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St Giles (Camden) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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ANALYST'S REPORT.
Clerkenwell Town Hall,
Rosebery Avenue, E.C.
31st May, 1899.
TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE
ST. GILES DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you a report upon
the samples submitted to me for analysis under the Sale of
Food and Drugs Act during the year ending the 31st March,
1899.
The total number of samples examined during the
twelve months was 469—a larger number than in the six
preceding years, when the totals were as follows:—
1892-3 220
1893-4 266
1894-5 348
1895-6 318
1896-7 375
1897-8 406
Of the 469 samples submitted to me during the year,
467 were purchased by the Board's Inspectors, Messrs.
William Henry Bond and John Robinson, who handed to