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City of Westminster 1911
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| 969 N. | 9th January | Bow Street (Sir Albert de Rutzen) | Albert Gibbs (Gibbs and Son), 2, Charlotte Street, W. | Selling in Charing Cross Road milk, 9 per cent. of fat abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 703 S. | 1911. 13th December | Westminster (Mr. Francis) | Selling at Pulford Street separated milk containing 18.6 per cent. of added water | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
| 502 N. | 1911. 4th August | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Selling at 409, Oxford Street fresh cream containing 20 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined £4 and 17s. 6d. costs. | |
| 435 S. | 6th September | Westminster (Mr. Francis) | David H. Lewis, 2, Commercial Road, S.W. | Selling fresh cream containing 22.68 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 432 S. | 6th September | Westminster (Mr. Francis) | Rees Rhys Williams, 310, Vauxhall Bridge Road, S.W. | Selling fresh cream containing 20.825 grains of boric acid per lb. | Dismissed. |
| The defendant gave evidence to the effect that a notice was displayed conspicuously in his shop at the time of the sale that the cream contained boric acid. The Inspector and his Agent stated that it was not there, but the magistrate expressed himself to have some doubt and gave the defendant the benefit of it. | |||||
| 451 N. | 11th July | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | John Briggs, 15, Catherine Street, Westminster | Selling fresh cream containing 32.5 grains of boric acid per lb. | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 16 N. | 1911 24th March | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | 2.5 per cent. excess of water | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. | |
| 507 N. | 14th July | Marlborough Street (Mr. Mead) | Jemima Dimond, 519, Wharn-cliffe Gardens, St. John's Wood | Selling margarine as butter | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. (See also under "Margarine" 508 N. and 867 N.) |
| 552 S. | 18th October | Westminster (Mr. Hopkins) | John Price, 1, Gayfere Street, S.W. | 2.55 per cent. excess of water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |
| The warrantors had also bought the butter under a warranty from an Irish creamery firm. | |||||