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Probably because they were in a workhouse and whoever filled in the return wanted to differentiate between those who were there because they were infirm and those who were able to work (notice children are also labelled school boy/girl in this column.
The district description and first page of the piece seem to be missing but googling found that "the workhouse belonging to St Luke's parish" was in Hoxton New Town.Judith passed away in October 2018
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I'd agree with Judith's assessment, Val.
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