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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
Hammersmith 1897
Twelfth annual report to 25th March, 1898...
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TABLE IX. Summary 1897-98.
| Ravenscourt Park. | Shepherd's Bush. | |
|---|---|---|
| Lending Library— | ||
| Volumes presented | 43 | 51 |
| Volumes purchased | 268 | 104 |
| Number of volumes in stock | 10152 | 9403 |
| Number of issues | 73220 | 124958 |
| Average daily issues | 295 | 507 |
| Reference Library— | ||
| Volumes presented | 43 | 5 |
| Volumes purchased | 90 | 7 |
| Number of volumes in stock | 3201 | 323 |
| Number of issues | 2395 | 1635 |
| Average daily issues | 9 | 5 |
| Boys Room— | ||
| Number of volumes in stock | – | 252 |
| Average daily attendance | – | 57 |
| New borrowers enrolled | 869 | 2521 |
| Tickets renewed | 1314 | 1042 |
| Tickets cancelled | 122 | 115 |
| Approximate number of tickets in force | 2061 | 3448 |
| Volumes re-bound | 274 | 361 |
| Volumes re-cased | 411 | 253 |
| Total issue in Reference and Lending departments | 75615 | 126593 |
| Grand total | 202208 | |
| Total issue since the opening of Libraries— | ||
| Ravenscourt Park, books first issued, March, 1890 | 1322611 | |
| Passmore Edwards Library, Shepherd's Bush, December, 1896 | 155,064 | 1477675 |
| General Data. | ||
| Population estimated, 1898 | 107352 | |
| Rateable value | £598207 | |
| Amount of Rate levied | One Penny | |
| Amount produced by Rate | £2285 | |