ACCOUNTS, &.C.. OF THE BRITISH iMUSEUM. 



VI. NUMBER of Persons Admitted to Visit the British Musf.um and the British Museum 



(Natural HisToav). 



I 



A.— PEfisoNS admitted to view the (Jenbral Collbcxions in the British Museum in each Yeai- from 1879 



to 1884, both Years inclusive. 



January 



February 



March 



April - 



May - 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Total Number of Persons admitted to view the"! 

 General Collections (exclusive of Readers) - -/ 



1879. 



No. 

 35,000 



23,417 



46,702 



72,985 



39,03G 



78,972 



59,438 



6-5,484 



49,318 



39,529 



42,363 



54,150 



60G.394 



18 80. 



No. 

 46,439 



22,640 



63,029 



47,771 

 55,467 

 54,941 

 69,333 

 75,677 

 56,208 

 42,269 

 60,072 

 81,842 



655,6P8 



1881. 



No. 

 61,666 



35,499 



61,344 



83,733 



48,325 



73,725 



56,701 



80,955 



60,264 



5G,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 



57,063 



47,442 



57,290 



767,402 



1883. 



No. 

 66,435 



46,539 



79,339 



60,963 



88,224 



62,301 



57,686 



62,898 



32,211 



35,143 



31,302 



38,£16 



660,557 



1884. 



No. 

 36,936 



28,419 



29,185 



40,806 



32,377 



35,722 



39,462 



45,808 



46,612 



48,869 



39,378 



46,299 



468,873 



Including the total number of persons (3,322) admitted to the British Museum on Monday and Saturday evenings from six 

 til] eight o'clock, from the 3rd of May to the 14th of July 1884, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, from the 19th of July to 

 the end of August. 



NUMBER OF VISITS TO PARTICULAR 

 DEPARTMENTS. 



To tbe 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 the 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 - - - 



125,604 



133,842 



134,273 



146,891 



152,983 



256 



124 



111 



54 



30 



2,191 



2,076 



2 272 



2,343 



2,206 



16,626 



14,9o7 



15,137 



12,719 



14,771 



1,620 



1,689 



i,or9 



2,044 



1,9G9 



18,931 



19,828 



28,168 



18,049 



22,195 



7,991 



6,807 



10,^90 



19,628 



- 



4,2:0 



4,883 



4,312 



4,789 



5,105 



176,429 



183,686 



107,032 



1U6,407 



199,279 



134,729 

 109 



2,600 



15,407 



1,944 



20,931 



4,549 

 200,269 



The Chaisty Collection was removed fi'om 103, Victoria-street, to the British Museum, during the year 1883. 

 t iN^ofe.— Students, Department of Zoology, 1882. Subsequent admissions included in Return, British Museum (Natural Fiistory). 



