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City of London 1896

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1896

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1. That in districts other than county
boroughs, where the local authorities fail to
put the acts in force, the county council
should, by their own officers, take samples
for the purposes of the Acts.
2. That in connection with the sale of
mixed articles it should be obligatory upon
the vendor to supply the purchaser with a
label setting forth that the article is mixed.
3. That the statement of admixture
on labels should be legibly and distinctly
printed and so as not to be obscured by
other printed matter, and that existing labels
should be subject to the provison mentioned
in the concluding paragraph of the section
of this Report headed "Labelling and sale
of mixed articles."
4. That subject to the limitations indicated
in the Report, invoices and equivalent
documents should have the force of warranties