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This blue commemorative plaque records: Felix M. Rimmington Rimmington's Pharmacy. The celebrated chemist and Bradford Borough Analyst worked from these premises, dispensing medicines and offering public health advice. He investigated many instances of poisoning - including the infamous "Humbug Billy" sweet poisoning case of 1858. 1818-1897 Recorded plaque organisation: Bradford Civic Society.
Felix M. Rimmington was a prominent chemist and Bradford Borough Analyst known for his work in public health and forensic investigations, notably solving the "Humbug Billy" sweet poisoning case in 1858, which highlighted the need for food safety regulations.
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