On probation. In trouble for theft while on probation. Mother, 40+, nice and hardworking, held down by her husband."

Relatives in survey: 27.58

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"Asthmatic child, very nervy. Grandmother a very nice woman. Father a railway worker. Welldoing people, clean."

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"Distractible child, you cannot hold his attention, wanders away - probably defective."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 27.61, 27.66

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"This child is dull and difficult; a proper little scamp. Never does anything the right way, is a law unto himself. Father a decent man, mill worker, semi skilled. Mother about 50. One brother a Bevan boy, had a serious accident."

Relatives in survey: sibling 28.44

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"This lad is a proper little scamp, one of the worst boys the headmaster has come across. Has been in trouble for stealing, has not settled down in a job. Silly character, no use. Collected money for a teacher, then embezzled it. Dull, intensely stupid, undersized. Now in the ATC and may improve. [Male informant] confirms that this is a right bad boy."

Relatives in survey: sibling 28.43, 28.131

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"Restless child, has difficulty in concentrating but average in arithmetic. Father a wood worker. Mother has a bad name, middle 30s. PAO confirms that the mother is not very bright. Dr thinks the mother is all right."

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"Backward in arithmetic and speech, reading much below average. High spirited child. Dr confirms - he pinches things."