[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 94

City of Westminster 1905

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

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Date of Hearing.	Cout and Magistrate.	Name and Address of Defendant.	Offence.	Result.
1	2	3	4	5
1905. 24th February	Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)	John Osborne Morris, 35, Lisle Street, W. (sued :is John Morgan, and summons amended)	Selling butter containing 76 per cent. of margarine	Fined £2 and 14s. 6d. costs.
24th February	Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)	C. A. Lewis, 248, Portobello Road	Selling at Lees Buildings butter with 66 per cent. of margarine	Defendant did not appear. Warrant for arrest granted. Fined £5 and 12.s. 6d. costs on 14th August.
7th April	Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett)	Thomas Evans, 33, Church Street, Camberwell	Selling at 27, Marsham Street, as butter, an article containing 83 per cent. of foreign fat	Fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs.
28th June	Westminster (Mr. Francis)	William Chatlen, 4a, Whitaker Street	Selling butter with 80 per cent. of foreign fat	Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.
15th August	Marlborough Street (Mr. Denman)	Anne Harris, 3, Little Pulteney Street	Selling butter which contained an excess of water to the extent of 4.4 per cent.	Fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs.
5th October	Westminster (Mr. Curtis Bennett)	Messrs. Coppen Bros	Selling butter containing at least 18 per cent. of foreign fat (i.e., fat other than butter fat)	Dismissed with £7 7s. costs against the Council.*
	* An analysis of the third sample was made by the Government Analyst (upon the defendant's request) who reported that the portion of butter submitted to him was pure; the sample retained by the defendant had also been analysed by Mr. Hehner and Dr. Van Ryn, both of whom certified that the sample sent to them was pure good butter; in view of the discrepancy in the analyses, the City Solicitors communicated with Mr. Cassal, who took a portion of the sample he had analysed to Mr. Richards, who certified the butter as containing not less than 16 per cent. of foreign fat, thus confirming Mr. Cassal. The Magistrate was of opinion that as two portions of the butter seemed undoubtedly to have been genuine, he should dismiss the case, which he accordingly did, giving the defendant seven guineas costs, but at the same time, after having heard Mr. Cassal's evidence, apparently accepted his analysis and figures as correct.
24th November	Marlborough Street (Mr. Kennedy)	John Brooks, 22, Great Windmill Street	Selling butter containing 72 per cent, of foreign fat	Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs.