Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS ISSUED IN THE LENDING
DEPARTMENT,
During the Year ended 31st March, 1907.
Month. | Days open. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | Total Issues. | Tl. Is. last yr. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1906 | ||||||||||||||
April. | 18 | 62 | 52 | 264 | 43 | 79 | 3771 | 104 | 116 | 152 | 624 | 341 | 5608 | 5084 |
May. | 22 | 82 | 72 | 275 | 43 | 92 | 4049 | 109 | 168 | 165 | 693 | 349 | 6097 | 5339 |
June. | 19 | 51 | 40 | 173 | 38 | 51 | 2867 | 85 | 94 | 109 | 497 | 223 | 4228 | 3756 |
July. | 12 | 22 | 18 | 112 | 25 | 23 | 1779 | 49 | 93 | 66 | 302 | 129 | 2678 | 2444 |
August. | 21 | 37 | 32 | 178 | 44 | 44 | 3402 | 101 | 185 | 107 | 694 | 258 | 5082 | 4683 |
Sept. | 21 | 54 | 36 | 251 | 48 | 45 | 3836 | 107 | 191 | 165 | 646 | 342 | 5721 | 6044 |
October. | 23 | 89 | 63 | 301 | 43 | 40 | 4320 | 111 | 182 | 170 | 688 | 361 | 6424 | 5735 |
Nov. | 21 | 67 | 60 | 291 | 43 | 64 | 4059 | 124 | 161 | 169 | 736 | 394 | 6168 | 5830 |
Dec. | 20 | 59 | 46 | 320 | 43 | 75 | 3910 | 95 | 169 | 139 | 770 | 366 | 5992 | 5781 |
1907 | ||||||||||||||
January. | 22 | 56 | 322 | 52 | 84 | 4348 | 104 | 212 | 175 | 923 | 401 | 6743 | 6351 | |
February. | 20 | 94 | 58 | 315 | 45 | 80 | 4186 | 121 | 215 | 163 | 809 | 370 | 6456 | 6339 |
March. | 21 | 74 | 53 | 272 | 57 | 96 | 43 | 106 | 204 | 182 | 822 | 362 | 6539 | 6994 |
Totals | 240 | 757 | 586 | 3074 | 524 | 829 | 44838 | 1216 | 1990 | 1762 | 8264 | 3896 | 67736 | 64380 |
During the year ended 31st March, 1906, the Lending Library
was open 242 days, and the number of volumes issued was 64,380.
PERCENTAGE OF ISSUES IN EACH CLASS
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Religion, &c. | Law, Politics, and Social Science. | Science and Art. | Education, Language. | Poetry and Drama. | Fiction (Prose). | Literary and Miscellaneous Works. | Geography, Topography, Travel. | History and Biography. | Juvenile Literature. | Bound Magazines. J |
1.11 | •86 | 4.53 | .77 | 1.22 | 6.18 | 1.79 | 2.93 | 2 .60 | 12.22 | 5.75 |