A. admitted to Lunatic Asylum, May, 1897.
Three medical men report on her as follows:--"She appears imbecile, but
without delusions: natural imbecility, stupid, idiotic expression; baby
one month old; age between 30 and 40. Suffering from dementia;
lactational."
J.A., husband aged 69; labourer, average earnings 15s. week. He wishes
to get admission into some Old Man's Home.
This couple have six children--four girls and one boy. A. aged 12; B.
10; C. 9; D. (boy) 5; and E. 3 years. These children are all in the
Industrial School. There is also one baby, born April, 1897; has been
put out to nurse by the County Council.
The sister of Mrs. J.A. in Salvation Army Home. There are two brothers,
whereabouts not known. The police report on this case that the whole of
the relatives of Mrs. J.A. were partly imbecile, always in a helpless
condition and state of destitution, and have been for years supported
partly by charity of neighbours and help from the Charitable Aid Boards.
J.J., the father, now dead, reported as a "lazy, drunken fellow."
A.J., the mother, "a drunken prostitute" (police report 1886). "Makes a
precarious living at nursing" (police report 1897); in destitute
circumstances, living with a man known as a thief.
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