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October 7, 2007
League tables for England : Metropolitan Councils
These are, of course, all the metropolitan library authorities except those in London
The figure given is the number of book loans per resident in the last year of published figures, 2006-6
Metropolitan Councils: League Division 1
1. Wolverhampton 7.4
2. St Helens 6.9
3. Gateshead 6.8
4. Stockport 6.3
5. Sefton 6.0
6. Wirral 5.8
7. Walsall 5.6
8. Calderdale 5.5
9. Bury 5.5
10. North Tyneside 5.5
11. South Tyneside 5.3
12. Dudley 5.2
Metropolitan Councils : League Division 2
13. Rochdale 5.1
14. Sunderland 4.9
15. Solihull 4.9
16. Bolton 4.9
17. Sheffield 4.8
18. Tameside 4.8
19. Kirklees 4.7
20. Newcastle upon Tyne 4.7
21. Doncaster 4.6
22. Coventry 4.5
23. Manchester 4.5
24. Sandwell 4.5
Metropolitan Councils : League Division 3
25. Wigan 4.4
26. Trafford 4.4
27. Oldham 4.4
28. Leeds 4.1
29. Rotherham 4.0
30. Liverpool 3.9
31. Knowsley 3.9
32. Salford 3.7
33. Wakefield 3.6
34. Birmingham 3.5
35. Bradford 3.4
36. Barnsley 3.4
Excuses by pigeon post to Joseph Chamberlain and other city fathers.
Posted by Perkins at October 7, 2007 8:22 PM