Roxburghshire County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 525 Show data context 130 Show data context
15 May 1897 518 Show data context 142 Show data context
15 May 1898 525 Show data context 145 Show data context
15 May 1899 510 Show data context 154 Show data context
15 May 1900 477 Show data context 162 Show data context
15 May 1901 498 Show data context 164 Show data context
15 May 1902 473 Show data context 167 Show data context
15 May 1903 458 Show data context 180 Show data context
15 May 1904 440 Show data context 180 Show data context
15 May 1905 433 Show data context 178 Show data context
15 May 1906 422 Show data context 178 Show data context
15 May 1907 421 Show data context 178 Show data context
15 May 1908 415 Show data context 173 Show data context
15 May 1909 413 Show data context 175 Show data context
15 May 1910 390 Show data context 176 Show data context
15 May 1911 329 Show data context 184 Show data context
15 May 1912 313 Show data context 181 Show data context
15 May 1913 314 Show data context 176 Show data context
15 May 1914 331 Show data context 179 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, Roxburghshire 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/10146010/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026