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"This child had an IQ of 87 and was brighter than his brother. Considered OK mentally but a devil; annoys girls."

Brother 4.17

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"This boy is badly behaved, has a squint and a wry neck as the result of it, cheeky. Mischievious, not very normal. The nurses think there is nothing wrong with him mentally, but he is not half looked after. Siblings said to be normal but the minister thinks they are all MD, are peculiar in the way they look at you. House fairly clean, overcrowded, very poor home."

Relatives in survey: Mother 42.3

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"This wee boy was very slow in speaking - has a cleft palate? Incomers, nice people. [Male informant] says he is all right. Dr confirms mother says he is very nervous. Nurse says this child has a cleft palate and a hair lip - will never be a good speaker. Speaks to the other children now, but not to nurse."

Scope and Contents "This girl is a bad speaker,would not speak at all at school at first, very shy the others laugh at her. Will answer the teacher now but nobody else. Still cannot form her words properly and is terribly slow. She has attacked the other children with a stick and is considered a problem by the teacher. Also throws stones and fights. Chases her family about with a poker, which they think is funny. Steals. Illegitimate. Mother, 25, now married. Grandfather was a shepherd, now a farmer. Clean...

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"This girl is retarded,, largely through non-attendance."

Mother: 4.94 siblings: 4.97, 4.96

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"IQ of 72. Exempt from control exam. Truants a lot. [Male informant] says her IQ should have been higher. The mother is at fault."

Mother: 4.94 siblings: 4.96, 4.95

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This boy stole a lorry. He is one of a big family, all out of hand. Has had many warnings form the Police. Nurse: Children all pretty dull Mother has a hard struggle. Has had to go out to work. Dr says this is not a bad family, but filthy dirty.

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This boy has an I.Q. of 70-. He is, however, fairly bright in class and can write. Does not look bright. Incomers. Housing: good accomodation, clean, very nice people.

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This little boy will be a nuisance - is already cutting off pigs' tails and getting into mischief.

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"Wouldn't say a word in the infants department. They left the district and when they returned he would speak in school but not outside."

Father: 6.60, Mother: 6.43, Sibling: 6.42