ACCOUN'IS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEU 



M. 



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



(Natural History).' 



A.— Persons admitted to view the ristf eral Collections in the British Museum in each Year from 1881 



to 1886, both Years inclusive. 



January 



February 



March 



April - 



May - 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



xov ember 



December 



1881. 



No. 

 61,666 



35,499 



61,344 



83,733 



48,325 



73,725 



56,701 



80,955 



00,264 



56,141 



49,721 



96,331 



188 2. 



No. 

 64,277 



46,306 



63,850 



85,043 



73,511 



65,900 



62,721 



83,295 



60,700 



57,063 



47,442 



57,290 



Total Number of Persons admitted to view the^L^ ^^^ 70" 40'' 

 General Collections - - - - - -j\' ' '" 



1883. 



No. 

 66,436 



46,5-39 



79,339 



60,963 



88,224 



62,301 



57,686 



62,898 



32,211 



35,143 



31,302 



38,516 



1884. 



No. 

 30,936 



28,419 



29,185 



40,806 



32,877 



35,722 



89,462 



45,808 



46,612 



48,869 



39,378 



45,299 



660,567 



468,873 



18 8 5. 



No. 

 48,118 



30,185 



36,695 



51,116 



50,981 



.'i3,731 



57,681 



70,497 



58,369 



51,841 



30,883 



38,661 



584,660 



1886. 



No. 

 31,053 



27,847 



39,107 



45,833 



58,940 



48,479 



48,725 



03,234 



4.5,178 



38,167 



28,667 



29,663 



604,893 



Including the total number of persons (2,80h) admitted to the British Museum on Monday and Saturday evenings from six 

 till eight o'clock, from the 1st of May to the 19th of July 1886, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, from the 24th of July to 

 the end of August. 



NUMBER OF VISITS TO PARTICULAR 

 DEPARTMENTS. 



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

 To the Newspaper Room, for the purpose of 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. 



'J'o the Gold Ornament and Gem Room - - - - - 



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



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



Total - - - 



134,273 



146,891 



152,983 



154,729 



151V340 



- 



- 



- 



- 



1,452 



Ill 



64 



30 



109 



91 



2,272 



2,343 



2,206 



2,600 



2,933 



15,137 



12,719 



14,771 



15,407 



16,244 



1,869 



2,044 



1,989 



1,944 



J, 866 



28,168 



18,049 



22,195 



20,931 



16,186 



10,890 



t 9,628 



- 



- 



- 



4,312 

 197,032 



4,739 

 196,467 



5,106 



4,649 



4,096 



199,279 



200,269 



201,208 



176,893 



9,162 



98 



4,228 



11,755 



2,013 



15,367 



5,565 



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

 t iVofe.— Students, Department of Zoology, 1882. Subsequent admissions included in Return, British Museum (Natmal Histoi'y). 



