London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBER OF BOOKS ISSUED.
| Clapham Library. | The Newnes Library, Putney. | Streatham and Tooting. | Wandsworth. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tate Library, Streatham | Balham Library. | Tooting Library. | West Hill Library. | All-farthing Lane Library. | Earlsfield Library. | |||
| Lending Department:— | ||||||||
| Theology, Philosophy, etc | 1,158 | 785 | 2,502 | 1,669 | 968 | 627 | 314 | 37 |
| History, Biography, Travels, and Topography | 9,847 | 5,295 | 15,793 | 11,825 | 9,530 | 6,731 | 4,661 | 416 |
| Science, Arts, and Sociology | 9,040 | 4,461 | l8,118 | 10,730 | 8,228 | 8,490 | 4,785 | 189 |
| Prose Fiction | 105,158 | 23,737 | 116,358 | 67,573 | 62,186 | 43,911 | 14,820 | |
| Poetry and Drama | 1,421 | 846 | 2,993 | 1,663 | 1,401 | 1,274 | 755 | 41 |
| Miscellaneous Literature | 3,275 | 4,483 | 8,773 | 4,614 | 3,508 | 5,737 | 3,781 | 146 |
| Juvenile Literature | 18,163 | 8,498 | 18,238 | 19,624 | 21,026 | 10,110 | 6,198 | 1,782 |
| 148,062 | 75,643 | 190,154 | 166,483 | 112,234 | 95,155 | 64,405 | 17,431 | |
| Reference Department | 22,718 | No record kept | 11,103 | 4,166 | 2,188 | 3,596 | ||
| Total | 170,780 | 75.643 | 201,257 | 170,649 | 114,422 | 98,751 | 64,405 | 17,431 |