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.—PuWie Libraries Accommodation of public libraries—coniiVmed. Abstract of News and reading rooms. Statutory rateable value of parish or district, 6th April, 1898. Esti- mated produce of the library rate, 1898-9. Expen- f Ansli or district 3.zid name of library. Classification of newspapers, periodicals, &c., provided at library. Esti- mated average daily Hours during which news, &c., rooms Particulars of special acconunodatioii provided. Interest and re- paymenl Repairs and main- tenance of build- ings. Class. Num- ber. attend- ance. are open. of loans. St. Giles' District— St. Giles' Library Daily ... Weekly... Monthly Quarterly 24 77 40 3 1,450 Nezosroom— Week-days,9a.ni.- 10 p.m. Closed on public holidays Magazine room- Week-days, 9.30 a.m -9 p.m. Closed on public holidays There is an extra room which was intended to be used as a boys' room, but through want of funds it has not yet been opened. £ 439,598 £ 1,800 £ 706 £ 300 144 St, Margaret and St. John- Chief Library Daily ... Weekly... Monthly. Quarterly 21 90 69 8 1,750 Week-days, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Closed on public holidays. A reading-room is set apart for the use of\ ladies and also one for the use of rate-^ payers of parish. Both these rooms are open the same hours as rest of library 188 Branch Library Daily ... Weekly... Monthly. Quarterly 17 28 39 6 300 Do. ) A reading-room is set apart for the use of ladies and ratepayers of parish. It is open the same hours as rest of library. 882,345 3,603 1,128 687 90 St. Martin-in-the- FieldsandSt.Paul, Covent-garden— St. Martin and St. Paul Library Daily ... Weekly ... Monthly.. Quarterly 26 130 122 8 3,833 News-room— Week-days, 9 a.m. -10 p m. Closed on public holidays Magazine-room— Week-days, 9.30- a m.-lO p.m. Closed on public holidays St.^ Martin 587,301 St. Paul 110,279 St. Martin 2,478 St. Paul 441 763 607 286 697,580 2,919 St. Saviour, South- wark— St. Saviour's Library ... Daily ... Weekly.. Monthly., 26 68 60 Sundays 150 Week- Sundays, 3-9 p.m Week-day 8,10a.m.- 9.30 p.m. Closed on public holidays Boys' room—Tickets for the use of this room may be obtained by any boy under 16 years of age, re-ident, at school, or employed in parish. A few of the periodicals are kept here, and various games are also provided. Hours when open— Week-days, 6-9 p.m. Closed on public holidays. Ladies' reading-room—This room contains a few of the periodicals, and is open same hours as newsroom. 226,600 906 281 229 154 days, 1,250 Shoreditch— Haggerston Library ... Daily ... Monthly Quarterly 29 97 39 1 Sun- days, 38 Week- days, 1,250 Sundays (Noven.. ber to Marcl only), 6-9 p.m. Week-days, 9.30 a.m.-10 p.m. Closed on public holidays Bnvs' room—This room contains a few of the periodicals and is for the use of boys from 8 to 13 years of age. Tickets for reading j uvenile books out of the lending department in this room can be obtained by boys resident or at Fchool in parish ; the issues for 1897-8 are included imder reference department. Hours when open— Saturdays and school holidays, 9.30 a.m.- 9 p.m.; other week-days, 5-9 p.m. Ladies' reading-room—This room contains a few of the periodicals and is open same hours as newsroom. Library garden—This garden adjoins the library. Vrom April to October a few newspapers are provided on stands here. ](;6 V694,327 2,050a 436 310 Hoxton Library Daily Weekly... Monthly 28 83 65 Run- days, 93 Week- days, 1,700 Do. Boys' room—The same rules apply to this room as to the boys' room at Haggerston Library Ladies' reading-room—This room contains a few of the periodicals and is open same hours as newsroom. 166 1 (a) Shoreditch—Only a three-farthing rate is authorised to be levied for library purposes.