POOR JAW UNIONS (IRELAND).
RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Confrrwri^ ,C'C '"'.'
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RETURNS " of the several Unions in Ireland, showing their Acreable Contests', "and PqpulXtion by the last Census."
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" Of the Number of Workhouses, the Number of Inmates which each Workhouse was originally con¬ structed to contain, the additional Accommodation since provided in each, including Fever Wards, where opened, and the Total Number of Inmates for whom Accommodation has been provided, and the Total Number of Paupers in each Workhouse Buildings on Saturday the 27th day of March 1847."
Col.
1.
NAMES of UNIONS.
Abbeyleix Antrim -
Ardee -
Armagh
Athlone Athy -
Bailieborough Ballina *
Ballinasloe Ballinrobe «j
Ballycastle
Ballymena Ballymoney -Ballyshannon -Balrothery
Baltin glass
Banbridge Bandon -
397.
Estimated Area in Statute Acres.
113,653 116,342 97,Gio 154,281
199,1°9 162,583 90,739 507,154 219,448 190,635 106,730
161,326
127,057 137,024 76.988
148,553
124,812
150,942
Population 1841.
41,230 49,168 43,348 110,4.08
72,l68 47,912 49,385 120,787 99,026 85,031 26,020
74,022
48,812 43,403 28,ll6
40,687
87,323
81,772
WORKHOUSES.
Number which the Workhouse was originally constructed to contain.
500 700 600 1,000
900 600 600 1,200
1,000 800
300
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700 500 400
500
800
900
6v Additional Accommoda¬ tion since provided, in¬ cluding Fever Wards, where opened.
100 135 440 390
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Total Number of Inmates for whom Ac¬ commodation has been provided.
70
80
82 245
40
208
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600 835 1,040 1,390
900 710 600 1,200
1,000 800
370
980
782 50O 645
540
1,008
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Total Number of Paupers in the Workhouse Buildings on Saturday, 27 Mar.
1847
739 693 884 1,134
754 654 737 1,002
597 *69o 490
1,036
835 539 600
606
868
1,088
OBSERVATIONS.
A Fever Hospital at Abbey-kix, rented.
Sheds erected and Fever Wards built.
A building has been hired and Fever Wards built.
A separate Building procured and "additional accommoda¬ tion provided at Workhouse.
A Fever Hospital erected.
Sheds erected.
Sheds in course of erection.
Temporary accommodation for Fever cases in course of erection.
A Fever Hospital for 60 pa¬ tients in course of erection.
* Number on 27th February, the
last Return received, owing to illness and death of clerk.
A Fever Hospital has been built, and alterations made in the arrangements of the Workhouse, so as to afford additional accommodation.
Additional accommodation is
being fitted up, and a Fever Hospital for 40 patients in course of erection.
A Fever Hospital built.
Fever Wards built.
Some apartments of Workhouse Officers, &c.
have been ap¬ propriated to the_ use of paupers, and additional ac¬ commodation has been pro¬ vided since 25th March.
A house near Baltinglass has also been rented for a Fever Hospital under 9 Vict.
c.
6, capable of accommodating 36 patients.
A Fever Hospital has been built, and sheds, &c.
erected.
Additional accommodation in progress.
Further accommodation pro¬ vided since 25th of March.
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