[from the Medical Aid and Poor Relief Commission Report - 1879]

APPENDIX II

Returns from PROVIDENT SOCIETIES AND CLUBS

Name
#mbrs
yearly contrib
from mbrs
acc funds
pd to sick
pd for
funerals
pd for
funeral of wives
Medical
Attendance
Observations
Benevolent Society Andreas
148
134 15 6
1312 10 0
151 9 1
15 0 0
12 0 0
nil
7s p/w to sick
Arbory Society
78
80 6 0
713 00
83 4 7½
38 0 0
7 10 0
nil
8s p/w to sick
Colby Society
91
73 4 5
922 0 0
85 9 0
35 0 0
5 0 0
nil
5s p/w to sick
Mona Joshua Rechabite Tent
27
25 8 0
180 0 0
5 8 7
2 15 0
-
Paid out of funds of Tent
8s p/w to sick
Baldwin and neighborhood Brethren Society
47
59 9 8
450 9 2
62 0 2
6 0 0
-
nil
8s p/w to sick
Bride Friendly Society
42
34 6 4
382 18 8
35 1 0
10 0 0
-
nil
6s p/w to sick
Castletown Artificers Society
104
129 5 0
1696 16 0
129 9 5
56 0 0
2 12 0
nil
10s p/w to sick
Hope and Anchor Lodge I.O.O.
155
208 4 4
1018 14 9
83 15 0
40 0 0
15 0 0
every member within 4 miles
entitled to lodge doctor + medicine free
10s p/w to sick,
over 12 mnths reduced to 5s
widows 1s orphans 3d
[Castletown] Rechabite Society
103
120 0 0
1080 0 0
89 0 0
16 0 10½
-
Each mbr pays 2s 6d
for medicine + attendance
10s p/w to sick
Mona Lodge I.O.O.
199
from 2s 2d p/mnth
upwards acc to age
2553 1 6
187 5 11
65 0 0
15 0 0
Members 3s per annum
10s p/w to sick,
widows 1s orphan3d Two orphans 1s
Albert Lodge #4231 M.U.O.
6
1 10 4
19 7 7
2 17 8
10 0 0
5 0 0
Paid medical officer
10s p/w to sick
1s to widows 4d to each child
Victoria Lodge Oddfellows
265
372 6 1
2931 6 1
120 5 10
60 0 0
30 0 0
Members 3s per annum
10s p/w to sick,
widows 1s orphan3d
Court Star of Mona #2907 A.O.F.
260
325 13 5
2334 12 0¾
211 0 9
88 4 0
43 1 0
Public doctor paid from
fund so much each member
Weekly allowance to sick
averaging £1 10s to £6 10s
Mona Union Tent #22 I.O.R.
380
477 12 4
4652 3 2½
202 11 0
20 0 0
5 0 0
Medical officer paid 2s 6d p/anm
for each member good on books
Class A 14s pw to sick
after 12 mth 7s pw
Class B 10s pw then 5s
IoM Bank for Savings
937
3008 15 9
30595 18 6
-
-
-
-
see table for depositers
The amount pd to depositors for yr ending 31st Dec 1877
= £5,297 18s 2d
St John's Friendly Society
30
27 0 0
20 0 0
70 0 0
6 10 0
-
nil
5s p/w to sick
St John's Lodge #5549 I.O.O
56
84 18 8
300 0 0
3 5 0
9 12 9
-
paid medical man
10s p/w to sick,
widows + orphans 1s
Jurby Benevolent Society
129
120 8 0
590 10 5
84 18 7
10 0 0
5 0 0
nil
7s p/w to sick,
Mona Jonadab Rechabite Tent
92
76 1 11
750 0 0
28 10 8
13 0 0
10 0 0
members pay 2s 6d per annum
8s p/w to sick
St Michael's Lodge
40
48 0 0
200 0 0
5 18 4
-
5 0 0
nil
10s p/w to sick,
widows 1s orphan3d
Kirk Michael Friendly Society
78
62 18 9
1035 4 3
111 17 5
5 0 0
5 0 0
members pay 2s 6d per annum
7s p/w to sick
Mona Ebenezer Rechabites
66
64 7 0
340 0 0
35 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
paid medical man
8s p/w to sick
