[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 92

City of Westminster 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Date of Hearing.	Court and Magistrate.	Name and Address of Defendant.	Offence.	Result.
1	2	3	4	5
1905. 25th August	Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)	Thomas Bowler, 41, Oxford Street	Selling milk from which 11 per cent. of fat had been abstracted	Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
25th August	Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)	Annie Sumner, 135, Oxford Street	Selling milk with 11 per cent, of added water	Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
25th August	Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)	Catherine Egberts, 13a, Swallow Street	Selling milk containing 41 grains of boric acid per gallon	Fined £1 and 12s. 6cl. costs.
19th October	Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett)	Thomas Grannaway, 22, Regency Street	Selling milk from which 9 per cent, of the original fat had been abstracted	Warranty proved. Summons dismissed.
20th October	Bow Street (Mr. Marsh am)	The Cottage Tea Rooms, Ltd., 408, Strand	Selling milk from which 7 per cent, of fat had been abstracted	Warranty proved. Summons dismissed.*
	* With regard to this case, the City Solicitors stated that it transpired during the hearing that the defendants did not open their premises until 8 o'clock or a little after in the morning, and that the milk churn was left standing at the front door from the time of its delivery until the shop was open, probably two hours; that the churn was merely fastened with string, and, if the string was untied or cut, the milk could have been tampered with by anybody who chose to do so ; that it was further admitted by the defendants' witnesses that the milk was not stirred before sale, as it was not the defendants' custom to sell milk, and that the milk was used for making cakes. The City Solicitors urged, under the circumstances, that it was impossible for the defendants to satisfy the Court that they sold the milk in the same state as they purchased it, as there was nothing to show what had happened to the milk whilst it was standing at the front door; that the Magistrate, however, said that he was satisfied that there had been no abstraction, and dismissed the summons. The City Solicitors state that they mention these facts to show the difficulty there is in getting a Magistrate to convict when there is a warranty.
3rd November	Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett)	Zappeloni Bros., 7, Wilton Road, S.W.	Selling milk containing 9 per cent. of added water	Fined £1 and £1 3s. costs.
9th November	Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)	Devonshire Dairies, Ltd., 23, Union Street, Torquay	Selling at 409, Oxford Street, milk containing 11 per cent. of added water	Warranty proved. Summons dismissed.