Reports and accounts for 1863 : printed by order of the Court of Quarter Sessions (Asylum opened March 16, 1859) / Pauper Lunatic Asylum for the County of Northumberland.

  • Northumberland County Asylum (Cottingwood, England)
Date:
[1864]
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Credit: Reports and accounts for 1863 : printed by order of the Court of Quarter Sessions (Asylum opened March 16, 1859) / Pauper Lunatic Asylum for the County of Northumberland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ACCOUNT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS, WITH THE AVERAGE COST PER HEAD PER WEEK FOR MAINTENANCE, For the Year ending 31s£ December, 1863. RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. I—FROM .SALES. £ s. d. £ s. d. I.—MONIES INVESTED DURING £ s. d. £ s. d. THE YEAR. NIL. Produce of Farm , , , Less by Payments) 245 fi 10 by Farm Bailiff ) 505 2 8 II.—SALARIES AND WAGES. Superintendent at £350, with House, &c. Chaplain at £80 , , , Clerk to the Visitors at £60 , , Clerk and Steward at £80, with apart¬ ments and Board , , House Surgeon at £70, do, do. 350 80 60 80 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Value of Produce) 9-„ K Supplied to Asylum] ‘0 (A) 496 2 o O 9 0 5 Matron at £50, do. do. 50 0 0 MEN SERVANTS. Gas Supplied to Gaol , , 38 6 1 1 Chief Attendant at £40, with Board & Lodgings , , , 40 0 0 1 Attendant at £30, do. do. 30 0 0 3 do. at £27 10s. do. do. 64 14 0 Gas Tar, Bones, &c., &c. , , 24 9 10 5 do. at £25, do. do. 91 1 2 1 Tailor do. at £33 16s. do. do. 32 17 0 II.—MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. 71 16 4 1 Shoemaker do. at £33 16s. do. 1 Baker do. at £28, do. do. 33 27 16 6 0 2 ** 1 Porter at £27 10s. do. do. 27 10 0 From Unions. 1 Engineer at £78, with House Coal & Gas 78 0 0 1 Stoker at £46 16s. , , , 46 16 0 1.—Alnwick Union , , , 573 2 3 1 Joiner at £35, with Board) -r, ., , and Lodging , f , • 1 Plumber at £37, do. f n , 1 Labourer at £41 12s. ) Count^ ... ... ... 2.—Belford , , , 150 1 11 1 Joiner (occasional) paid weekly , 55 10 0 WOMEN SERVANTS. 3.—Bellingham , , , 245 18 8 1 Attendant at £22, with Board & Lodging 21 0 0 4 do. at £12, do. do. 46 0 1 3 do. at £10, do. do. 29 4 9 4. —Berwick , , , 5. —Castle Ward , , , 476 2 10 1 Cook at £16, do. do. 1 Laundry Maid at £18, do. do. 3 House Maids at £9, do. do. 1 Kitchen Maid at £10, do. do. 15 16 26 10 5 2 11 0 2 4 9 0 464 9 1 222 Patients, Average Cost per head per week, 2 s. 4fd. 1381 14 5 6.—Glendale , , , 290 11 0 III.—PROVISIONS. 7.—Haltwhistle , , , 11 (Including all Diet, except Wine, Spirits 77 3 and Porter.) Meat 36,885 lbs. , , , 974 18 6 8.— Hexham , , , 598 12 3 Flour 85,400 lbs. , , , Oatmeal 280 lbs. , , , Table Beer 6,444 gallons , , 507 1 19 16 0 6 214 16 0 9.—Morpeth , , , Ale 3,150 gallons , , , 157 10 0 644 18 9 Potatoes 5,320 lbs. , , 11 10 0 Cheese 3,006^ lbs. , , , 72 12 41 Carried Forward , 3521 8 0 71 16 4 Carried Forward , 1941 2 41 1381 14 5 (a) As a great part of the Farm Labour is performed by the Patients, it was agreed by the Committee that this produce should be set against that Labour, and the Asylum and Farm treated as one concern.