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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF BOOKS ISSUED.
| Clapham Library. | The Newnes Library, Putney. | Streatham and Tooting. | Wandsworth. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tate Library, Streatham | Balham Library. | Tooting Library. | West Hill Library. | Allfarthing Lane Library. | Earlsfield Library. | |||
| Lending Department:— | ||||||||
| Theology, Philosophy, etc | 1,356 | 731 | 2,636 | 1,641 | 905 | 553 | 226 | 50 |
| History, Biography, Travels, and Topography | 9,647 | 5,172 | 15,131 | 11,692 | 8,480 | 6,135 | 3,324 | 649 |
| Science, Arts, and Sociology | 8,629 | 4,021 | 17,167 | 10,373 | 6,825 | 7,688 | 3.645 | 268 |
| Prose Fiction | 95,455 | 49,101 | 120,521 | 109,211 | 65,027 | 53,820 | 44,469 | 14,507 |
| Poetry and Drama | 1,595 | 874 | 3,399 | 1,535 | 1,191 | 1,042 | 598 | 63 |
| Miscellaneous Literature | 2,990 | 4,716 | 8,316 | 4,414 | 2,760 | 5,369 | 3.043 | 322 |
| Juvenile Literature | 16,932 | 9,474 | 18,778 | 17,673 | 16,753 | 9,446 | 5,089 | 1.994 |
| 136,604 | 74,089 | 185,948 | 156,539 | 101,941 | 84,053 | 60,394 | 17,853 | |
| Reference Department | 22,982 | No record kept | 6,120 | 2,642 | 1,817 | *4,434 | ... | ... |
| Total | 159,586 | 74.089 | 192,068 | 159,181 | 103,758 | 88,487 | 60,394 | 17,853 |