ACCOUNTS, &C.. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 



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



(Natural History). 



A.— Persons admitted to view the (iENBRAL Collections in the British Museum in each Year from 1880 



to 1885, 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 - - - - - -J 



18 80. 



No. 

 46,439 



22,640 



63,029 



47,771 



55,467 



54,941 



59,833 



75,677 



56,208 



42,269 



60,072 



81,842 



655,688 



1881. 



No. 

 61,666 



35,499 



61,.'i44 



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 



78,511 



6-5,900 



62,721 



83,295 



60,700 



57,063 



47,442 



57,290 



767,402 



1883. 



No. 

 66,4.36 



45,5.39 



79,339 



60,963 



88,224 



62,301 



57,686 



62,898 



32,211 



35,143 



31,302 



S8,£16 



060,557 



1884. 



No. 

 36,986 



28,419 



29,185 



40,806 



32,377 



35,722 



39,462 



45,808 



46,612 



48,C69 



39,378 



45,299 



468,873 



18 8 5. 



No. 

 48,118 



30,185 



36,595 



51,118 



50,981 



53,731 



67,081 



70,497 



58,369 



51,841 



30,883 



38,661 



584,660 . 



Including the total number of persons (3,867) admitted to the British Museum on Monday and Saturday evenings from six 

 till eight o'clock, from the 2nd of May to the 13th of July 1885, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, from the 18th of July to 

 the end of August, 



NUMBER OF VISITS TO PARTICULAR 

 DEPARTMENTS. 



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



To the Newspaper Room, for the purpose of research "(^ 

 (■20th October— 31st December 1885) . - - -; 



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



To the Dep.artment 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 - - - 



133,842 



124 



2,076 



14,937 

 1,689 



19,828 

 6,807 



4,883 



183,686 



134,273 



111 



2,272 



15,137 



1,8G9 



28,168 



10,890 



4,312 



197,032 



146,891 



54 

 2,343 



12,719 

 2,044 



18,049 



t 9,628 



4,789 



196,467 



152,983 



30 



2,206 



14,771 



1,989 



22,195 



5,105 



199,279 



154,729 



109 



2,600 



15,407 



1,944 



20,931 



4,549 



200,269 



159,340 



1,452 



91 



2,933 



15,244 



1,866 



16,186 



4,096 



201,208 



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

 t TVofe.— Students, Bepartraent of Zoology^ 1882. Subsequent admissions included in Return, British Museum (Natmal History). 



