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![II.—Public Libraries Parish or district served by library, and name and situation of library. Authority adminis- tering the Public Libraries Acts. Putney- Putney Library, Disraeli-road, Putney Com- missioners Esti- mated popular tion of parish or district, April, 18'J8. 22,212 Date of adoption of libraries Acts by palish or district. Date of opening of library. Lending Classification of books. Class. Stock at end of 1897-8. Issues for home reading during 1897-8. Classification of borrowers. Number at end of 1897-8. May, 1887 Reference ar.d reading rooms. April, 1888. Lending library, June, 1889. Permanent building, May, 1899. Prose fiction Juvenile Science and arts History and biograpliy Other 1,757 .502 535 952 2,188 43,187 5,779 1,229 1,771 8,772 5,984 60,738 Professional Commercial and trad- ing Artisan and labouring. Domestic Scholars and studenta Ladies Not stated 281 547 142 62 164 903 186 2,288 HotherMthe— Central Library, Lower-road Branch Delivery Station, Trinity Schools, Trinity-street Vestry of Rother- hithe 40,537 Nov., 1887 Reading rooms, Oct., 1890. Reference library, Oct., 1891. Lending library. May, 1892. March, 1896 Prose fiction J uvenile Arts, sciences, natural history and music Biography, history snd topography Otber 2,336 602 1,324 1,342 1,619 7,223a Prose fiction [This is Juvenile merely a Arts, sciences, natural delivery history and music I station Biography, history andl for topography I books of Other ' Central Library] 23,458 4,281 1,370 890 2,108 32,101 514 157 50 46 80 847 \ [No classification ' available.] 1,095 St, George - in - the- East— St. George-in-the-East Library, Cable-street Commis- sioners 46,421 March, 1896 News-room, Oct., 1898. Lending and refer- ence libraries, Feb., 1899 St. George, Hanover- square— Central Library, Bnckingham-palace- road Branch Library, South Att iley-street Vestry of St. George, Han- over- square 79,479 June, 1890 July, 1894 July, 1895 Prose fiction ... Juvenile Natural science History, biography and travels Other Prose fiction ... Juvenile N atural science History, biography and travels Other 3,984 73,751 1,652 22,949 558 1,826 2,751 9,528 4,344 16,512 13,289 124,566 2,529 861 320 1,678 2,310 26,162 4,925 534 2,967 4,749 7,698 39,337 Ages—over 14 under 14 Total borrowers Borrowers holding stu dents' tickets Total tickets Ages—over 14 ... under 14 Total borrowers Borrowers holding stu dents' tickets Total tickets 4,099 374 5,073 712 5,785 1,427 130 1,557 287 1,844 St. George-the-Mar- tyr, Southwark— St. Greorge-the-Martyr Library, Borough-road, Southwark Commis- sioners 64,168 March, 1896 feb., 1899 (a) Rotherhithe—These figures include the boo'cs which are available for reference purposes only,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24398585_0078.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
