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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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As a result of the persistent complaints of this Council and other local authorities, the Local Government Board during 1905 set aside one of their Inspectors to inquire into the question of food inspection and food adulteration, with special attention to the "warranty" question, and it is possible therefore that something may he done to strengthen the Acts dealing with pure food, and at the same time give protection to the honest tradesman.
| Date of Hearing. | Court and Magistrate. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1905. | ||||
| I7th February | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | A. M. Rowland, 61, Westminster Buildings, Old Pye Street | Selling milk with 6 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £2 and £1 5s. costs. |
| I7th February | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Robert Roe, 97, Victoria Street | Selling milk with 18 per cent. of fat abstracted | Fined £2 and £1 5s. costs. |
| 17th February | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Robert Roe, 71, Victoria Street | Selling milk with 17 per cent. of fat abstracted | Dismissed. Magistrate not satisfied as to non-disclosure. |
| I7th February | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Thomas Richards, 146, Horse-ferry Road | Selling milk with 15 5 per cent. of added water | Fined £3 and £15s. costs. Defendant relied on warranty, but failed to prove it. |
| 24th February | Marlborough Street | Thomas Tayler, 17, Manette Street, Soho, W. | Selling milk with 53 grains of boric acid per gallon | Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 24th February | Marlborough Street | Jane Eckert, 7, Bear Street | Selling milk with 9 per cent. of fat abstracted | Defendant produced a notice that milk not guaranteed genuine, and on proof by her that this notice was conspicuously exhibited in shop on day of sale the magistrate suggested that summons should be withdrawn, and this was done. |
| 3rd March | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Evan Jones, 83, Pimlico Road | Selling milk from can without name and address thereon | Fined 8s. and2s. costs. |
| 7th April | Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett) | Mary Anne Evans, 9a, Lancelot Place | Selling milk from which 30 per cent. of fat had been abstracted | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| l0th April | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | Lockhart's Ltd., 18, Paul Street, Finsbury, E C. | Selling at 5, Russell Street, Covent Garden, milk from which 11 per cent. of fat had been abstracted | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| 10th April | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | Cabins (1901) Ltd., 46, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. | Selling at 352 and 353, Strand, milk from which 12 per cent. of fat had been abstracted | Notice of warranty given out of time; defendants were fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 10th April | Bow Street (Mr. Marsham) | John Moore, 1, Exeter Street, Strand | Selling milk with 9 per cent. of added water | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs. |