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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following is a list of the prosecutions, most of which were conducted by the Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Strutt:-
| Ward. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Court and Name of Magistrate. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Margaret | Charles Adams, 39, Dartmouth Street. | Westminster (Mr. Horace Smith.) | Selling rum 4.19 per cent. below strength laid down. | Fined £4 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| St. Margaret | William G. Merritt, 27, The Broadway. | Do. do. | Selling mixed spirit for rum 3.52 per cent. below strength laid down. | No fine; 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Regent | R. W. Evans, 8, Green's Court | Great Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy.) | Selling milk with 6 per cent. added water. | Fined £4 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| St. Anne's | Alice Crokhard, 46, Gerrard Street, Soho. | Do. do. | Selling butter 80 per cent. margarine. | Fined £3 and 14.?. 6d. costs. |
| Great Marlborough | J. R. Sharlow, 15, Broad Street, Soho. | Do. do. | Selling milk of sulphur consisting entirely of sublimed sulphur. | Fined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Great Marlborough | G. Hammond, 51, Lexington Street | Do. do. | Selling milk 10 per cent. of added water. | Fined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Regent | H. Hall, 31, Rupert Street | Do. do. | Selling raspberry jam containing 80 percent. of red currant jam. | No fine; 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Covent Garden | Michael J. Atkins, 10, James Street, W.C. | Bow Street (Sir A. de Rutzen). | Selling rum 3.5 per cent. below strength laid down. | No fine ; 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Covent Garden | Thomas Bullock, 41, Maiden Lane, W.C. | Do. do. | Selling whisky 7 per cent. below strength laid down. | No fine; 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Covent Garden | Harriet Burrows, 9, Bedford bury | Do. do. | Selling coffee 50 per cent. chicory | Fined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Pall Mall | Alfred F. Jackson, 6, St. Alban's Place, S.W. | Great Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy.) | Selling rum 4 per cent. below strength laid down. | Fined £4 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| St. John | Joseph Matthews, 57, Grosvenor Road. | Westminster (Mr. Sheil.) | Selling butter 81.9 per cent. of foreign fat. | Fined £2 and 14s. Gd. costs. |
| St. John | William Hewitt, 6, Edward Street. | Do. do. | Selling milk 8 per cent. added water. | Fined £5 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| St. Margaret | Piper's Limited, 44, Warwick Street. | Do. do. | Demerara sugar; 100 per cent. of sugar dyed with organic colouring matter. | Fined £5 and 14s. 6d. costs. |
| Knightsbridge St. George. | William Baker, 15, Westbourne Street. | Do. do. | Selling coffee 60 per cent. chicory | Fined £3 and 14s. 6d. costs. |