VOLUMES IN THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. 1882. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896–97. 1897-98. 1898-99. 1899–1900. 1900–1901. 1901-1902.] 1902-1903. 2 There has becn no loss in the Barton library, but a correction of an error of 136 previously made. y the city Dy recount. As reported APENDIX V. CLASSIFICATION. BRANCH LIBRARIES. by Custodians of branches, January 31, 1903. 5 | | | | | # F| 3 É $—t p- --> o & # | # | # | 3 || 3 || 3 |##| 3 || 3 || 3 | # 3 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 3 ||33 || 3 || 3 || > || 3: Reference books. . . . . . . . . 333 1,415. 399 430 419, 184] 1,213| 436; 316 553. 182 Genealogy and heraldry, 12 6 I 23 5 35 74 3 5 8 1 Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,407 1,535. 1,423. 1,126| 1,296 939| 2,530 1,239 1,534 1,282 468 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,534 2,336|| 1,405] 1,289; 1,188 743| 2,938 1,345] 1,302 1,241 492 Fine arts, archaeology... 292 340 328, 259) 327, 147 592: 367 309| 272 104 Geography, travels. . . . . . 1,019| 976 967| 695| 786| 628. 1,592 883| 798 875 346 Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 76 78 63 93 45 87 65 75|| 133 16 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,690) 1,660) 1,440) 1,412| 1,272 957| 4,075] 1,408 1,425] 1,282 512 Medicine, hygiene. . . . . . . 89 73 92 88 67 60 275|| 111| 102 75 22 Natural Science. . . . . . . . . . 535, 443 420 357| 438| 200 1,063 456 440 5SO 159 Philosophy, ethics, education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305] 232| 208; 175|| 205| 133 358. 217, 234; 256 62 Religion, theology....... 301 441| 207| 162| 202; 244| 1,160] 257 223 836 55 Sociology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206| 149; 120 122| 134 52 394. 133 127| 23S 52 LaW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 19 8 16 7 5 74 21 24 7 1 Useful and industrial arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281| 188 220 196] 220 114 379; 223, 182; 314 68 Amusements, g a m e S, Sport S. . . . . . 1 to * * * * * * * * * * 77 72 74 71 73 56 48 78 74 72 16 Fiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,922 4,427| 5,544 3,868 4,042, 3,975. 1,778 4,573| 3,938 2,413 1,171 Books for the young .... 1,758 1,759 2,145. 1,945. 1,708 917| 1,294| 1,895. 1,628, 1,765. 1,350 Bound periodicals. . . . . . . 807| 1,451 1,245. 555 1,164. 1,478 3,078. 1,633, 864 650 224 Unclassified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,177; 1,315|| 147| 333 509|...... 573| 150 . . . . . . 24 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,674|29,775|17,639||12,999||13,979|11,421|23,002|15,916|13,750|12,852 5,325 APPENDIX VI. Statistical Report, February 1, 1903, to January 31, 1903. CARDS ISSUED FEBRUARY 1, 1902 — JANUARY 31, 1903. # ~. RE-REGISTRATIONS. NEW REGISTRATIONS. RENEWALS. go g • * g 3. § * .gs § 3 | #3; 3 || 3: *: £ 3.3 DIVISIONS. a;3 3 : ..? -, to: 9 o $. go * : 'E T. MALES. FEMALES. MIA LES. FEMALES. MALES. IFEMALES. 5c so 3. " o 3. 3. : £e g = 5T 2.É | #5 || 5 || 3 3 | # 3 || 5 § jo #3 Over | Under | Over Under || Over Under | Over Under || Over Under Over | Under #3 #3 £5 #: #: gä #3 5 21. 21. 2] . 21. 21. 21. 21. 21. 21. 2] 21. 21. 5- É G || 3 || 5 H £ Central Library. . . . . . . . . . . . 23,126 585 1S 608 59 2,060 427 2,269 343 1,228 728 1,470 629 || 34,039 || 12,137 21,902 |* 1,713 2,349 785 8,114 Brighton Branch... . . . . . . . . 1,618 8 3 27 | . . . . . . . 44 154 78 163 47 97 94 103 2,436 707 1,729 1 11 3 133 753 Charlestown Branch. . . . . . . 3,404 20 6 26 6 118 208 113 149 54 103 106 SS 4,401 1,290 3,111 * 293 16 101 1,169 Dorchester Branch. . . . . . . . 3,173 24 Il 29 3 66 460 83 550 84 126 182 124 4,915 1,043 3,872 699 2SS 163 1,118 East Boston Branch. . . . . . . 3,511 21 25 49 16 79 363 83 425 8S IS2 I69 191 5,202 1,741 3,461 * 50 596 310 1,425 Jamaica Plain Branch . . . . 2,700 26 12 66 8 48 323 88 332 68 129 254 134 4,188 1,256 2,932 232 42 122 974 Roxbury Branch . . . . . . . . . . 4,316 12 14 45 12 85 531 130 548 126 247 280 252 6,598 2,063 4,535 219 109 252 1,552 South Boston Branch. . . . . . 5,124 42 9 54 8 128 870 123 473 95 189 204 174 7,493 1,975 5,518 394 21 459 3,079 South End Branch. . . . . . . . . 2,399 6 2 13 I 184 167 222 314 78 55 200 45 3,6S6 • 968 2,718 319 48 113 2,196 West End Branch . . . . . . . . . 3,703 11 | . . . . . . . 18 11 331 325 205 604 103 106 82 152 5,651 1,535 4,116 413 27 514 3,759 West Roxbury Branch . . . . 985 10 | . . . . . . . . 21 1 22 45 62 44 64 37 I39 47 1,477 507 TÜ * 15 | . . . . . . . . 42 528 Station A. . . . . . . . . . . . 398 6 I 3 |. . . . . . . . 17 30 27 18 7 16 17 S 548 193 355 * 43 | . . . . . . . . 67 227 & 4 B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,406 15 I 23 2 40 104 77 103 18 74 83 52 1,998 691 1,307 * 99 . . . . . . . . 100 513 { { C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 | . . . . . . . 3 3 46 38 75 101 4 *. 15 20 4 310 . . . . . . 310 310 | . . . . . . . 6S 189 { { D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! • * 397 1 1 3 | . . . . . . . 10 17 21 15 5 S 19 7 504 210 294 * 103 | . . . . . . . . 50 210 { { E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 7 l 8 . . . . . . . . 