Inverness Shire County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Data cube chart.

Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 2,107 Show data context 455 Show data context
15 May 1897 2,157 Show data context 472 Show data context
15 May 1898 2,143 Show data context 477 Show data context
15 May 1899 2,090 Show data context 486 Show data context
15 May 1900 2,016 Show data context 485 Show data context
15 May 1901 2,044 Show data context 483 Show data context
15 May 1902 1,957 Show data context 500 Show data context
15 May 1903 1,974 Show data context 507 Show data context
15 May 1904 1,946 Show data context 540 Show data context
15 May 1905 1,960 Show data context 536 Show data context
15 May 1906 1,969 Show data context 542 Show data context
15 May 1907 1,915 Show data context 536 Show data context
15 May 1908 1,837 Show data context 551 Show data context
15 May 1909 1,759 Show data context 581 Show data context
15 May 1910 1,736 Show data context 597 Show data context
15 May 1911 1,204 Show data context 605 Show data context
15 May 1912 1,229 Show data context 605 Show data context
15 May 1913 1,279 Show data context 612 Show data context
15 May 1914 1,263 Show data context 612 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, Inverness Shire 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/10170072/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026