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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
Shoreditch 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Haggerston Library.
NUMBER AND CLASSIFICATION OF VOLUMES ISSUED IN THE LENDING DEPARTMENT.
| Month. | Theology, Philosophy, & Ecclesiastic History. | Science and Art. | History, Biography, Travels, etc. | Poetry and the Drama. | Sociology, Commerce, Law, Education, etc., | Prose Fiction, including Juvenile Literature. | Language and Literature. | Miscellaneous Works. | Total. | Days Open. | Daily Average. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | ||||
| March (26th to 31st) | 15 | 49 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 861 | 3 | 4 | 1,004 | 5 | 200 |
| April | 53 | 235 | 292 | 33 | 23 | 4,335 | 14 | 34 | 5,019 | 24 | 209 |
| May | 54 | 219 | 289 | 34 | 41 | 4,075 | 26 | 41 | 4,779 | 26 | 183 |
| June | 26 | 158 | 202 | 35 | 30 | 3,587 | 23 | 30 | 4,091 | 24 | 170 |
| July | 44 | 194 | 242 | 38 | 29 | 3,993 | 16 | 29 | 4,585 | 27 | 169 |
| August | 49 | 180 | 227 | 36 | 34 | 3,854 | 16 | 39 | 4,435 | 25 | 177 |
| September | 50 | 212 | 277 | 39 | 33 | 4,262 | 13 | 38 | 4,924 | 26 | 189 |
| October | 49 | 253 | 304 | 29 | 41 | 4,336 | 17 | 43 | 5,072 | 26 | 195 |
| November | 47 | 265 | 280 | 44 | 47 | 4,318 | 11 | 31 | 5,043 | 26 | 194 |
| December | 43 | 217 | 249 | 39 | 37 | 4,062 | 12 | 38 | 4,697 | 24 | 195 |
| January | 67 | 277 | 395 | 43 | 42 | 5,510 | 21 | 51 | 6,406 | 26 | 246 |
| February | 43 | 272 | 389 | 39 | 36 | 5,018 | 20 | 36 | 5,858 | 24 | 244 |
| March (1st to 25th) | 63 | 259 | 311 | 29 | 33 | 4,296 | 11 | 38 | 5,040 | 22 | 229 |
| Grand Total | 608 | 2,790 | 3,515 | 449 | 429 | 52,507 | 203 | 452 | 60,953 | 305 | 199 |
| Percentage of Issues | .997 | 4.575 | 5.766 | .736 | .703 | 86.143 | .333 | .741 | 100 | - |