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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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STATISTICS OF THE LENDING DEPARTMENT, For the Year ended 31st March, 1908.
| Class. | West Hill. | Percentages. | Allfarthing Lane. | Percentages. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of volumes in stock. | No. of volumes issued. | No. of volumes in stock. | No. of volumes issued. | ||||
| A | Theology | 392 | 444 | .6 | 181 | 151 | .3 |
| B | Biography | 774 | 1,763 | 24 | 363 | 896 | 1.7 |
| C | History, Voyages and Travels | 1,538 | 3,216 | 4.3 | 611 | 1,859 | 3.5 |
| D | Law, Economics | 399 | 609 | .8 | 124 | 437 | .8 |
| E | Art, Sciences and Natural History | 1,510 | 3,707 | 5. | 586 | 1,872 | 3.5 |
| F | Fiction | 3,843 | 48,889 | 65.4 | 1,931 | 38,957 | 73. |
| G | Poetry, Drama, and Classics | 425 | 1,112 | 1.5 | 146 | 359 | 7 |
| H | Miscellaneous Literature | 438 | 1,194 | 1.6 | 204 | 805 | 1.5 |
| I | Magazines | 591 | 3,233 | 4.3 | 220 | 2,120 | 4. |
| J | Juvenile Literature | 935 | 10,032 | 13.4 | 329 | 5,658 | 106 |
| K | Music | 65 | 548 | .7 | 63 | 242 | .4 |
| Totals | 10,910 | 74,747 | 4,758 | 53.356 | |||
Branch for the exchange of books, Earlsfield.
Number of volumes in stock 2,170
Number of volumes issued 9,659