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



y. NUMBER of Persons Admitted to Visit the Bkitisii Museum and the BniriSH Museum 



(Natural History^ 



A. — Persons admitted to View the General Collections in the British Museum in each Year from 1883 



to 1888, both Years inclusive. 



January 



February 



March 



April - 



• May - 



June 



July 



AlGUST 



September 

 October 

 November 

 Decrmber 



1883. 



1884. 



18 85. 



18 86. 



18 87. 



188 8. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



66,435 



3f!,936 



48,118 



31 ,053 



33,176 



37,472 



45,539 



28,419 



30,185 



27,847 



27,415 



33,311 



79,339 



29,185 



36,595 



39,107 



33,412 



40,136 



60,963 



40,806 



51,118 



45,833 



46,414 



54,698 



88,224 



32,-377 



66,981 



58,940 



50,493 



46,922 



62,301 



35,722 



f3,731 



48,479 



44,628 



42,108 



57,686 



39,462 



67,681 



48,725 



53,223 



45,739 



62,898 



45,808 



70,497 



63,234 



58,819 



53,793 



32,211 



46>612 



58,369 



45,178 



40,508 



40,674 



35,143 



48,869 



51,841 



38,167 



37,078 



39,208 



31,302 



39,378 



30,883 



28,667 



31,390 



29,930 



38,516 

 060,557 



45,299 

 468,873 



38,661 



29,663 



45,700 



34,519 



584,060 



504,893 



501,256 



498,510 



Total Number of Persons admitted to view the") 

 General Collections - - - - - -j\ 



IncIudiQEC the total number of persons (2,604) admitted to the British Museum on Monday and Saturday evenings from six 

 till eight o'clock, from the 5th of May to the 14th of July 1888, inclusive; and from six till seven o'clock, from the 16th of July to 

 the end of Auarust. 



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 DepjNrtment 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, &e. 



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



To the I'rint Room, for the purpose of study . _ . 



Total - - - 



152,983 



30 

 2,200 



14,771 

 1,989 



22,195 

 5,105 



154,729 



109 



2,600 



15,407 



1,944 



20,931 



4,54 



199,279 



200,269 



150,340 



1,452 



91 



2,933 



16,244 



1,866 



16,186 



4,096 



201,208 



176,893 



9,152 



98 



4,228 



11,755 

 2,013 



16,367 

 5,566 



225,071 



182,778 



11,802 



169 



6,749 



10,341 

 1,952 



11,719 

 5,511 



230,021 



188,432 



14,499 



101 



8,873 



10,687 

 2,003 



15,138 

 5,851 



245,584 



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



