Sutherland County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 670 Show data context 88 Show data context
15 May 1897 679 Show data context 89 Show data context
15 May 1898 684 Show data context 95 Show data context
15 May 1899 682 Show data context 101 Show data context
15 May 1900 652 Show data context 101 Show data context
15 May 1901 640 Show data context 104 Show data context
15 May 1902 626 Show data context 96 Show data context
15 May 1903 614 Show data context 98 Show data context
15 May 1904 617 Show data context 101 Show data context
15 May 1905 650 Show data context 100 Show data context
15 May 1906 630 Show data context 98 Show data context
15 May 1907 613 Show data context 96 Show data context
15 May 1908 609 Show data context 92 Show data context
15 May 1909 596 Show data context 96 Show data context
15 May 1910 557 Show data context 98 Show data context
15 May 1911 320 Show data context 101 Show data context
15 May 1912 331 Show data context 100 Show data context
15 May 1913 341 Show data context 101 Show data context
15 May 1914 359 Show data context 113 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, Sutherland 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/10170102/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026