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Wandsworth 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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The large and increasing use made of the libraries involves each
Stock. year a considerable outlay for the replacement of
popular works which constant use has rendered unfit for further
circulation.

Table: The stock at the 31st March, after making the necessary deductions on account of replacements and discarded book?, was 39,871 volumes, located as follows :—

The stock at the 31st March, after making the necessary deductions on account of replacements and discarded book?, was 39,871 volumes, located as follows :—

No. of Volumes in Stock.
The Tate Library, Streatham19,424
Balham Public Library12,283
Tooting Public Library8,164
Total39,871

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The following Table shows the classification of the Stock at each
Library :—

Table: CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF BOOKS IN STOCK.

CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF BOOKS IN STOCK.

Class.The Tate Library, Streatham.Balham Library.Tooting Library.Total.
A.—Theology, Philosophy, etc.1,2076202972,124
B.—History and Biography3,9392,3941,5487,881
C.—Travels and Topography1,5661,1526963,414
D.—Art, Science, etc.2,9521,6359765,563
E.—Prose Fiction4,4453,5442,32910,318
F.—Poetry and the Drama.8983953111,604
G.—Social Science, etc1,0157043392,058
H.—Miscellaneous Literature1,2567085652,529
J.—Juvenile Literature1.3449937213,058
Books of Reference8021383821,322
Total19,42412,2838,16439,871