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"Illegitimate, takes fits, ill-thriven, nervy. Nurse says mother tried to abort his birth - what she took would have killed anybody. Funny little boy."

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"Very disappointing boy, has never got out of the bit, stupid, a big baby, cries his eyes out when he came to school, spoilt at home. Has never picked up anything. Father, OK. Mother OK, 25-30, soft with the children, spoils them. One stillbirth. Nurse - clean house."

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"Very dull IQ will be well under 80. Has the knowledge of one of 25 or 30, a bad little pennyworth, vile langauge, habits abominable. A continual source of annoyance. Mother, house of ill-repute, troops etc."

Mother 18.76

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"This child masturbates in class. Dull. Illegitimate, lives with his grandparents. His mother has him when she was very young and her parents were very unkind to her - he has been brought up in an unhappy atmosphere. Her perspires very easily. [Female informant] feels that something should be done about him, but his grandparents would never let him go to the clinic."

Grandparents: 18.88, 18.89

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'This boy is a problem, like his brother. They are both known to the police. Dull. The belong to a gang - took the wheel of their new teacher's car.'

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'This boy is illegitimate, his father being a postman. He is a real problem, up to all sorts of wickedness, stealing and breaking windows etc. Dull.'

Relatives in survey: Mother 19.20, siblings 19.22, 1921

Scope and Contents 'This boy had an IQ of 81. Is a bad lad, swears and makes a disturbance in the bus, has had the police after him. Another brother is Ok but slow. Father a ploughman. [Female informant] says this boy is a dirty lump. He usually boards in the town during the week and comes home for the weekend. He and his siblings were most unsociable at school, never mixed with the other children, just stood apart. [Female teacher] says he is highly strung and nervous, excitable, always getting into trouble,...

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'Untruthful, persistently noisy. Did not talk till 4. A little nervous. IQ 76.'

Scope and Contents 'Referred to CGC because he is much retarded in reading and spelling, confused between sound and name of letter. His spelling is nonsense. Of average intelligence showing a disability in reading and spelling, no evidence of neurotic traits. this is purely educational difficulty. Recommendation: Recall for educational therapy. Father, cheese maker, good health. Mother, good health, has a bit of a temper, but fairly easy going. The house has a room and a kitchen. He has his own bed and shares...

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'Naughty child, out of control Thought to be illegitimate son of one of the daughters but may be legitimate. IQ 70, exempt.'

Relatives in survey: Mother 20.10 father 20.9 siblings 20.14, 20.12, 20.11, 20.13