London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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List of Prosecutions —(continued).
| Ward and Inspector. | Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result of Hearing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent | Aug. 12 | Great Marlborough Street (Mr. Denman.) | Pearkes, Gunston, and Tee (Limited), 8, Walker's Court. | Selling butter containing 10 per cent. of water in excess. | Withdrawn. Summons served at Walker's Court instead of registered offices of Company. |
| Covent Garden | Aug. 13 | Bow Street (Mr. De Rutzen.) | J. Driscol, 6, Garrick Street. | Selling butter adulterated with 40 per cent. of margarine. | Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| Regent | Sept. 18 | Great Marlborough Street (Mr. Fenwick.) | Pearkes, Gunston, and Tee (Limited), 8, Walker's Court. | Selling butter containing 4.96 per cent. of water in excess. | Bath summonses adjourned, pending result of appeal to higher Court against Magistrate's decision in a similar ease in the South Western Police Court. |
| Regent | Sept. 18 | Do. do. | Do. do. | Selling butter containing 4.22 per cent. of water in excess. | |
| Charing Cross | Oct. 9 | Bow Street (Mr. Mavsham.) | C. and L. Corraza, 20, Villiers Street. | Selling milk from which 36 per cent. of fat had been abstracted. | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| Strand | Oct. 9 | Do. do. | H. Appenrodt, 356, Strand. | Selling milk with 10 per cent. added water. | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| Great Marlborough | Oct. 10 | Great Marlborough Street (Mr. Plowden.) | Henry Davis, 28, Portland Street. | Selling milk with 10 per cent. added water. | Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| Great Marlborough | Oct. 10 | Do. do. | Henry Bannister, 33, Great Marlboro' Street. | Selling milk with 15 per cent. of fat abstracted. | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| Regent | Oct. 10 | Do. do. | Henry Fisher, 12, In-gestre Place. | Selling milk with 9 per cent. added water. | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| Regent | Oct. 10 | Do. do. | R. W. Evans, 8, Green's Court. | Selling milk with 12 per cent. added water. | Fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| St. John | Oct. 11 | Westminster (Mr. Shiel.) | James Pearson, 37, Page Street. | Selling milk with 10 per cent. added water. | Fined 20s. and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| St. John | Oct. 11 | Do. do. | Stephen Ketskemety, 154, Horseferry Road. | Selling milk with 10 per cent. adderl water. | Fined 20s. and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| St. John | Oct. 11 | Do. do. | Annie Jones, 61, Great Peter Street. | Selling butter with 99.5 per cent. margarine. | Fined 20s. and 14s. 6d. costs. |