Average of the Description of Poor for the Week ending 30th of April 1796. Males. Females. Total. Employed -- -- -- -- 74 352 426 Infirm and Incurable -- 172 585 757 Idiots -- -- -- -- 16 13 29 Blind-- -- -- -- -- 5 10 16 ----- ----- ------ 267 960 1227 In the Infirmary. Sick Patients, Servants, etc. 88 200 } }-- 343 Lunaticks-- -- -- -- 15 40 } ------ Total 1570

Employed at actual labour 322 Persons. Ditto at menial offices 104 ditto ----- Total 426

Amongst the 1570 Persons above mentioned, are 282 Children and 447 compelled Persons.

Of the Children, 205 are taught to spell, read, and write.

120 Servants in New-House, a 8 oz. bread ------ 60 } lbs. loaves lb. value. 336 Incurables, Children, etc. } 186 is 41 1 1/2 L. 1 14 a 6 ditto --------126 } 771 Workers, etc. got Stirabout. ----- 1227

Weight of meal for Stirabout 4 cwt. costs L. 3 1 8

120 Servants in New-House } get 1 quart butter-milk Gal. P.} each 30 0 } 167 gallons of 1084 Workers, Incurables, etc. } butter-milk 1 pint ditto 135 4 } value 1 L. 23 Sucklers get no butter-milk } ----- Allowed for waste -- -- 1 4 } 1227

Brought down, L. 5 15 8 s. d. Fuel to cook the Stirabout, 3 bush. cost 2 3 } } 0 3 0 1/2 Salt for ditto, 1 qr. 3 lb cost-- -- 0 9 1/2 } ------------- The Breakfast cost L. 5 18 8 1/2