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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
Lambeth 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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| Library. | Theology and Philosophy. | History and Biography. | Voyages and Travels. | Arts and Sciences. | Historical Fiction. | General Fiction. | Poetry and the Drama. | Commerce, Politics and Statistics. | Miscellaneous Literature. | Juvenile Literature. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Norwood 1888-1891—818 days | 4,193 | 19,172 | 11,440 | 15,064 | 41,467 | 160,868 | 3,834 | 6,172 | 18,761 | 48,538 | 329,509 |
| "Tate," South Lambeth 1888-1891—757 days | 4,050 | 14,580 | 8,663 | 12,055 | 3,810 | 142,742 | 3,673 | 4,204 | 19,570 | 43,690 | 289,037 |
| "Durning," Kennington 1889-1891—428 days | 2,992 | 10,669 | 6,664 | 10,200 | 21,556 | 91,227 | 2,120 | 2,665 | 8,070 | 30,965 | 187,128 |
| "Minet," Knatchbull Road 1890-1891—356 days | 2,380 | 8,194 | 5,663 | 8,141 | 22,363 | 94,453 | 1,376 | 472 | 9,402 | 26,581 | 179,025 |
| North Lambeth 1891—26 days | 23 | 68 | 58 | 175 | 110 | 443 | 15 | 24 | 166 | 239 | 1,321 |
| Total | 13,638 | 52,683 | 32,488 | 45,635 | 121,306 | 489,733 | 11,018 | 13,537 | 55,969 | 150,013 | 986,020 |
| Class Percentage | 1.3 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 12.4 | 49.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 15.2 | |
| Volumes in Stock | 2,339 | 6,219 | 2,234 | 4,644 | 2,774 | 11,412 | 1,277 | 794 | 3,230 | 3,406 | 38,329 |
| Turn Over | 6.0 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 44.0 | 42.8 | 9 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 44.0 | 25.7 |