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Public Analyst's Report.
Clerkenwell Town Hall,
Rosebery Avenue, E.C.
17th July, 1900.
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 Acts, during the year ending 31st March, 1900.
The total number of samples of food and drugs examined
during that period was 303. The totals for the preceeding nine
years are as follows:—
Year. No. of
Samples Examined.
1890-91 144
1891-92 149
1892-93 184
1893-94 185
1894-95 177
1895-96 228
1896-97 311
1897-98 304
1898-99 299
Of the 303 samples, 300 were submitted for analysis by the
Vestry's Inspectors, Messrs. Green (130), Ensor (100), and the
late Inspector Bartlett (70), and 3 by private purchasers.