21 22 36 18 9 22 30 8 539 182 357 | . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 283 & 4 F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,142 2 . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . 84 135 155 133 24 49 72 27 1,831 76 1,455 313 | . . . . . . . . 107 412 $6 at Franklin Park | . . . . . . . . . 2 | . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . 9 15 13 11 2 3 7 4 70 ! . . . . . . . . 70 70 | . . . . . . . . 13 37 { { G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S96 1 . . . . . . . 7 1 45 54 82 66 14 39 42 24 1,271 483 7SS * 108 . . . . . . . 95 342 & 6 H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 4 2 10 | . . . . . . 19 39 61 43 II 20 57 21 983 3S2 601 * 95 74 312 § { J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763 3 | . . . . . . . . 9. I 48 68 82 58 11 26 40 20 1,122 437 6S5 * 78 : . . . . . . . S7 316 & 4 K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 || . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 22 30 22 5 30 29 9 607 I lS 4S9 39 44 189 { { L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 || . . . . . . . 1 | . . . . . . . . T 11 32 18 30 10 27 27 16 530 187 343 * 14 * * * * S1 255 { { M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691 1 ! . . . . . . . . l . . . . . . . . 39 56 56 49 10 30 47 14 994 304 600 * 9] | . . . . . . 72 391 & 4 N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,542 ||. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 57 119 I25 153 26 65 76 5S 2,229 952 1,277 * 265 | . . . . . . . . 142 593 . “ P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,638 1 2 2 104 105 67 1SS 19 60 67 43 2,386 7SO 1,606 * 32 | . . . . . . 151 567 § { Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926 5 | . . . . . . . . 14 42 56 92 48 11 29 47 2S 1,298 493 805 * 121 114 407 & 4 R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,140 2 . . . . . . . . . 11 | . . . . . . . . 48 63 83 44 16 57 76 43 1,583 664 919 * 221 | . . . . . . . . 149 480 { { S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,822 3 I 2 2 69 129 72 208 9 44 54 44 2,459 919 1,540 * 282 | . . . . . . . 131 4S5 § { T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 2 1 2 | . . . . . . 39 w 65 66 16 34 44 21 1,080 43S 642 * 96 | . . . . . . . 117 853 & & U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 3 . . . . . . . . 5 ! . . . . . . . . 28 27 60 48 17 42 39 23 1,069 865 704 * 73 96 3S7 { { W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,564 || . . . . . 12 1 | . . . . . . . . 33 450 26 393 11 29 35 60 2,614 7.59 1,855 291 | . . . . . . 2S] 427 & 4 Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 || . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 115 22 107 13 22 24 21 1,179 291 8SS 48 . . . . . . . 85 313 { % Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 62 29 44 13 33 26 21 550 . . . . . . . . 550 247 | . . . . . . 163 240 Totals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,902 825 123 1,070 138 4,017 5,763 4,830 5,911 2,316 2,773 4,168 2,515 ||107,351 34,536 || 72,815 #87 3,499 5,362 32,595 CLASSIFICATION OF HOLDERS OF “ LIVE CARDS ’’ BY SEX AND OCCUPATION. CLASSES. o' | row. Over 21 years of age. Under 21 years of age Clerks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,404 112 Office and errand boys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 8 Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 22 Pupils of Latin and High Schools... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,325 12 Pupils of Grammar Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,026 20 Other students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 54 FEMALES. Over 21 years of age. Professional classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 116 Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,886 238 Students... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,823 1,772 Business Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,361 203 Married. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,838 264 Single, unemployed... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,490 714 Under 21 years of age. Clerks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,832 92 Errand girls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 6 Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,520 117 Pupils of Latin and High Schools... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,368 16 Pupils of Grammar Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,106 3S Other students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 62 Totals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,680 6,135 1 Including persons temporarily sojourning in Boston. N.B. — Of the 2,768 teachers’ cards issued prior to February 1, 1903, 556 are live cards ; of these, 500 are held by permanent residents, in addition to their ordinary cards (not included in permanent residents’ column above), and 56 are held by nonresidents (which are included in non-residents’ column above). Of the 780 special privilege cards issued prior to February 1, 1903, 188 are live cards; 139 are held by permanent residents, and 49 are held by non-residents. |