NOTEBOOK “β” (“BETA”)

JAFFÉ, BRITISH BANKS

E. Jaffé , British Banks , ( Schmoller’s Forschungen )
No. 109).

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| Total deposits in all banks (£ million ) | | | No. of branches | | | No. of inhabi- tants per branch |
| 1858 . . . . . . . . . . . | 2,008 |
| 1872 . . . . . . . . . . . | 2,924 | 10,767 |
| 1880 500-510 . . . . . . . . . . . | 3,554 (1878) |
| 1881 . . . . . . . . . . . | | 9,461 |
| 1890 660-670 . . . . . . . . . . . |
| 1891 . . . . . . . . . . . | | 7,249 |
| 1900 840-850 . . . . . . . . . . . | 6,512 |
| 1901 . . . . . . . . . . . | | 6,238 |
| 1903 840-850 . . . . . . . . . . . | 7,046 |
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| | | | 1909: 915 . . . . . . . . . | | | 7,861 (1908) | | | 5,280 | | | |
| from Dictionary of Statistics |
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| | Webb , A Complement to Mulhall , 1911. August Webb. | |
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| In the U.S.A. in 1907 there were 23,900 banks, 1 per 3,600 inhabitants |