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



VT. —NUMBER of Persons Admitted to Visit the Biurisu Museum and the BmnsH Museum 



(Natural History). 



A.— Persons admitted to View the General Collections in tlie Bi-itisli Museum in ei^cli Year from 1882 



to 1887, both Years inclusive. 



January 



February - 

 March 

 April - 

 May - 

 June 

 July 

 f Ai:gust 

 September - 

 October 



Xov EMBER - 



December - 



Total Number of Persons admitted to view the") 

 General Collections - - - - - -j 



1882. 



1883. 



1884. 



18 85. 



18 86. 



1887. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



64,277 



66,435 



86,936 



48,118 



31,053 



33,176 



46,305 



45,539 



28,419 



30,185 



27,847 



27,415 



63,850 



79,339 



29,185 



36,595 



39,107 



33,412 



85,043 



60,963 



40,806 



51,115 



45,833 



46,414 



73,511 



88,224 



32,377 



56,981 



68,940 



50,493 



65,900 



62,301 



35,722 



53,731 



48,479 



44,628 



62,721 



57,686 



39,462 



57,681 



48,725 



52,223 



83,295 



62,898 



45,808 



70,497 



n3,234 



58,819 



60,700 



32,211 



46,612 



58,369 



45,178 



40,508 



57,068 



35,143 



48,869 



51,841 



38,167 



37,078 



47,442 



31,302 



39,378 



30,883 



28,667 



31,390 



57,290 



767,402 



38,516 

 660,557 



45,299 



468,873 



38,661 



29,603 



45,700 



684,600 



504,893 



501,256 



Including the total number of persons (3,968) admitted to the British Rluseum on onday and Saturday evenings from six 

 till eight o'clock, from the 2nd of May to the 16th of July 1887, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, from the 18tli 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 



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



To the Department of Manuscripts, for the purpose of^ 

 examining Select and other 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 tlie Depts. of Natural History, for the purpose of study - 



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



Total - - - 



146,891 



152,983 



154,729 



159,340 



176,893 



- 



- 



- 



1,452 



9,1 .'2 



54 



30 



109 



91 



98 



2,343 



2,206 



2.600 



2,933 



4,228 



12,719 



14,771 



15,407 



15,244 



11,755 



2,044 



1,989 



1,944 



1,806 



2,r.l3 



18,0J9 



22,195 



20,931 



16,186 



15,367 



t 9,628 



- 



- 



- 



- 



4,739 



5,105 



4,549 



4,09G 



6,565 



196,467 



199,279 



200,269 



201,208 



225,071 



182,778 



11,802 



169 



5,749 



10,341 



1,952 



11,719 



6,511 



230,021 



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



t Students Department of Zoology, 1882. Subsequent admissions included in Ketm-n, British Museum (Natural History). 



