Public baths and washhouses and public libraries.

  • County of London.
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Public baths and washhouses and public libraries. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    II.—Public Librariea Parish or district Beryed ty library, and name and situation of library. Authority adminis- tering the Public Libraries Acts. Esti- mated popula- tion of parish or district, April, 1898. Date of adoption of Libraries Acts by parish or distiict. Date of opening of library. Lending Classification of books. Classification of borrowers. ClasB. [Issues for Stock at home end of 1 reading 1897-8. during 1897-8. Class. Number at end of 1897-8. Christchurcn, South- wark— Christch inch Library, 179, Blackfriars-road Commis- sioners 11,948 Feb., 1888 Oct., 1889. Freehold building. June, 1898 Pi-ose fiction Juvenile Science Hist or}', biography and correspondence Other 1,310 32 207 970 1,268 3,787 10,326 89 182 874 1,319 12,790 [No classification avail- able] 4'JO Clapham— Clapham Library, (o) 1, North-side, Clapham-common Commis- sioners 51,093 July, 1887 Oct,, 1889 Prose fiction Juvenile Arts, sciences and natural history History, biography and correspondence Other 2,692 560 716 1,361 1,804 7,133 60,780 7,081 1,666 3,408 4,824 67,759- [No classification avail- able] 3,663 Clerkenwell— Clerkenwell Library, (b) Skinner-street Vestry of Clerken- well 66,810 Dec, 1887 News-room, Nov., 1888 Lending library, March, 1889 T-*oTTn u Yi on f building, Oct., 1890 Juvenile room, April, 1898 Prose fiction ... ') Juvenile ... J Scitnces History and geography Other 5,919 637 1,705 4,605 12,866 f 82.307 110,629 1,700 5,292 13,023 112,951 Ages—8-16 over 16 Total borrowers Borrowers holding stu- dents' tickets Total tickets 1 982 3,214: 4,196 359 4,555 Pulham— Central Library, (c) 592, Fulham-road Branch Library, (c) 132, Wandsworth- b ridge-road, Fulhana / of Fulham / 1 OA f}Q R l-U,O0i> Nov,, 1886 / Nov., 1887 Reading-rooms, Jan., 189S Lenainsr library. March, 1898 Prose fiction Juvenile Art, sciences and natural history History, voj'ages and travels Other Prose fiction Juvenile Arts, sciences and natural history History, voyages and travels Other 3,632 654 1,166 1,203 3,668 10,323 58i; 63 51 118 343 1,161 91,619 16,740 4,163 3,570 11,844 127,936 10,960 1,583 111 257 1,080 13,991 \ Males Fema es Ratepayers Non-ratepayers / 2,916 1,558 4,703 6,261 (/ Hammersmith— Central Library, Ravenscourt-park Passmore Edwards Library, Uxbridt;e-road, Shepherd's-bush Beading - room and Delivery station. Letchford-gardens, College-park ^ Vestry ' of Hammer- smith 105,783 Jd. rate, Dec, 1887 1H Tn tp April, 1895 ^ News rooms, Aug., 1889 Lending and reference libraries, March, 1890 News rooms, ' June, 1896 1 Lending and reference libraries Dec, 1896 April, 1899 Prose fiction Juvenile Arts and sciences History and biography Other Prose fiction JuvenUe Arts and sciences History and biography Other 3,234 1,203 1,088 3,181 53,664 8,763 1,781 2 506 6,506 Borrowers holding— Readers' tickets Music do. Total tickets Borrowers holding— Readers'tickets Music do. Total tickets 2,385 47 2,432 10,152 3,117 1,175 1,129 1,420 2,562 73,220 83,969 19,506 4,683 4,94.i 11,955 3,378 159 3,537 9,403 124,958 (o) Clapham—The statistics of the books and borrowers relate to the year ended 31st October, 1898. (6) Clerkenwell—The statistics of the books and borrowers relate to the year ended 31st December, 1898. (c) Fulham—The statistics of the books and borrowers relate to the year ended 3l8t December, 1898, (d) Fulham—Thifi figure represents the number of borrowers enrolled during the last two years, and not the number actually holding tickets at the end of year. The number of tickets cancelled through removals, <fec, cannot be ascertained.