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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Legal Proceedings Under the Food and Drugs Acts during 1910.
| No. of Sample. | Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1910. | MILK. | ||||
| 82 N. | 16th February | Bow Street (Sir Albert de Rutzen) | Arthur Scrivens, 28, Great Barlow Street | Selling milk in Newport Street with 4 per cent. of added water | Fined 20s. and 12s.6d. costs. |
| 16th February | Bow Street (Sir Albert de Rutzen) | G-eorge Jones, 183, Shaftesbury Avenue | Selling milk in Newport Street, 21 per cent. of fat abstracted | The defendant set up a warranty but failed to prove it, and was fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
| 2 S. | 24th February | Westminster (Mr. Denman) | Rhys Rees Williams, 30, Vauxhall Bridge Road | 9 per cent. of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 35 N. | 25th February | Bow Street (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Richard Baker, the Globe Restaurant, 3 and 4, Coventry Street | 34 per cent. of added water | Ordered to pay £2 2s. costs. |
| 143 N. | 16th March | Bow Street (Sir Albert de Rutzen) | Bucks Direct Dairy Supply Co., Ltd., 114, Shaftesbury Avenue, W. | 8 per cent. of added water | Fined 10s. and 17s.6d. costs. |
| 144 N. | 16 th March | Bow Street (Sir Albert de Rutzen) | Bucks Direct Dairy Supply, Co., Ltd., 114, Shaftesbury Avenue, W. | Selling in street milk with 8 per cent. of added water | Fined 10s. and 17s.6d. costs. |
| 38 N. | 18th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | J. Lyons and Co., Ltd., Cadby Hall, Kensington | Selling at 9, Regent Street, milk, 7 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 173 N. | 18th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Frederick Joseph Staples, 24, Great Windmill Street, W. | 5 per cent. of added water | Fined 30s. and 12s.6d. costs. |
| 16S. | 31st March | Westminster (Mr. Francis) | Arthur Handsley, 414, Kennington Road and 2, Stannary Street, S.E. | . Selling at Page Street, milk, 18 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 126 S. | 31st March | Westminster (Mr Francis) | John Price, 27, Wood Street | 9 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 188 N. | 5th April | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | Mary Ann Forster, 7, Chandos Street, W.C. | 16 per cent. of added water | Fined 20s. and 12s.6d. costs. |