London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Date. | Library Rate. | Donations. | Fines, &c. | Vols, in Reference Library. | Vols, in Lending Library. | Issues from Lending Library. | Number of Borrowers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||||||
| 1887—88 | 230 11 7 | 160 19 0 | .. | 790 | .. | .. | ||
| ½-Year | ||||||||
| 1888—89 | 460 0 0 | 39 6 3 | .. | 3,722 | .. | .. | ||
| 1889—90 | 552 11 2 | 5 5 0 | 14 9 1 | *1,267 | 3,387 | 40,009 | 1,581 | |
| 1890—91 | 558 0 3 | 144 17 0 | 29 6 8 | 1,178 | 4,038 | 51,654 | 1,682 | |
| 1891—92 | 663 8 2 | 25 14 6 | 29 16 2 | 1,222 | 4,464 | 55,520 | 1,796 | |
| 1892—93 | 597 12 1 | .. | 25 9 7 | 1,309 | 4,848 | 56,556 | 1,881 | |
| 1893—94 | 624 7 10 | .. | 29 5 6 | 1,360 | 4,943 | 58,987 | 2,043 | |
| 1894—95 | 618 3 6 | 32 0 0 | 30 19 1 | 1,401 | 5,148 | 58,448 | 2.264 | |
| 1895—96 | 622 19 3 | 30 15 6 | 32 11 10 | 1,425 | 5,512 | 56,631 | 2,095 | |
| 1896—97 | 684 3 8 | 29 14 10 | 31 15 8 | 1,494 | 5,730 | 59,003 | 2,337 | |
| 1897—98 | 656 1 6 | 30 0 0 | 32 12 11 | 1,514 | 5,934 | 60,738 | 2,288 | |
| 1898—99 | 714 18 4 | 91 19 6 | 28 11 11 | 1,591 | 6,322 | 52,284 | 2,228 | |
| 1899—1900 | 784 3 11 | 5 3 0 | 21 10 4 | 1,661 | 6,976 | 48,249 | 2,381 | |
| 1900—1901 | 788 1 4 | .. | 31 19 1 | 1,825 | 6,679 | 64,627 | 3,100 | |
| 1901—1902 | 831 3 8 | .. | 20 15 3 | 1,855 | 7,147 | 54,645 | 3,848 | |
| 1902—1903 | 875 15 4 | .. | 25 6 0 | 1,921 | 7,727 | 53,032 | 4,577 | |
| 1903—1904 | 100 0 0 | 25 17 8 | 1,942 | 7,924 | 49,420 | 1,869 | ||
The Public Libraries Acts were adopted in May, 1887. The Reference
and Reading Rooms were opened on April 7th, 1888.
*Note.—133 Vols, were transferred to the Lending Library during
this year.
The Lending Library was not opened until June, 1889.