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Credit: Public baths and washhouses and public libraries. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![II.—Public Libraries Accommodation of public libraries— News and reading rooms. Parish or district and name of library. Classification of newspapers, periodicals, &e., provided at library. Esti- mated average daily Hours during which news, &c., rooms Farticnlars of special accommodation provided. | Class. Num- ber. attend- ance. are open. Statutory rateable value of parish or disti'ict, Lewisham— Site for Central Library Perry-hill Library Site for Sydenham Library Daily Weekly... Monthly Quarterly 148 Esti- mated produce of the library rate, 1898-9. Abstract of Exp en- Interest and re- payment of loans. Repairs and main- tenance of build- ings. 400 Weekdays, 8.30 a.m..9 p.m. Closed on public holidays and first two weeks in July 560,617 1,203a lt3 Limehouse District Mile-end Old-town STewington— Newington Library... Daily .., Weekly... Monthly.. Quarterly 305,880 l,175i 19 1S2 92 7 250 Sun- days, 130 Week- days, 2,000 Sundays. 6-9 p.m. Weekdays, 9 a.m. 10 p.m. Closed on public holidays and last week in July Boys' room—This room containi a few of the periodicals and some books for reading on the premises. At the end of 1897-8 there were 710 of these books, and the issues during year numbered 11,003 Hours when open— Saturdays and school holidays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; other weekdays, 6-9 p.m. Closed on public holidays and last week in July Loan exhibitions of pictures, &c., are held in the library from time to time 397,834 ],500c 499,516 2,040 1,062 437 Penge— Penge Library Daily .. Weekly.. Monthly., 134 Sun- days, 60 Week- days, 350 Sundays, 3-6 p.m. Weekdays, 9 a.m 10 p.m. Closed on public holidays 162,283 673 101 Plumstead— Site for Plumstead Library 221,976 919 Poplar- Central Library Branch Library Daily ... Weekly... Monthly.. Quarterly 24 105 81 6 216 Week-days, 9 a.m.- 10 p.m. Closed on holidays. public 1.200 Week-days, 9.30 p.m. Closed on holidays. public 332,269 1,400 872 4S3 (a) Lewisham—Only a half penny rate is authorised to be levied for library purposes. A poll was taken in April, 1892, on the proposal to increase the rate to the full penny, but this was defeated by an adverse majority of 1,006 votes. (6) Limehouse District—No rate was levied for library purposes during 1898-9. (c) Mile-end Old-town—No rate was levied for library puiposes during 1898-9.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24398585_0076.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
