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Clerkenwell 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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Analyst's Report.
Clerkenwell Town Hall,
Rosebery Avenue, E.C.,
27th June, 1898.
To the Vestry of St. James and St. John,
Clerkenwell.
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, 1898.
The total number of samples of food and drugs examined
during this period was 304, a slightly smaller number than in
the preceding year. The totals for the previous seven years are
as follows:—
Tear. Sampleg Examined.
1890-91 144
1891-92 149
1892-93 184
1893-94 185
1894-95 177
1895-96 228
1896-97 311
These 304 samples were all submitted by the Vestry's
Inspectors, Messrs. Bartlett (101), Ensor (103), and Green (100).