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frances
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"Inmate"

Post by frances » Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:01 pm

Anyone an idea of why the informant on a DC would be described asan "inmate" when there were no homes, asylums prisons etc in the area where the person died :? .

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WilmaM
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Re: "Inmate"

Post by WilmaM » Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:06 pm

I looked at a Dictionary and got:
in·mate
noun
1. a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.

2. Archaic . a person who dwells with others in the same house.
So if the persons concerned were unrelated then I imagine that's a reasonable term to use.
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frances
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Re: "Inmate"

Post by frances » Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:01 pm

Thanks for that, makes sense if you put down in-mate.

Cheers

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nelmit
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Re: "Inmate"

Post by nelmit » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:42 pm

My first experience of an 'inmate' registering a death was in fact the deceased's son - very confusing!

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