ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MOSEUM. 



VI. — 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 1878 



to 1883, both Years inclusive. 



January 



Februart 



March 



April - 



May - 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Total Number of Persons admitted to view thel 

 General Collections (exclusive of Readers) - -j 



1878. 



1879. 



1880. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



85,881 



35,000 



46,439 



20,676 



23,417 



22,640 



32,166 



46,702 



63,029 



58,178 



72,985 



47,771 



29,419 



39,036 



55,467 



50,109 



78,972 



54,941 



41,846 



59,438 



59,333 



61,072 



65,484 



76,677 



38,293 



49,318 



56,208 



27,667 



39,529 



42,269 



27,904 



42,363 



50,072 



35,506 



54,160 



81,842 



448,516 



606,394 



656,688 



1881. 



No. 

 61,666 



35,499 



61,344 



83,733 



48,325 



73,725 



56,701 



80,955 



60,264 



56,141 



49,721 



96,331 



764,405 



188 2. 



No. 

 64,277 



46,305 



63,850 



85,043 



73,511 



65,900 



62,721 



83,295 



60,700 



57,068 



47,442 



67,290 



767,402 



1883. 



No. 

 66,435 



45,539 



79,339 



60,963 



88,224 



62,301 



57,686 



62,898 



32,211 



35,143 



31,302 



38,516 



660,557 



Including the total number of persons (4,051) admitted to the British Museum on Monday and Saturday evenings from six 

 till eight o'clock, from the 1st of May to the 16th of July 1883, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, from the 21st of July to 

 the end of August. 



NUMBER OF VISITS— 

 To the Reading Room, for the purpose of study or research - 



To the Department of Maps, for the purpose of special research 



To the Department of Manuscripts, for the purpose of^ 

 examining Select Manuscripts - _ . - -J 



To the Galleries of Sculpture, for the purpose of study - 



To tlie Coin and Medal Room, for the purpose of study, &c. 



, To the Gold Ornament and Gem Room - - - - - 



To the Depts. of Natural History, for the purpose of study . - 



To the Print Room, for the purpose of study - - - 



Total - - - 



114,516 

 316 



1,741 



11,917 

 1,539 



23,143 

 6,352 

 3,572 



125,594 

 256 



2,191 



16,626 

 ],620 



18,931 

 7,991 

 4,220 



611,612 



782,823 



133,842 

 124 



2,076 



14,937 

 1,689 



19,828 

 6,307 

 4,883 



839,374 



134,273 

 111 



2,272 



15,137 



1,8G9 



28,168 



10,890 



4,312 



961,437 



146,891 

 54 



2,343 



12,719 

 2,044 



18,049 



t 9,628 



4,739 



963,869 



152,983 

 30 



2,206 



14,771 



1,989 



22,195 



5,105 

 859,836 



The Christy Collection was removed from 103, Victoria-street, to the British Museum, during the year 1883. 

 t iV^ore.— Students, Department of Zoology, 1882. Subsequent admissions included in Keturn, British Museum (Natui'al History)^ 



