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. Saturday, April 30, 1796. 1227 Persons fed at Breakfast. 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 Quantity of water, 5 barrels 6 gallons. 1227 Persons fed at Dinner.--BREAD and MEAL POTTAGE. 120 Servants a 9 oz. -- 68 } bread } lbs. loaves. lb. value. 1107 Workers, Incurables, } 621 1/2 is 138 0 1/2 L. 5 10 4 etc. 8 oz. ditto--553 1/2} Weight of meal for the pottage, 1 cwt. 3 qrs.-- -- -- 0 13 5 Pepper for ditto, half a pound -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 1 1 Ginger for ditto, 1 pound -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 1 3 Salt for ditto, 21 pound -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 7 Fuel for ditto, 3 bushels 2 pecks-- -- -- -- -- -- 0 2 7 1/2 ------------- Dinner cost L. 6 9 3 1/2 SUPPER.