Greenock Parish : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 712 Show data context 164 Show data context
15 May 1897 765 Show data context 176 Show data context
15 May 1898 745 Show data context 181 Show data context
15 May 1899 700 Show data context 201 Show data context
15 May 1900 687 Show data context 192 Show data context
15 May 1901 655 Show data context 211 Show data context
15 May 1902 611 Show data context 198 Show data context
15 May 1903 627 Show data context 205 Show data context
15 May 1904 663 Show data context 195 Show data context
15 May 1905 654 Show data context 198 Show data context
15 May 1906 685 Show data context 206 Show data context
15 May 1907 705 Show data context 215 Show data context
15 May 1908 801 Show data context 218 Show data context
15 May 1909 845 Show data context 217 Show data context
15 May 1910 835 Show data context 220 Show data context
15 May 1911 679 Show data context 233 Show data context
15 May 1912 699 Show data context 233 Show data context
15 May 1913 664 Show data context 242 Show data context
15 May 1914 645 Show data context 238 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Greenock Parish 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/10141321/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 10th April 2026