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SUMMARY
Number of vols, in the Library 6,854
Average turnover of stock 11.5
Number of vols, lent 79,076
Number of days open 316
Daily average issue of books 250
Percentage of Class F (Fiction) issued 51.7
,, ,, J (Juvenile Literature) issued 21.3
Number of Tickets in force, 25th March, 1900 2.239
,, Notices sent re Overdue Books 670
,, Students' Tickets issued 187
,, Bookings re Reserved Books 368
,, Books withdrawn re infectious diseases 15
,, ,, lost and paid for by borrowers 9
,, ,, re-bound 1,018
CLASSIFICATION OF BORROWERS..
2471 Applications for Membership Tickets were passed during
The year, but of these 232 have been cancelled for various reasons,
The net number (2239) is classified as follows:—
Males, 1308; Females, 931. Total 2239.
396 Scholars.
216 Clerks.
118 Compositors and Printers.
81 School Teachers.
36 Warehousemen.
34 Assistants.
29 Labourers.
27 Waitresses.
25 Engineers.
24 Tailors.
23 Dress and Mantle makers.
22 Packers.
20 Apprentices, Domestic servants.
19 Office boys.
17 Bakers and Confectioners, Carpenters and Joiners.
16 Porters, Tobacco workers.
10 Fitters, Bookbinders.
14 Messengers, Nurses, Stationers.
13 Bootmakers, Painters.
12 Chemists.
11 Managers, Milliners.
9 Housekeepers, Trimmers.