Durness Parish : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 44 Show data context 7 Show data context
15 May 1897 48 Show data context 7 Show data context
15 May 1898 53 Show data context 9 Show data context
15 May 1899 49 Show data context 8 Show data context
15 May 1900 56 Show data context 8 Show data context
15 May 1901 52 Show data context 10 Show data context
15 May 1902 54 Show data context 10 Show data context
15 May 1903 52 Show data context 9 Show data context
15 May 1904 52 Show data context 10 Show data context
15 May 1905 56 Show data context 10 Show data context
15 May 1906 56 Show data context 9 Show data context
15 May 1907 52 Show data context 9 Show data context
15 May 1908 48 Show data context 9 Show data context
15 May 1909 43 Show data context 10 Show data context
15 May 1910 41 Show data context 8 Show data context
15 May 1911 23 Show data context 9 Show data context
15 May 1912 23 Show data context 10 Show data context
15 May 1913 24 Show data context 11 Show data context
15 May 1914 32 Show data context 12 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, Durness Parish through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10177005/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026