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Felix M. Rimmington, Rimmington's Pharmacy, and Humbug Billy blue plaque

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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.

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