ACCOUNTS, &C... OF THE BRITISH MUSEUI 



v. — NUMBER of Persons Admitted to Visit tlic Biimsu Museum and the British Museum 



(Natural Histouy). 



A.— Person's adiaitted to View the General Colleotions in the British ^fuseuni in c.ich Year from VC81 



to 1889, both Years inclusive. 



January 

 February - 

 Mauch 

 April - 

 May - 

 June 

 July 

 August 

 September - 

 October 

 November - 

 December - 



1884. 



No. 

 3f!,936 



28,419 



29,185 



40,806 



32,377 



35,722 



39,462 



45,803 



46,612 



48,809 



39,378 



45,299 



Total Number of Persons admitted to view the^ 

 General Collections - - - - - -j 



408,873 



18 85. 



18 80, 



No. 



No. 



48,118 



31,053 



30,185 



27,847 



36,595 



39,107 



51,118 



45,833 



50,981 



58,940 



53,731 



48,479 



67,681 



48,725 



70,497 



03,234 



58,309 



45,178 



51,841 



•38,167 



30,883 



28,667 



38,001 



29,063 



584,600 



504,803 



] 887. 



No. 

 33,176 



27,415 



33,412 



40,414 



50,493 



44,628 



5?,223 



58,8] 9 



40,o08 



37,078 



31 ,.390 



45,700 



1888. 



No. 

 37,472 



83,311 



40,136 



54,698 



40,922 



42,108 



45,739 



53,793 



40,074 



39,: 08 



20,930 



34,.n9 



501,250 I 498.510 



1880. 



No. 

 C5,.300 



34,622 



87,306 



52,716 



43,509 



53,792 



46,964 



61,359 



37,081 



40,427 



34,559 



.■: 6,182 



504,537 



Including the total number of persons (2,467) adnutted fo the Brillsh JIuseuin on Monday and Saturday evenings fiom si.x 

 till eight o'clock, from tlie 4th of May to the 15tli of July 1889, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, irom the 2Uth of .July to 

 the end of August. 



NUMBER OF VISITS TO PARTICULAR 

 DEPARTMENTS. 



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

 To the Newspaper Room, for the purpose of researcli 



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 stiidj- - 



To the Coin and Medal Room, for the purpose of study, &c. 



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



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



Total - - - 



154,729 



109 



2,000 



15,407 

 1,944 



20,931 

 4,649 



200,269 



15ri,S40 



1,452 



91 



1 70,893 



9,152 



98 



2,933 : 4.228 



15,244 11,7.55 

 1,866 2,013 



16,186 



4,096 



201,208 



15,307 

 5,565 



225,071 



182,770 : ]88,43i 



i 



11,802 14,41'9 



169 



5,749 



10..341 



101 



8,873 



10,087 



1,952 2,003 



i 

 11,719 I 15,138 



5,511 ! 5,8oi 

 230,021 245,584 



190,025 



14,524 



196 



8,817 



13,122 

 2,108 



20,747 

 4,850 



254,.38y 



The Clmsty CoUectiou was removed from 103, Victoria-street, to the British Museum, during the year 188 3. 



