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 Libraries Tarish or district serred by Kbrary, and name and situation oi 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 libraiy. lending Classification of books. Classification of borrowers. Class. Stock at end of 1897-8. Issues for home reading during 1897-8. Class. Number at end of 1897-8. Lewisham— Site for Cential Library, High-street, Lewisham Perry-hill Library, 18, Perry-hili, Catford Site for Sydenham Library, Dartmouth-road, Forest-hill ' Vestry of Lewis- ham / 91,798 June, 1890 { Newsroom. July, 1891 Lenoing I library. Nov., 1891 Prose fiction Juvenile Science History, topography, geography, voyages and travels Other 2,820 460 430 1,020 3,140 71,079 6,514 2,128 4,155 11,628 Ratepayers Non-ratepayers 2,278 3,422 7,370 95,504 limehouse District Commis- sioners 57,669 May, 1898 Hile-end Old-town [Nothing has yet been done, the matter being still under consideration ] Vestry of Mile-end Old-tawn no,.088 Feb., 1896 Newington— Ntswington Library, 155, Walworth-road Vestry of 120,922 Oct., 1890 Lending library Nov., 1893 Reference library, April, 1895 Boys' library, April, 1896 Prose fiction Juvenile Art, science, natural history, domestic economy, <fec. History, biography and travels Other .5,123 1,650 1,661 3,413 2,747 f9,955 27,598 6,204 8,542 11,221 Professional Commercial and trading Artisan and labouring... Domestic Scholars and students... Housewives Not stated Males Females 358 1.182 1,383 45 1,299 186 905 3,275 2,083 14,584 142,620 5,368 Penge— Penge Library, (o) Oakfield-road, Anerley Commis- sioners. 21,423 Sept., 1891 Reading-room, June, 1892 Lending library, July, 1894 Permanent buildine, July, 1899 Prose fiction and juve- nile Arts, sciences and natural history History, biography, geography and travel Other 3,175 656 1,237 1,518 6,686 66,715 2,608 3,761 5,399 77,383 [No classification avail- able.) 2,797 Plnmstead— Site fer Plumstead Library, Goss age-road, Plumstead Com- missioners 61,832 Feb., 1898 Poplar— Central Library, (6) 126, High-street, Poplar Branch Library, (5) Wharf-road, Cubiit-town \ Vestry of Poplar 57,843 Dec, 1890 ' Temporary \ reading-room, Dec, 1892. Permanent building, Oct., 1894. Nov., 1895 / Prose fiction and juvenile Science, art, trades and manufactures History and biography Other 4,226 1,810 2,056 2,833 10,925 59,312 3,400 2,515 7,632 72,859 [No classification a'vsil- able.] 2,875 (a) Penge—The statiftics of the books and borrowers relate to the year ended Slst December, 1898. (6) Poplar—The statistics of the books and borrowers relate to the year ended 28th February, 1899.