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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



VII. — NUMBER of Persons Admitted to Visit the British 

 Museum and the British Museum (Natural History). 



A.— Persons admitted to View the General Collections in the British 

 Museum in each Year from 1887 to 1892, both Years inclusive. 



January - 

 Februaky - 

 March 



APRIli - 



May - 

 June - 

 July - 



AUGUST 



September • 



October - 



November - 



December - 



Total Num- s 

 ber of Per- 

 sons admit- 

 ted to view 

 the General 

 Collections - J 



No. 

 33,176 



27,413 



33,412 



46,414 

 50,493 

 44,628 

 52,223 

 58,819 

 40.508 

 37,078 

 31,390 

 45,700 



501,256 



No. 

 37,472 



33,311 

 40,136 

 64,698 

 46,922 

 42,108 

 45,739 

 53,793 

 40,674 

 39,208 

 29,930 

 34,519 



498,510 



No. 

 35,360 



34,622 



37,366 



52,716 



43,509 



53,792 



,46,964 

 51,359 

 37,681 

 40,427 

 34,559 

 36,182 



504,537 



Day. 

 No. 

 35,013 



31,876 



32,092 



54,141 



43,101 



34,318 



45,036 



49,710 



39,429 



36,061 



31,105 



31,951 



Evening. 



No. 



15,230 

 9,535 

 7,442 

 6,212 



4,963 

 4,712- 

 3,543 

 4,301 

 4,431 

 3,629 

 2,341 



463,833 66,339 



530,172 



Day. 

 No. 

 33,563 



31,369 



44,058 



42,270 



46,449 



35,677 



45,753 

 52,998 

 39,440 

 37,162 



32,007 

 34,019 



Evening. 

 No. 

 3,237 



3,836 



3,984 



4,012 



3,865 



( galleries 

 \ closed. 



3,246 



4,420 



4,273 



3,581 



3,346 



2.349 



474,765 40,149 



514,914 



Day. 

 No. 

 33,559 



32,482 



39,484 



48,980 



37,358 



41,516 



40,904 

 71,044 

 50,353 

 44,339 

 37,964 

 39,946 



517,929 40,619 



Evening. 

 No. 

 2,789 



3,964 



3,531 



3,222 



3,006 



3,284 



2,613 

 4,354 

 4,504 

 3,506 

 3,096 

 2,751 



NUMBEE OF VISITS 



TO PARTICULAR 



DEPARTMENTS. 



Tothe Reading Room, for the pur- 

 pose of research and reference - 



To the Newspaper Room, for the 

 purpose of research - - - 



To the Map Room, for the pur- 

 pose of special research - 



To the Department of Manu-'j 

 scripts, for the purpose of ( 

 examining Select and other f 

 Manuscripts - - - -J 



To the Galleries of Sculpture, 

 for the purpose of study - 



To the Coin and Medal Room, 

 for the purpose of study, &c. - 



To the Gold Ornament and Gem 

 Room ------ 



To the Print Room, for the pur- 

 pose of study - - . - 



182,778 



11,802 



169 



5,749 



10,341 

 1,952 



11,719 

 5,511 



TOTAL - - - 230,021 245,584 



188,432 



14,499 



101 



8,873 



10,687 

 2,003 



15,138 

 5,851 



190,025 



14,524 



196 



8,817 



13,122 

 2,108 

 20,747 



197,823 



15,216 



178 



7,805 



11.686 

 1,988 



19,128 

 5,220 



259,044 



198,310 



14,529 



162 



8,257 



6,625 

 1,727 

 19,607 

 5,370 

 254,587 



197,984 

 14,590 



5,815 

 1,723 

 19,801 

 5,474 



253,883 



The Christy Collection was removed from 103, Victoria-street, to the British 

 the year 188S. 



Museum, during 



