Edinburgh Parish : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Data cube chart.

Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 2,581 Show data context 795 Show data context
15 May 1897 2,555 Show data context 814 Show data context
15 May 1898 2,649 Show data context 833 Show data context
15 May 1899 2,685 Show data context 901 Show data context
15 May 1900 2,832 Show data context 931 Show data context
15 May 1901 2,859 Show data context 995 Show data context
15 May 1902 2,851 Show data context 1,018 Show data context
15 May 1903 3,130 Show data context 1,085 Show data context
15 May 1904 3,439 Show data context 1,103 Show data context
15 May 1905 3,441 Show data context 1,122 Show data context
15 May 1906 3,567 Show data context 1,179 Show data context
15 May 1907 3,416 Show data context 1,180 Show data context
15 May 1908 3,480 Show data context 1,177 Show data context
15 May 1909 3,463 Show data context 1,207 Show data context
15 May 1910 3,403 Show data context 1,210 Show data context
15 May 1911 2,970 Show data context 1,229 Show data context
15 May 1912 2,979 Show data context 1,246 Show data context
15 May 1913 2,879 Show data context 1,228 Show data context
15 May 1914 2,841 Show data context 1,214 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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nCube definition


Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026