Sons of Mona Independent Tent of Rechabites
176
195 10 4
698 12 2½
92 19 0
38 0 0
-
nil
10s p/w to sick for 1st yr
8s pw for 2nd then 6s
Laxey Miners Sick Club
~500
713 12 9
104 1 4
59 8 0
61 0 0
11 10 0
paid by mining company
6s p/w to sick,for 6mnths.
next 6 mnths 6s then 3s for life
Patriotic Society
211
381 5 0
1533 3 2
328 7 2
32 0 0
9 0 0
paid by mining company
10s p/w to sick for 8wks
then 8s, 6s, 4s, 3s
North Star Lodge Oddfellows
349
554 5 4
2588 10 0
393 18 9
40 0 0
5 0 0
paid by mining company
10s p/w to sick for 1yr
then 5s; only club here
widows 1s orphans 3d
St Mark's Union Society
153
184 4 4
1190 15 5½
169 13 2
28 0 0
-
nil
10s p/w to sick
Malew Friendly Society
83
97 0 0
680 0 0
120 0 0
70 0 0
-
A medical man employed by club
to attend sick + supply medicines
7s 6d and 5s p/w to sick
payments to sick + funerals
unusually large this year
Good Samaritan Tent #1162 I.O.R.
116
132 5 4
132 5 4
614 19 5
66 9 1
22 1 11
none definite
10s p/w to sick
no deaths in tent but amt as per schedule pd to district fund for funerals
[Maughold] Friendly Society
[+ 12 Hon members]
78
54 18 6
10 0 0
462 6 10
68 1 4
8 0 0
4 0 0
nil
7s p/w to sick
some pay 1s 6d a month + rcve 9s p/w
[Onchan] Friendly Society
89
67 8 0
2088 8 1½
110 7 7
36 0 0
6 0 0
nil
7s p/w to sick
Rising Star
141
154 0 9½
425 4 4
42 10 4
10 0 0
-
each member 2s 6d ann
10s p/w to sick
[Patrick] Friendly Society
85
0 18 0
661 14 10½
89 9 7½
16 0 0
-
nil
5s p/w to sick
Star of Foxdale Society
142
1 1 1½
555 8 8½
48 10 11
10 0 0
-
each member 3s ann
10s p/w to sick
Loyal Tynwald Lodge
190
251 0 10
1512 4 0
168 16 8
10 0 0
5 0 0
each member 3s ann
10s p/w to sick for first yr
5s p/w for life
1s to widows + 3d to orphans
Star of Mona Tent #60
470
476 7 5
4958 18 1½
305 7 3
70 0 0
-
each member 2s 6d ann
from 7s 6d to 15s p/w to sick
Peel Artificers Friendly Society
104
96 1 6
1582 6 11
224 12 6
20 0 0
6 0 0
each member 3s ann
7s p/w to sick for first yr
6s for 2nd yr, 4s p/w for life
[Ramsey] Amicable Society
98
105 9 6
1845 0 0
104 10 0
20 0 0
15 0 0
Doctor attends + supplies
medicines for £14 per ann
8s p/w to sick for 16 wks then 3s 6d
United Assurance
200
100 0 0
4900 0 0
51 0 0
nil
-
[Rushen] Friendly Society
193
197 3 0
1805 5 8
247 14 0
7 10 0
3 15 0
each member 2s 6d ann
6s p/w to sick
[Rushen] Rechabites
200
294 6 2½
1412 8 0
160 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
nil
10s p/w to sick
Harbour of Peace Lodge
404
527 6 1
3839 17 3
242 11 1
60 0 0
13 0 0
paid out of funds
10s p/w to sick
[Santon] Concordant Society
131
18s by
each mber
1283 3 8
133 16 2
28 0 0
5 0 0
nil
7s p/w to sick

 

No of accounts amount
217
 <£5
126
 >£5 and <£10
157
 >£10 and <£20
103
 >£20 and <£30
143
 >£30 and <£50
74
 >£50 and <£75
48
 >£75 and <£100
74
 >£100
IoM Bank for Savings - Distribution of depositor accounts

 

 

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