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Infirm

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Infirm  (INFIRM)


The infirm1 or handicapped1 are often separately shown in censuses. They are classified according to the nature of their infirmity2. Physical infirmities3 such as blindness, or deaf-mutism are generally distinguished from mental infirmities4, such as idiocy or dementia.
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