Selkirkshire County : Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

Numbers of Sane & Lunatic Paupers

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Year Sane Lunatics
15 May 1896 191 Show data context 55 Show data context
15 May 1897 195 Show data context 59 Show data context
15 May 1898 222 Show data context 61 Show data context
15 May 1899 213 Show data context 64 Show data context
15 May 1900 212 Show data context 59 Show data context
15 May 1901 224 Show data context 63 Show data context
15 May 1902 206 Show data context 67 Show data context
15 May 1903 189 Show data context 63 Show data context
15 May 1904 193 Show data context 56 Show data context
15 May 1905 205 Show data context 57 Show data context
15 May 1906 203 Show data context 67 Show data context
15 May 1907 232 Show data context 66 Show data context
15 May 1908 227 Show data context 69 Show data context
15 May 1909 228 Show data context 70 Show data context
15 May 1910 191 Show data context 64 Show data context
15 May 1911 145 Show data context 63 Show data context
15 May 1912 149 Show data context 68 Show data context
15 May 1913 154 Show data context 75 Show data context
15 May 1914 165 Show data context 77 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, Selkirkshire 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/10210884/cube/PAUPER_SANITY_SCOT

Date accessed: 05th June 2026