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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The number of books issued in the several classes at each libraryis
given in the following table:—
CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS ISSUED.
| Class. | The Tate Library, Streatham. | Balham Library. | Tooting Library. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.—Theology, Philosophy, etc. | 2,294 | 1,080 | 512 | 3,886 |
| B.—History and Biography | 8,740 | 5,462 | 3,348 | 17,550 |
| C.—Travels and Topography | 4,159 | 3,599 | 2,502 | 10,260 |
| D.—Science, Art, Archaeology, etc | 10,972 | 5,935 | 3,372 | 20,279 |
| E.—Prose Fiction | 112,532 | 105,873 | 55,573 | 273,978 |
| F.—Poetry and the Drama | 2,387 | 1,163 | 887 | 4,437 |
| G.—Social Science, Politics, etc. | 2,499 | 1,526 | 878 | 4,903 |
| H.—Miscellaneous Literature | 6,384 | 4,592 | 1,947 | 12,923 |
| J.—Juvenile Literature | 17,007 | 18,826 | 12,623 | 48,456 |
| 166,974 | 148,056 | 81,642 | 396,672 | |
| For reference purposes | 5,552 | 866 | 864 | 7,282 |
| Total | 172,526 | 148,922 | 82,506 | 403,954 |