Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Twelfth annual report to 25th March, 1898...
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Table III. Lending Department, Ravenscourt Park Library. Snowing the monthly issue in each class, the total volumes issued, the number of days the Library was open, and the daily average.
1897. Month. | A. Theology. Philosophy, &c. | B. History and Biography. | ???. Voyages Travels, &c. | D. Law, Politics, Sociology, &c. | E. Art, Sciences, Natural History.&c. | F. Fiction. | G. Poetry, Drama, Classics, Literature, &c. | H. Miscellaneous Literature and Magazines. | J. Juvenile Literature. | K. Music. | Total Number of Volumes issued. | Total Number of Borrowers. | Number of Days open. | Daily Average. |
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March 26—30 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 34 | 927 | 4 | 67 | 160 | 15 | 1285 | 1279 | 4 | 321 |
April | 33 | 245 | 133 | 24 | 172 | 5339 | 44 | 345 | 980 | 77 | 7392 | 7326 | 20 | 370 |
May | 24 | 233 | 150 | 19 | 132 | 5271 | 49 | 345 | 784 | 62 | 7069 | 7032 | 22 | 321 |
* June | 28 | 150 | 87 | 13 | 84 | 3320 | 28 | 235 | 538 | 45 | 4528 | 4506 | 17 | 266 |
July | 27 | 117 | 98 | 4 | 81 | 3852 | 24 | 176 | 516 | 45 | 4940 | 4917 | 18 | 274 |
August | 28 | 153 | 119 | 19 | 115 | 3933 | 43 | 195 | 749 | 50 | 5404 | 5365 | 21 | 257 |
September | 30 | 209 | 109 | 31 | 161 | 4298 | 55 | 228 | 828 | 86 | 6035 | 5996 | 21 | 287 |
October | 40 | 247 | 127 | 16 | 185 | 4785 | 63 | 209 | 775 | 77 | 6524 | 6459 | 22 | 296 |
November | 28 | 264 | 122 | 24 | 182 | 4633 | 70 | 229 | 705 | 78 | 6335 | 6276 | 22 | 288 |
December | 51 | 214 | 96 | 21 | 131 | 4063 | 57 | 198 | 682 | 65 | 5578 | 5506 | 19 | 293 |
1898 | ||||||||||||||
January | 56 | 227 | 143 | 35 | 198 | 4724 | 50 | 277 | 762 | 68 | 6540 | 6475 | 22 | 297 |
February | 32 | 231 | 144 | 20 | 164 | 4657 | 70 | 246 | 680 | 71 | 6315 | 6253 | 20 | 316 |
March 1-25 | 36 | 180 | 103 | 22 | 142 | 3862 | 47 | 229 | 604 | 50 | 5275 | 5226 | 18 | 293 |
Total | 422 | 2506 | 1452 | 260 | 1781 | 53664 | 604 | 2979 | 8763 | 789 | 73220 | 72616 | 246 | 297 |
Reference Library | 77 | 378 | 253 | 51 | 860 | 163 | 613 | 2395 | 1318 | 285 | 8 | |||
Totals | 499 | 2884 | 1705 | 311 | 2641 | 53664 | 767 | 3592 | 8763 | 789 | 75615 | 73934 | 305 |
* Closed for Stocktaking June 28th to July 7th.