Reports and accounts for 1873 : printed by order of the Court of Quarter Sessions (Asylum opened March 16th, 1859) / Pauper Lunatic Asylum for the County of Northumberland.

  • Northumberland County Asylum (Cottingwood, England)
Date:
[1874]
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Credit: Reports and accounts for 1873 : printed by order of the Court of Quarter Sessions (Asylum opened March 16th, 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 31st DECEMBER, 1873. laments £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8, d. I.—FROM INTEREST AND MONIES I—MONIES INVESTED DURING ’ INVESTED. THE YEAR. Nil. Nil. II.-SALARIES AND WAGES. • Superintendent at £450 with House, &c. 450 0 0 Chaplain at £100 • •• ... 100 0 0 Clerk to Visitors at £60 60 0 0 II—FROM SALES AND PRODUCE House Surgeon at £100, with Apartments OF LABOUR, and Board • • • ... 97 9 4 Clerk and Steward at £70, do do. 70 0 0 Assistant do. do. £50, do. do. 50 0 0 Matron at £60 to £70, do. do. 63 16 7 Produce of Farm (see Farm and Garden Account) 1 2 0 MEN SERVANTS 1 Chief Attendant at £46 to £49, with Gas supplied to the County Gaol 120 3 11 Board and Lodging 2 Attendants at £40 do. do. 46 80 15 0 0 0 5 do. £30 do. do. 149 10 0 Old Metal, Lead, Scrap Iron, &c 72 8 10 5 do. £28 1 do. £26 do. do. do. do. 120 26 5 0 6 0 1 Night do. £61 6s. without Board 61 6 0 Rags, Bones, &c 7 17 0 201 11 O 1 do, do. £57 6s. do. 1 Shoemaker do. £42, with Board, &c. do. 57 42 6 0 0 0 1 Tailor do. £35, do. do. ... 32 0 4 1 Assistant do. £57 7s., without Board 57 7 0 1 do. do. 27s. per week do. do. 34 17 9 1 Baker do. £35, with Board, &c ... 34 16 10 III—MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. 1 Brewer do. £36, do. 1 Porter do. £36, do. do. do. ... 35 35 8 4 10 0 1 Gasman do. £60, with House, Coals, and Gas ... ... 59 7 7 1 Assistant do. £73 ... 71 0 0 I.—Alnwick Union 1168 18 4 1 Blacksmith £78 ... ... ... 78 0 0 £3 18s. per annum allowed to married At- 2.—Belford do. 294 16 3 tendant whose wages are paid by the County in lieu of supper on nights out 3 18 0 1 Joiner at £45 3.—Bellingham do... 339 9 2 1 Plumber at £40 1 Assistant Joiner at 28s. Vv ages only >[A] per week > Paul by 4.—Berwick-upon-Tweed do ... 470 16 1 1 Woodman and Hedger at £50 County, -> 5.—Castle Ward do. WOMEN SERVANTS. 597 11 7 1 Chief Attendant at £25 to £28, with Board and Lodging ... 25 15 0 6.—Glendale do. ... 632 9 11 1 Laundress at £22 to £24 do. do. 22 10 0 1 Laundry Maid at £18 do. do. 17 5 0 1 do. do. £15 do. do. 15 0 0 7.—Haltwhistle do... 198 16 8 5 Attendants £17 do. do. 85 0 0 2 do. £16 do. do. 32 0 0 1 do. £15 do. do. 14 5 10 8.—Hexham do. ... 1279 10 8 1 do. £14 do. do. 12 18 1 5 do. £13 do. do. 54 14 0 1 do. £12 do. do. 12 0 0 9.—Morpeth 1103 5 7 1 Cook £20 do. do. 19 18 8 1 Kitchenmaid £12 do. do. 12 0 0 2 Housemaids £11 do. do. 21 14 4 10.—Newcastle-on-Tvne do. ... 1 do. £10 do. do. 7 2 10 1 Gatekeeper £4 do. do. 3 19 1 11.—Rothbury do. ... 409 10 351 Patients, average cost week, 2s. 5fd. per head per 2272 li 7 3 Ill—PROVISIONS. 12.—Tynemouth do ... 3443 4 11 (Including all Diet, except Wine, Spirits, 9938 Q 0 and Porter). Meat, 48,294 lbs. ... *.. 1706 0 1 Suet, 62 lbs. ... ... 2 0 8 Carried forward ... ... ... 10139 14 9 Carried forward ... ... 1708 0 9 2272 n 7 [a] And [as in other Asylums] the TV ages of those parties are paid by the County, being less costly to the County as Landlords than to employ Tradesmen. The Asylum gives Board and Lodging in consideration of occasional Services as Assistant Attendants.
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