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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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NUMBER OF VOLUMES IN STOCK on 31st MARCH, 1906,
VOLUMES ISSUED from 1st APRIL, 1905, to 31st MARCH, 1906
| Vols. in Stock. | Vols. issued during year. | |
|---|---|---|
| Lending Library:— | ||
| Theology, Philosophy, and Ecclesiastical History | 593 | 878 |
| 2,421 | 4,932 | |
| History, Biography, and Correspondence | 870 | 2,823 |
| Travel and Topography | 1,688 | 4,745 |
| Arts, Sciences, and Natural History | 451 | 803 |
| Poetry and the Drama | 3,423 | 64,292 |
| Prose Fiction | 1,036 | 2,303 |
| Miscellaneous Literature | 889 | 13,453 |
| Juvenile Works | ||
| Reference Library | 11,371 | 94,229 |
| 3,009 | *6,822 | |
| Total | 14,380 | 101,051 |
*Entirely exclusive of Books in "Open Cases," of the issue of which no
record is taken.
Number of Borrowers enrolled in Lending Library on
31st March, 1906 3,570
BOOKS ISSUED FROM 1889 TO 1906.
| Year. | Lending Library. | *Reference Library. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889—90 | 83,104 | 5,419 | 88,523 |
| 1890—91 | 84,458 | 4,924 | 89,382 |
| 1891—92 | 86,475 | 5,112 | 91,587 |
| 1892—93 | 83,073 | 4,212 | 87,285 |
| 1893—94 | 80,615 | 4,076 | 84,691 |
| 1894—95 | 87,422 | 3,515 | 90,937 |
| 1895—96 | 82,317 | 3,356 | 85,673 |
| 1896—97 | 75,676 | 2,467 | 78,143 |
| 1897—98 | 67,759 | 2,275 | 70,034 |
| 1898—99 | 67,043 | 2,142 | 69,185 |
| 1899—1900 | 68,169 | 1,944 | 70,113 |
| 1900—01 | 71,817 | 2,026 | 73,843 |
| 1901—02 | 70,848 | 1,969 | 72,817 |
| 1902—03 | 75,171 | 2,387 | 77,558 |
| 1903—04 | 85,365 | 2,829 | 88,194 |
| 1904—05 | 91,130 | 4,753 | 95,883 |
| 1905—06 | 94,229 | 6,822 | 101,051 |
*Reference Library.—Entirely exclusive of Books in "Open Cases," of the
issue of which no record is taken.