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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 1904

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Margarine.1904
Regent.24th MarchGreat Marlborough Street (Mr. Plowden)Ann Davies, 24, Little Pul-teney StreetSelling margarine without printed wrapperFined 5s. and 12.?. 6d. costs.
St. John24th MarchGreat Marlborough Street (Mr. Plowden)Harriet Thorpe, 7, St. Anne's CourtSelling margarine as butter ..Fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs.
Regent24th MarchGreat Marlborough Street (Mr. Plowden)Ann Davies, 24, Little Pul-teney StreetExposing for sale margarine without labelFined 5s. and 12s. 6d. costs.
St. Margaret15th Jan.Westminster (Mr. Sheil)Patrick Horan, 41, York StreetExposing for sale margarine not branded or marked as such* Defendant pleaded "guilty," but Magistrate dismissed the summons on the ground that the tub in which the margarine was contained was not a "package" within the meaning of the Margarine Act.
* The Council appealed against the Magistrate's decision, with the result that the Defendant, on the 30th September, 1904, was fined 10s. and 12s. 6d, costs.
Cocoa.1904
Conduit1st Jan.Great Marlborough Street (Mr. Plowden)G. W. Roult, 14, Woodstock StreetSelling cocoa containing 30 per cent. of starch and 10 per cent . of sugarFined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs.
Co7ent Garden24th Feb.Bow Street (Mr. Marsh am)Elizabeth Grantham, 11, Langley Court, Long Acre, W.C.Selling cocoa containing 36 per cent. of added sugar and 34 per cent. of added starchFined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs.
Coffee.1904.
Conduit1st Jan.Great Marlborough Street (Mr. Plowden)G. W. Roult, 14, Woodstock StreetSelling coffee containing 45 per cent. of chicoryFined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs.
Olive Oil. Victoria1904. 15th Jan.Westminster (Mr. Sheil)John Sulz, 52, Vauxhall Bridge RoadSelling olive oil containing 50 per cent. of oil other than olive oilFined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs.