Summary of Admissions to Magherafelt Workhouse 1847-48

Summary of Admissions to Magherafelt Workhouse from 1st July 1847 to 17th August 1848

Day	Month	Year	Admissions	Rejections	Total wishing to be admitted	% of Total applicants rejected	Total no. of persons in the workhouse	Those with fever in the workhouse	% with fever
1	July	1847	2		2	0%	610	41	7%
8	July	1847	40		40	0%	607	40	7%
15	July	1847	18		18	0%	613	31	5%
27	July	1847	40		40	0%	638	42	7%
5	Aug.	1847	40		40	0%	661	41	6%
12	Aug.	1847	31		31	0%	639	38	6%
19	Aug.	1847	40		40	0%	623	57	9%
26	Aug.	1847	40		40	0%	602	99	16%
2	Sept.	1847	46		46	0%	605	136	22%
9	Sept.	1847	70	9	79	11%	640	128	20%
23	Sept.	1847	65	20	85	24%	713	141	20%
30	Sept.	1847	51		51	0%	764	167	22%
7	Oct.	1847	22	10	32	31%	784	130	17%
14	Oct.	1847	50	9	59	15%	806	145	18%
21	Oct.	1847	39	5	44	11%	842	139	17%
28	Oct.	1847	17	10	27	37%	860	161	19%
4	Nov.	1847	53	8	61	13%	865	111	13%
11	Nov.	1847	36	10	46	22%	902	162	18%
18	Nov.	1847	14	15	29	52%	909	144	16%
25	Nov.	1847	38	37	75	49%	878	122	14%
2	Dec.	1847	24	36	60	60%	899	136	15%
9	Dec.	1847	24	70	94	74%	918	147	16%
16	Dec.	1847	13	28	41	68%	941	156	17%
23	Dec.	1847	91	32	123	26%	923	172	19%
30	Dec.	1847	89	23	112	21%	903	171	19%
6	Jan.	1848	42	22	64	34%	908	171	19%
13	Jan.	1848	71		71	0%	N/A	N/A
20	Jan.	1848	77	22	99	22%	904	176	19%
27	Jan.	1848	92	21	113	19%	914	183	20%
3	Feb.	1848	103	11	114	10%	921	154	17%
10	Feb.	1848	75	8	83	10%	940	155	16%
17	Feb.	1848	108		108	0%	943	156	17%
24	Feb.	1848	57	8	65	12%	946	145	15%
2	Mar.	1848	57	7	64	11%	960	151	16%
9	Mar.	1848	64	4	68	6%	969	159	16%
16	Mar.	1848	71	4	75	5%	940	153	16%
23	Mar.	1848	55		55	0%	968	160	17%
30	Mar.	1848	55		55	0%	1,002	161	16%
6	April	1848	11		11	0%	995	159	16%
13	April	1848	19		19	0%	N/A	N/A
20	April	1848	28		28	0%	935	107	11%
27	April	1848	23		23	0%	882	97	11%
4	May	1848	33		33	0%	880	100	11%
11	May	1848	49		49	0%	838	95	11%
18	May	1848	60		60	0%	829	93	11%
25	May	1848	59		59	0%	832	91	11%
1	June	1848	54		54	0%	822	91	11%
8	June	1848	84		84	0%	N/A	N/A
18	June	1848	52		52	0%	881	80	9%
22	June	1848	54		54	0%	901	73	8%
29	June	1848	35		35	0%	888	63	7%
6	July	1848	24	56	80	70%	888	63	7%
13	July	1848	21		21	0%	877	70	8%
20	July	1848	27		27	0%	843	55	7%
27	July	1848	40		40	0%	857	53	6%
3	Aug.	1848	18		18	0%	836	48	6%
10	Aug.	1848	14		14	0%	797	51	6%
17	Aug.	1848	16		16	0%	741	51	7%

Totals July 47/Aug. 48			2641	485	3126	16%	45982	6221	14%

Source: Minute Books of Magherafelt Board of Guardians 1847-1848 (PRONI Ref. B. G. XXIII/A/1-2)