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Clerkenwell 1898

[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.,
20th June, 1899.
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, 1899.

Table: The total number of samples of food and drugs examined during the period was 299, a slightly smaller number than in the preceding year. The totals for the previous eight years are as follows:—

The total number of samples of food and drugs examined during the period was 299, a slightly smaller number than in the preceding year. The totals for the previous eight years are as follows:—

Year.No. of Samples Examined.
1890-91144
1891-92149
1892-93184
1893-94185
1894-95177
1895-96228
1896-97311
1897-98304

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Of these 299 samples, 296 were submitted for analysis by the
Vestry's Inspectors, Messrs. Bartlett (96), Elisor (100), and
Green (100), and 3 by private purchasers.