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1891 |
Health Care Chemists in Powys continued An advertisement for another chemist, this time J Ward in Builth Wells, Breconshire, puts its emphasis on the purity of the ingredients used in its preparations - an important consideration. Cheap and adulterated ingredients in food and drugs were still a real possibility in 1891. Probably because of the cost of medical care, people also often used patent remedies and home cures. The census entry for another Powys Chemist - this time William P Marshall of Montgomery - shows that he had a diverse range of responsibilities in the town.
Unusually, there is an entry in the penultimate column for Reginald E Lloyd which gives an interesting insight into attitudes towards disability at the time. According to the census, Brecon boasted a woman chemist:
Finally, a chemist in Crickhowell, James P Hughes, had two sons who were both continuing the medical interests of the family:
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