Caithness County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 1,004 Show data context 177 Show data context
15 May 1897 979 Show data context 188 Show data context
15 May 1898 928 Show data context 182 Show data context
15 May 1899 901 Show data context 182 Show data context
15 May 1900 864 Show data context 186 Show data context
15 May 1901 797 Show data context 192 Show data context
15 May 1902 765 Show data context 183 Show data context
15 May 1903 738 Show data context 185 Show data context
15 May 1904 719 Show data context 185 Show data context
15 May 1905 712 Show data context 175 Show data context
15 May 1906 708 Show data context 163 Show data context
15 May 1907 717 Show data context 159 Show data context
15 May 1908 692 Show data context 159 Show data context
15 May 1909 647 Show data context 164 Show data context
15 May 1910 601 Show data context 159 Show data context
15 May 1911 348 Show data context 156 Show data context
15 May 1912 374 Show data context 166 Show data context
15 May 1913 380 Show data context 158 Show data context
15 May 1914 380 Show data context 148 Show data context
Date Source
1896 - 1914 Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.) ,

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From 1896 onwards, Scottish poor law statistics divide Paupers into Sane and Lunatics. "Sane" covered those who were physically ill, elderly of otherwise needing relief, but not mentally ill.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Caithness County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10091962/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 05th June 2026