Last column on 1901 census - help please

[CV-S]

Good morning,

This attachment shows part of the 1901 census for my great-(etc)-aunts Alicia and Letitia Brown, who were spinsters in London. By this time they were 63 and 59 respectively, with Letitia working as a needlewoman.
Alicia had no occupation, but she does have something listed in the last column for diseases or disabilities. I'm struggling to read it. I can make out "paralysed" and then maybe weak brain(?) - does that make sense?
I've tried to include a bit more of the writing to compare without showing too much.

Any suggestions appreciated 

[crisane]

Could it possibly be Simple brain?

I took a look at the census image and the S for sister looks the same as the beginning of the words ? brain

[CV-S]

Thank you very much, I can see that now. You're right, the S definitely matches. It's just the "p" which seems to be written very strangely. Maybe the paralysis and simple brain were the result of a stroke or similar, as she used to work for a fine art publisher, so clearly wasn't always disabled in such a way. I'll have to find out one day.

Thanks again

[berkeley]

Hi is it possible that it is paralyzed limbs or limb, last bit arm, sorry can't tie the two to-gether, Dave/

[CV-S]

Hi Dave, thank you, I can see what you're saying. It's a puzzle 

[Gadget]

Hi

I think it might say Paralized Since Birth


Gadget

(Not sure  but looking at the whole page, the enumerator writes the Ls and Ss the same!  )

[Flattybasher9]

The 1891 census shows them both being "tailours" so I can olly surmise that this is an age progressive brain disease. Perhaps "Sunken brain".

Regards

Malky

[Gadget]

Looks good, Malky 

I see they and other kin were teachers in the Midlands  in 1851. Also, they were economical with their ages - from earlier censuses and online trees Alicia was b.c. 1828 and Letitia 1831.

Gadget

[CV-S]

Thank you very much Gadget and Malky,

I agree sunken brain looks good, it sounds like a horrible condition.

You're right Gadget - I have Alicia's birthdate as 26 April 1827, so very economical indeed. I believe they both died in 1904, but haven't got those certificates.