West Lothian County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Data cube chart.

Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 584 Show data context 129 Show data context
15 May 1897 582 Show data context 129 Show data context
15 May 1898 607 Show data context 127 Show data context
15 May 1899 614 Show data context 131 Show data context
15 May 1900 580 Show data context 130 Show data context
15 May 1901 585 Show data context 136 Show data context
15 May 1902 660 Show data context 146 Show data context
15 May 1903 665 Show data context 138 Show data context
15 May 1904 694 Show data context 134 Show data context
15 May 1905 757 Show data context 139 Show data context
15 May 1906 779 Show data context 138 Show data context
15 May 1907 795 Show data context 148 Show data context
15 May 1908 798 Show data context 154 Show data context
15 May 1909 829 Show data context 152 Show data context
15 May 1910 832 Show data context 154 Show data context
15 May 1911 681 Show data context 154 Show data context
15 May 1912 713 Show data context 155 Show data context
15 May 1913 724 Show data context 155 Show data context
15 May 1914 717 Show data context 155 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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The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Lothian County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026