CENSUS QUERY meaning of INFIRM

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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 68 Send Message	Tracy	Report	1 Apr 2006 16:04
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 68 Send Message	i have just looked at at a census in the last column of the census it says of the individual 'infirm', does anyone know what this means
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 3 219 Send Message	Sue in Somerset	Report	1 Apr 2006 16:10
	It just means unwell. An infirmary is the old name for a hospital. On a census it would mean someone with a long term and disabling illness. Sue
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 651 Send Message	Andrea	Report	1 Apr 2006 16:22
	It means sickly and weak. The last column in the census is headed 'whether blind, deaf or dumb', but I guess all illnesses that were debilitating were put on there.
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	1 Apr 2006 16:31
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	I think the final column is for disabilities of lasting duration, as opposed to illness. Which census is this, as you can usually find out what was what on a specific census. nell
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 68 Send Message	Tracy	Report	1 Apr 2006 16:59
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 68 Send Message	many thanks