Report on the mortality bills of the city of Glasgow and suburbs, for 1851, with illustrative social statistics / by John Strang.

  • Strang, John, 1795-1863.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Report on the mortality bills of the city of Glasgow and suburbs, for 1851, with illustrative social statistics / by John Strang. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    NuMBKR OF New Accounts Opened. Remaining open 20th Nov., 1851. DESCRIPTION. 1836 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. 1851. Total. Domestic Servants, ----- T no A 7,984 717 yo4 Q01 1 1 AClfi 11,4U0 4,339 Mechanics of all kinds, - - - - lo,2dl 1 ooo 1,000 J,OOD ^4,ioy 7,131 0,044 Jol 0/ / oUo z4o 4, lo^ 1,201 Pern. Warehouse Workers, Sewers, Oftf; Olo OlO Ol 0 O,D01 1,354 Clerks and Warehousemen, - - o,oo4 ooo / 00 / DU Q AOA 2,587 Shopkeepers and Small Traders, - z,oo9 OOl J^l 40O oyo A fil C\ 4,U1U 1,338 Labourers, Carters, Porters, - - K OA! 016 ^?07 Duy 7 A^Q 2,092 Professional Persons, - - - - 1,063 67 143 150 174 1,597 552 Soldiers and Sailors, ----- 747 71 91 101 105 1,115 340 Agricultural Employments, - - 1,307 90 130 134 132 1,793 709 Minors, under 15 years, - - - - 5,753 491 621 725 712 8,302 4,040 Householders, Lodging-ho. Keepers, 2,875 151 131 238 245 3,640 1,101 Other descriptions not specified, - 3,657 279 698 578 494 5,766 2,321 Societies and Branches, - - - - 991 70 79 75 108 1,323 346 Total, 59,393 4,945 7,166 7,633 7,580 86,717 29,391* The following is the present state of the GORBALS SAVINGS' BANK. Amount of Deposits for year 1851, £6,656 0 6^ Amount of Repajments for do., 6,710 3 8h Interest added to Accounts, 343 i\ ] TRANSACTIONS DURING THE YEAR :— Deposits under 208., £935 Deposits above 20s., 1,229 £2,164 Payments under 20s., 243 Payments .ibove 20s., 684 927 £3,091 Total Depositors, 2 542 Total Funds, 1st .Tan., 18.52, £10,763 10 9 • Exclusive of small interest Balances in Suspense Account.